When youth participation becomes symbolic: voices and influence in global health governance - The Ethics Blog Global health discussions have, in recent years, made a point of involving young people. Conferences feature youth panels, international organisations hold youth consultations, and most major health s...

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Colorectal cancer needs greater visibility, and communication should respect people’s different motivations, priorities and trade-offs in everyday life. This week on the #EthicsBlog, Pär Segerdahl reflects on findings from a recent study on public awareness of colorectal cancer.

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How is ethical review perceived by researchers in the social sciences and humanities? - The Ethics Blog Research involving humans requires ethical review. Ethical review is important to protect the rights and interests of research participants, and to maintain public trust in research. Ethical review wa...

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Taking the science of consciousness to the clinic is a collective endeavor - The Ethics Blog “Consciousness” is an ambiguous concept that arouses the interest of people with different expertise, including the general public. This situation naturally creates several related ambiguities, for ex...

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💭 How do clinical guidelines shape — and sometimes complicate — the everyday work of GPs?

Clinical guidelines are meant to support. But as they grow in number and complexity, and don’t just guide practice — they increasingly govern it. Jens Lundegård explores the shift on #EthicsBlog.

Management control through guidelines creates complex challenges for general practitioners - The Ethics Blog A vital tool for ensuring and improving quality in healthcare is clinical guidelines. Guidelines are used to support the clinicians’ memory and evidence-based decision-making, as well as to guide the ...

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Do physicians have sufficient knowledge about genomic medicine? - The Ethics Blog As patients, we are used to providing samples so that the physician can make a diagnosis and prognosis and choose treatment. But it is becoming more common for physicians to also order genomic tests i...

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Need for evidence on nursing in childhood cancer care? - The Ethics Blog Caring for children with cancer involves more than just medical cancer treatment. Nurses are responsible for a wide range of nursing tasks. They discuss the disease and treatment with children and par...

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Can we change by seeing our mistakes? New on the #EthicsBlog >> Can we change by seeing our mistakes? https://ethicsblog.crb.uu.se/2025/12/09/can-we-change-by-seeing-our-mistakes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-we-change-by-seeing-our-mistakes&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_campaign=RSS

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When nurses become researchers: ethical challenges in doctoral supervision - The Ethics Blog Nurses who choose to pursue a doctorate and conduct research in the nursing and health sciences contribute greatly to the development of healthcare: the dissertation projects are often collaborations ...

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Conditions for studies of medicine safety during breastfeeding - The Ethics Blog Reliable information on medicine safety during breastfeeding is lacking for many medications. In order to avoid the risk of harming the baby, mothers taking medication for various diseases may be advi...

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The importance of letting things take their time - The Ethics Blog To be an ethicist and philosopher is to be an advocate for time: “Wait, we need time to think this through.” This idea of letting things take their time rarely gains traction in society. It starts alr...

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Can counseling be unphilosophical? New on the #EthicsBlog >> Can counseling be unphilosophical? https://ethicsblog.crb.uu.se/2025/10/28/can-counseling-be-unphilosophical/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-counseling-be-unphilosophical&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_campaign=RSS

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How to tell if AI has feelings when it is designed to reflect human traits? - The Ethics Blog Debates about the possibility that artificial systems can develop the capacity for subjective experiences are becoming increasingly common. Indeed, the topic is fascinating and the discussion is gaini...

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Paediatric nurses’ experiences of not being able to provide the best possible care - The Ethics Blog Inadequate staffing, competing tasks and unexpected events can sometimes make it difficult to provide patients with the best possible care. This can be particularly stressful when caring for children ...

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Interprofessional collaboration in hospital care of patients who self-harm - The Ethics Blog Patients who are treated in hospital for self-harm can sometimes arouse strong emotions in the staff. At the same time, the patients may be dissatisfied with their care, which sometimes involves restr...

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What is philosophical health and can it be mapped? - The Ethics Blog Philosophers such as Socrates and philosophical schools such as Stoicism have had a certain influence on psychology and psychotherapy, and thus also on human health. But if philosophy can support huma...

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What does precision medicine and AI mean for the relationship between doctor and patient? New on the #EthicsBlog >> What does precision medicine and AI mean for the relationship between doctor and patient? https://ethicsblog.crb.uu.se/2025/09/09/what-does-precision-medicine-and-ai-mean-for-the-relationship-between-doctor-and-patient/?utm_...

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Mind the gap between ethics in principle and ethics in practice - The Ethics Blog When ethical dilemmas are discussed using case descriptions or vignettes, we tend to imagine the cases as taken from reality. Of course, the vignettes are usually invented and the descriptions adapted...

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What do MS patients consider to be the most important features of treatment? - The Ethics Blog Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the nerves of the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms can vary between individuals and the progression of the disease is difficult to...

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Är du en lyckligt ovetande författare till en artikel du aldrig skrev? - Etikbloggen Forskare får dagligen en brokig skara erbjudanden från tvivelaktiga tidskrifter om att publicera sig i tidskrifterna – mot betalning. Att forskarna inte accepterar dessa erbjudanden hindrar inte att d...

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Overweight increases the risk of cancer – but what good does the information do? - The Ethics Blog Authorities and researchers have a responsibility to the public to disseminate information about risks identified through research. Dissemination of information and education are also an important par...

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What influences pregnant women’s decisions about prenatal diagnosis? - The Ethics Blog A large proportion of pregnant women in Sweden undergo prenatal diagnosis to assess the likelihood of chromosomal anomalies in the fetus. This initially involves a so-called CUB test, which combines u...

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“Consentless measures” in somatic care: how do healthcare staff reason about them? - The Ethics Blog How do you handle a reluctant patient who may not want to take their medication or who protests against measures that are deemed to be beneficial to the patient, such as inserting a urinary catheter? ...

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Can consumers contribute to more responsible antibiotic use? - The Ethics Blog Most people are probably aware that antimicrobial resistance is one of the major threats to global health. When microorganisms develop resistance to antibiotics, more people become seriously ill from ...

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Is this really true? - The Ethics Blog Why is the question of truth so marvelous? A common attitude is that the question can make us check that our opinions really are correct before we express them. By being as well-informed as possible, ...

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New insights into borderline personality disorder - The Ethics Blog Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often suffer from strong emotions that change rapidly, from one extreme to another. They may fear abandonment and experience an inner emptiness. ...

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Existential conversations in palliative care - The Ethics Blog In palliative care of seriously ill and dying patients, healthcare professionals deal not only with medical needs, but also with the existential needs of patients and their families. Although the pall...

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Nurses’ experiences of dehumanization - The Ethics Blog Many healthcare professionals who work in nursing report that they experience a sense of dehumanization in their work. Although this is an increasingly recognized problem, it is still unclear how it m...

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