Category Public Health
Get on the AI & Big Data Ethics Bandwagon!
Bryn Williams-Jones calls on bioethicists to contribute to research and public discussions on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data.
Hepatitis C Treatment Gaps in Prisons
Martha Paynter supports better Hepatitis C treatment coverage in prisons
Genome-Edited Persons will Need Legal Protections
Will Hatfield suggests that, in Canada, persons born from gametes or embryos that have been genetically modified would be members of a new class of humans, and potentially in need of specific legal protections.
The Privacy Paradox and Duty to Warn
Kathy Hodgkinson and Daryl Pullman propose that high risk/high recurrence genetic diseases should come under the purview of public health.
First CRISPR Babies: Where are our Ethics?
Françoise Baylis responds to the recently announced birth of the world’s first genome edited babies and raises concerns about the scientific practice and ethical accountability.
Monopolies on New Medicines & Trade with the U.S.
Deborah Gleeson and Ronald Labonté object to lengthening market exclusivity for biologic medicines in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Thicker than Water: Slow Movement on Blood Policy
Landon J. Getz provides an update on Canadian Blood Services’ progress in updating outmoded policies on gay blood donation.
