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Mental Privacy, Cognitive Liberty, and Hog-tying
As the science and technology of the brain and mind develop, so do the ways in which brains and minds may be surveilled and manipulated. Some...
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Principles for Just Prioritization of Expensive Biological Therapies in the Danish Healthcare System
The Danish healthcare system must meet the need for easy and equal access to healthcare for every citizen. However, investigations have shown unfair...
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No Need for Parental Involvement in the Vaccination Choice of Adolescents
Parental decision making is necessary for contracting medical interventions that require personal risk–benefit evaluation, and for overseeing matters...
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Vaccine Mandates and Cultural Safety
The issues and problems of mandatory vaccination policy and roll out in First Nations communities are unique and do not concern the safety and...
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Visitation restrictions: is it right and how do we support families in the NICU during COVID-19?
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has largely not clinically affected infants in neonatal intensive care units around the globe, it has affected how...
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The place of Free Will: the freedom of the prisoner
Debates about the concept of Free Will date back to ancient times. About 40 years ago, Benjamin Libet designed an experiment showing that the...
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On the universality of medical device regulations: the case of Benin
BackgroundRegulatory frameworks surrounding medical devices (MDs) and medical locations are of utter importance for safeguarding patients and users,...
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Prevention and control of HPV and HPV-related cancers in France: the evolving landscape and the way forward – a meeting report
Misinformation regarding HPV vaccine safety and benefits has resulted in low coverage within the eligible French population. HPV vaccination is safe...
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Segmentation of intentions towards COVID-19 vaccine acceptance through political and health behaviour explanatory models
BackgroundManagement of the COVID-19 pandemic has been plagued by an online ‘infodemic’, not least on the topic of vaccine safety. Failure to...
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Harm Reduction: A Misnomer
‘Harm reduction’ programs are usually justified on the utilitarian grounds that they aim to reduce the net harms of a behavior. In this paper, I...
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Practitioner perspectives on building capacity for evidence-based public health in state health departments in the United States: a qualitative case study
BackgroundPublic health agencies are responsible for implementing effective, evidence-based public health programs and policies to reduce the burden...
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Beyond the Pleasure Principle, “‘A Child Is Being Beaten’” and the scenography of fantasy: boutique ultraliberalism in a Brazilian moral panic
Commemorating the centenary of Beyond the Pleasure Principle , this article reads Freud’s essay alongside the contemporaneous “‘A Child Is Being...
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Social values for health technology assessment in Canada: a sco** review of hepatitis C screening, diagnosis and treatment
BackgroundHealth care system decision makers face challenges in allocating resources for screening, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C....
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Relational Ethics for Public Health: Interpreting Solidarity and Care
This article defends ‘relational theorizing’ in bioethics and public health ethics and describes its importance. It then offers an interpretation of...
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Policy Pitfalls and Challenges in Cannabis Regulation: Lessons from Colorado
Since legalization of recreational marijuana use in 2012, Colorado has been a site of regulatory experimentation to support commercial sales. The...
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Are political views related to smoking and support for tobacco control policies? A survey across 28 European countries
BackgroundGeneral political views are rarely considered when discussing public support for tobacco control policies and tobacco use. The aim of this...
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Rehabilitating Reno: a Commentary on Hancock and Smith
Hancock and Smith critique the “Reno model” on several accounts. Yet, despite their robust critical evaluation, they are surprisingly ambivalent...
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Responsibility as an Obstacle to Good Policy: The Case of Lifestyle Related Disease
There is a lively debate over who is to blame for the harms arising from unhealthy behaviours, like overeating and excessive drinking. In this paper,...
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Commodification and Human Interests
In Markets Without Limits and a series of related papers , Jason Brennan and Peter Jaworski argue that it is morally permissible to buy and sell...