This study analyses why ethical aspects play a minor role in health technology assessment
(HTA) studies, even when comprehensive approaches of technology assessment are …

The Sociology of Healthcare, Second Edition explores the impact of current social changes
on health, illness and healthcare, and provides an overview of the fundamental concerns in …

Bioethics: The Basics is an introduction to the foundational principles, theories and issues in
the study of medical and biological ethics. Readers are introduced to bioethics from the …

The widespread availability of renal replacement therapy (RRT), the technical improvements
in RRT techniques and the improved survival of patients with associated important co …

Já vem de longe o sonho de se conseguir uma organização formal para a Psicologia. De
facto, em termos práticos, a profissão teve o seu início em Portugal nos anos 60 do século …

The use of coercive measures in the care for the addicted has changed over the past 20
years. Laws that have adopted the “dangerousness” criterion in order to secure patients' …

As both the scope and popularity of non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) have expanded,
debate has emerged about the extent to which this test enhances or undermines …

The Medical Biobank of Umeå in Sweden, deCODE's Health Sector Database in Iceland, the
Estonian Genome Project and the UK Biobank contain health data and genetic data from …

For smart cities, data-driven innovation promises societal benefits and increased well-being
for residents and visitors. At the same time, the deployment of data-driven innovation poses …

Healthcare in the US faces two interpenetrating certainties. First, with over 66 racial and
ethnic groupings, our" American Mosaic" of worldviews and values unavoidably generates …