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Where is Clinical Ethics in the Revised Hospital Accreditation Standards?
Source: The Hastings Center The Joint Commission, which accredits our nation's hospitals, eliminated the sole element of performance that governed clinical ethics services. This decision impedes equity and undercuts progress toward fostering ethical practice in health care.
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After misconduct claims, star botanist has second paper retracted
Source: Science Journal cites “lack of confidence” in DNA results supplied by Steven Newmaster for caribou study.
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Bill Gates: AI is most important tech advance in decades
Source: BBC News The former Microsoft boss says AI is the second revolutionary technology he's seen in his lifetime.
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Growing number of high-security pathogen labs around world raises concerns
Source: Science New analysis tallies more than 100 labs studying deadly human and animal viruses
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The ChatGPT revolution of academic research has begun
Source: Times Higher Education The AI chatbot may soon kill the undergraduate essay, but its transformation of research could be equally seismic. Jack Grove examines how ChatGPT is already disrupting scholarly practices and where the technology may eventually take researchers
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Predicting Pain in People With Sickle Cell Disease in the Day Hospital Using the Commercial Wearable Apple Watch: Feasibility Study
Source: National Library of Medicine The strong performance of the model in all metrics validates feasibility and the ability to use data collected from a noninvasive device, the Apple Watch, to predict the pain scores during VOCs.
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“Publicly Available Information” and “Research” Exceptions in the American Data Privacy and Protection Act
Source: Medium I’ve been spending some time thinking about the proposed “ American Data Privacy and Protection Act ” (ADPPA) introduced into Congress in June 2022 and amended in Decemebr 2022.
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Microsoft just laid off one of its responsible AI teams
Source: Platformer As the company accelerates its push into AI products, the ethics and society team is gone
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The Cape Town Statement on fairness, equity and diversity in research
Source: Nature The benefits of scientific collaboration are too often skewed towards wealthier countries. Bioethicists and others present guidance on how stakeholders such as researchers can change this.
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