The technological ability to alter biology, along with the social conditions and cultural
expectations that enable such transformations, is spawning a variety of techniques that …

Dr. Irving Weissman, a professor in the departments of pathology and developmental
biology at Stanford University (Stanford, CA), approached one of the authors of this article in …

Informed consent is a key feature of risk management in medical research. This review
outlines the history of the consent requirement and describes its diverse forms through a …

The body is both a site for medical practice and a source of therapeutic and scientific tools.
As such, there are a variety of meanings ascribed to the body which both affect and are …

This article describes the work of negotiating and reinterpreting" standard" protocols and
criteria at the level of local practice, using the example of the procurement of human cadaver …

Big Data promises to heal many of the complex problems in healthcare. Departing from
conventional ways of thinking about what constitutes relevant health data and how to …

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are exemplars of so-called value-based care in the
US. In this model, healthcare providers bear the financial risk of their patients' health …

Linda F. Hogle contributions by clinical practitioners, political authorities, insurers,
population health planners, or industrial developers and suppliers of goods and services …

Ma aterials from the human body (organs, tissues, and cells) are increasingly included
among the array of effective therapeutic tools employed to extend life. This research report …

For some time now, bioethicists have paid close attention to issues associated with
'enhancement'; specifically, the appropriate use and regulation of substances and artefacts …