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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an associate professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.

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Familiar themes in a new instance of scientific misconduct: the Kuklo case.

Category: Current events

The New York Times has an article about a physician-scientist caught in scientific misconduct. The particular physician-scientist, Dr. Timothy R. Kuklo, was an Army surgeon working at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He is now (for the time being anyway)...

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Twenty years ago today.

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News that delivered a blow to youthful optimism.

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When academics are furloughed, they should act like they're on a furlough.

Category: Academia

Dr. Isis reports that faculty and staff at MRU will be taking unpaid "furlough" days to deal with a budget crisis: In many cases, faculty (some of whom already do not receive summer support) will be asked to take furlough...

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Some very raw thoughts on the assassination of Dr. George Tiller.

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Sunday morning, Dr. George Tiller of Wichita, Kansas, was murdered on his way into the church where he worships. Dr. Tiller was targeted because he was one of the few doctors in the U.S. who performed late-term abortions....

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Are you a scientist or a journalist here? Either way, you're bound by ethics.

Category: Communication

Following up on an excellent post she wrote earlier this month, Jessica Palmer at Bioephemera brings us an update on the lawsuit against Jared Diamond and The New Yorker. You may recall that this lawsuit alleges that a story written...

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Proposed guidelines for embryonic stem cells: applying new ethical rules to old research.

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You may have heard that the Obama administration has proposed new rules for federal funding of embryonic stem cell (ESC) research. (The proposed rules are available in draft form through the end of the public comment period; the NIH expects...

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Fake medical journals.

Category: Communication

John Lynch and Dr. Isis have already posted on the revelation that Elsevier published something, Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine, that looked and sounded like it was a medical journal but that turned out to have been fancy...

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A warning for the herpeto-unctuous.

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It seems that some people respond to public concern about swine flu and its spread by trying to sell you stuff. This stuff is not limited to face masks and duct tape, but includes products advertised to prevent, diagnose, or...

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Flu pandemic ethics: rationing scarce resources.

Category: Current events

If someone will be left out, what's a fair way to decide who?

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Ethics in planning for a flu pandemic.

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In my last post, I looked at some of the ethical considerations an individual might make during a flu epidemic. My focus was squarely on the individual's decisions: whether to stay in bed or seek medical care, whether to seek...

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