Principlism in the daily practice of family medicine by Ana Catarina Fortunato Silva, Hernâni Pombas Caniço, Susana Rosa Lopes, Margarida Silvestre

“… Introduction: Principlism, from Tom Beauchamp and James Childress, is the most widely accepted theory in biomedical ethics. It is based on four principles: beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, and justice. …”
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Exploring Parent Support Needs during the Newborn Hearing Diagnosis Pathway by Kayla Elliott, Danya F. Vears, Valerie Sung, Zeffie Poulakis, Jane Sheehan

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“They’re Not Going to Do Nothing for Me”: Research Participants’ Attitudes towards Elective Genetic Counseling by Erica J. Sutton, Annika T. Beck, Kylie O. Gamm, Jennifer B. McCormick, Iftikhar J. Kullo, Richard R. Sharp

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Promise and peril-defining ethical telehealth practice from the clinician and patient perspective: A qualitative study by Amanda Jane Keenan, George Tsourtos, Jennifer Tieman

“…Twenty-five axial coded data categories were then unified and aligned through selective coding with the Beauchamp and Childress (2013) framework of biomedical ethics. The groups were then compared. Results Thirteen categories aligned to the ethical framework were identified for practitioners and 12 for patients. …”
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Challenges for ethics committees in biomedical research governance: illustrations from China and Australia by Cao Huanhuan, Ming Li, Mingxu Wang, David Roder, Ian Norman Olver

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Network analysis of depression and anxiety symptoms and their associations with life satisfaction among Chinese hypertensive older adults: a cross-sectional study by Hongfei Ma, Meng Zhao, Yangyang Liu, Pingmin Wei

“…The design of the CLHLS study was approved by the Campus Institutional Review Board of Duke University (Pro00062871) and the Biomedical Ethics Committee of Peking University (IRB00001052-13,074). …”
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Attitude and levels of awareness toward organ donation and transplantation among healthcare providers: A cross-sectional study by Hatan Mortada, Nawal Mashni Alharbi, Marya Abdullah Alsuhaibani, Rawan Abdullah Buhlagah, Yasmina Nezar Mohamed, Amjad Alharbi, Osama Y Safdar

“…Ethical approval was obtained from the Unit of Biomedical Ethics, Research Committee at King Abdul Aziz University. …”
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Facilitators and Barriers Affecting Implementation of Neonatal Palliative Care by Nurses in Mainland China by Yajing Zhong, Beth Perry Black, Victoria J. Kain, Yang Song

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What Results Should Be Returned from Opportunistic Screening in Translational Research? by Colin ME Halverson, Sarah H Jones, Laurie Novak, Christopher Simpson, Digna R Velez Edwards, Sifang Kathy Zhao, Ellen W Clayton

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Impact of digital assistive technologies on the quality of life for people with dementia: protocol for a scoping review by Tobias Kowatsch, Charlotte Schneider, Rasita Vinay

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Megatrends in Healthcare: Review for the Swiss National Science Foundation’s National Research Programme 74 (NRP74) “Smarter Health Care” by Michael J. Deml, Katharina Tabea Jungo, Maud Maessen, Maud Maessen, Andrea Martani, Agne Ulyte, Agne Ulyte

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Vascular endothelial growth factor A promotes platelet adhesion to collagen IV and causes early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage by Zun-Wei Liu, Jun-Jie Zhao, Hong-Gang Pang, Jin-Ning Song

“…This study was approved by the Biomedical Ethics Committee, Medical College of Xi’an Jiaotong University, China in December 2015.…”
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Dignity as a Central Issue in Treating Patients with Dementia Associated with COVID-19 Infection by Sorin Hostiuc, Eduard Drima

“…However, it is often left out of ethical analysis, as most clinicians, when debating issues associated with clinical practice, often evaluate only the “classical” principles of biomedical ethics. In this article, we aim to assess the unique features of dignity in treating this group of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Ethical and legal considerations influencing human involvement in the implementation of artificial intelligence in a clinical pathway: A multi-stakeholder perspective by Elizabeth Redrup Hill, Colin Mitchell, Tanya Brigden, Alison Hall

“…Within these themes, a range of subtle and context-specific elements emerged, highlighting the importance of pre-implementation, interdisciplinary discussions and appreciation of pathway specific considerations.DiscussionTo evaluate these findings, we draw on the well-established principles of biomedical ethics identified by Beauchamp and Childress as a lens through which to view these results and their implications for personalised medicine. …”
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The patient perspective in health care networks by Kasper Raus, Eric Mortier, Kristof Eeckloo

“…Using the classic four principles of biomedical ethics (justice, nonmaleficence, beneficence and autonomy) it is possible to identify specific ethical duties. …”
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Protecting Life While Preserving Liberty: Ethical Recommendations for Suicide Prevention With Artificial Intelligence by Lindsey C. McKernan, Lindsey C. McKernan, Ellen W. Clayton, Ellen W. Clayton, Colin G. Walsh, Colin G. Walsh, Colin G. Walsh

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Enhancing patient safety by integrating ethical dimensions to Critical Incident Reporting Systems by Kai Wehkamp, Eva Kuhn, Rainer Petzina, Alena Buyx, Annette Rogge

“…Methods A six-step approach combined the analysis of CIRS databases, potential cases, literature on clinical and organizational ethics, cases from ethics consultations, and experts’ experience to construct a framework for CIRS cases with ethical relevance and map the categories with principles of biomedical ethics. Results Four main categories of critical incidents with ethical relevance were derived: (1) patient-related communication; (2) consent, autonomy, and patient interest; (3) conflicting economic and medical interests; (4) staff communication and corporate culture. …”
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Adopting an ethical approach to migration health policy, practice and research by Kristine Husøy Onarheim, Ingrid Miljeteig, Kolitha Wickramage, Supriya Subramani, David Ingleby

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Rosmarinic acid ameliorates hyperglycemia and insulin sensitivity in diabetic rats, potentially by modulating the expression of PEPCK and GLUT4 by Runtuwene J, Cheng KC, Asakawa A, Amitani H, Amitani M, Morinaga A, Takimoto Y, Kairupan BHR, Inui A

“…Joshua Runtuwene,1,2 Kai-Chun Cheng,1 Akihiro Asakawa,1 Haruka Amitani,1 Marie Amitani,1 Akinori Morinaga,1 Yoshiyuki Takimoto,3 Bernabas Harold Ralph Kairupan,2 Akio Inui1 1Department of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan; 2Faculty of Medicine, Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, Indonesia; 3Department of Biomedical Ethics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Background: Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a natural substance that may be useful for treating diabetes mellitus. …”
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Physical Disability and Psychedelic Therapies: An Agenda for Inclusive Research and Practice by Kevin T. Mintz, Brinn Gammer, Amanda J. Khan, Amanda J. Khan, Gretchen Shaub, Steven Levine, Dominic Sisti

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