Steve Joffe
Research ethics, pediatric ethics, cancer ethics, genomethics, science policy, pediatric oncology @ UPenn. Opinions my own. R/Ts ≠ likes.
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Graduate Associates Policy Papers | Penn Global
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At what level of collective equipoise does a clinical trial become ethical?
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It has often been argued that if a clinician cannot decide which of two treatments to offer, a trial may be ethical, but it is unethical if she/he has a preference. Since individual clinicians usually have a preference, most trials could be judged...
Steve Joffe 2/ Richard Lilford & colleagues have made some interesting contributions, including this suggesting how far apart the public & devotees of evidence-based medicine may be. 12h
Cumulative Meta-Analysis of Therapeutic Trials for Myocardial Infarction | NEJM
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Special Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Cumulative Meta-Analysis of Therapeutic Trials for Myocardial Infarction
Steve Joffe 1/ I don't think the paper has been written so I eagerly await what you have to say. I will link a few papers that speak to the issue in various ways. First, this troubling analysis by some names you will recognize. 12h
Watch your step: Why won't SEPTA fix dangerous trap doors?
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DAVID CROCKETT had been driving from Overbrook to work in Trenton two summers ago when he decided to cut the cost of his daily commute by using SEPTA.
Steve Joffe Seven years ago, wrote about trapdoors injuring riders. Spokesperson said numbers were "very acceptable." Las week, a trapdoor got loose & fell on my assistant's head while boarding, giving her a concussion. SEPTA, do better. 29h
The Value of Randomization for Program and Policy Implementation
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This Viewpoint emphasizes the value of randomized evaluation of policies and programs designed to improve health behaviors, health outcomes, and health care delivery, and articulates preconditions that appear to be essential for the practice to...
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The Department of Bioethics - Courses, Lectures, & Training
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Steve Joffe Wonderful opportunity at for early-career scholars from low & middle income countries. Spread widely. 30h
Children of Extramarital Affairs Were and Are Rare: Study
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Using DNA data, researchers track family dynamics in Europe over the last 500 years and find socioeconomic status is related to married women having a child with a man other than their husband.
Steve Joffe More evidence that the oft-quoted 10% rate of nonpaternity is a fiction. p.s. there are other reasons for nonpaternity besides "extramarital affairs," including sperm donation and nonconsensual sex. 34h
Sweetened Beverage Taxes: A Policy That Works
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Researcher Christina Roberto shares the story of Philadelphia's successful beverage tax - where a small price hike made a big difference for health.
Senior Policy Advisor | Bioethics.net
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Steve Joffe Nurses interested in bioethics: looks like a really interesting policy job opportunity at . 58h
Who shrank the drug factory? Briefcase-sized labs could transform medicine
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Engineers are miniaturizing pharmaceutical production in the hope of making it portable and inexpensive.
Steve Joffe Love this idea. Could it help address the problem of small-molecule drug shortages? 3d
A Look at the Ethics of Partnering with Patients in Research
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Michael McDonald details the importance of partnering with patients in research.
Pandemic policy can learn from arms control
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Ebola uncovered policy flaws. A bioweapons treaty might show a fix, says Rebecca Katz.
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More South Korean academics caught naming kids as co-authors
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The practice was probably used to improve the children’s chances of securing a university place.
Steve Joffe Gives honorary authorship a new meaning. Fault is not just with the parent-authors; co-authors should not be signing off on this either. 3d
After backlash, Teva to resume supplies of critical children's cancer drug
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At the time Teva halted production last July, there was no available alternative for vincristine, which is used to treat several childhood cancers.
Steve Joffe Good for . But the chaos described in the article seems avoidable. & pharma, treat this as a sentinel event, learn the lessons it teaches, and design a better system. 3d
Translation of Clinical Research into Practice: An Impact Assessment of the Results from the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network Prot... - PubMed - NCBI
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Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018 Nov;24(11):2204-2210. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.06.028. Epub 2018 Jun 30. Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S....
Lectures on Inhumanity: Teaching Medical Ethics in German Medical Schools Under Nazism. - PubMed - NCBI
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Ann Intern Med. 2017 Apr 18;166(8):591-595. doi: 10.7326/M16-2758. Historical Article
WSJ News Exclusive | Google’s Secret ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans
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Google is teaming with one of the country’s largest health-care systems on a secret project to collect and crunch detailed health information of millions of Americans across 21 states.
What the battle over a 7-year-old trans girl could mean for families nationwide
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Legislators want to have a say in whether Luna Younger should be allowed to socially transition.
Research Scholar Application
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Steve Joffe Bioethicists: seeking a full-time research scholar. Superb opportunity. Plus you could work here. 5d