medical ethics

"Describes the psychology behind serial killers who used medicine as their weapon of choice"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses one hundred case studies on medical law and the ethics involved.

Explores the anecdotes, strugles, and personal stories with the nation's top biomedical scientists, and the crisis of taxpayers spending billions of dollars in funding a dysfunctional research system.

Investigates the breakthroughs in surgery, vaccines, drugs and medical technology; medicine's new ethical questions; and assumptions about life and death. Topics include fighting disease, penicillin, insulin, surgery and organ transplants.

Contains 464 articles that discuss issues related to the field of bioethics--the systematic study of the moral dimensions of the life sciences and health care. 'Arranged within alphabetically-organized topics ranging from abortion to xenografts, and including cross-references and bibliographies.

Looks at how the law affects a young adult and their personal health, discussing confidentiality, mental health and more.

"Medical science has found a way to remove diseases from the sick. The catch? They can only transfer the diseases into other living humans. The government now uses the technology to cure the innocent by infecting criminals. It is into this world that Talia Hale is born. Now sixteen and the daughter of a prime ministerial candidate, she discovers that the effort to ensure bad things happen only to bad people has turned a once-thriving community into a slum and has made life perilous for two new friends."--Back cover.

Presents the predominant arguments for and against on the issue of biomedical ethics.

Presents opposing viewpoints on biomedical ethics issues such as genetic engineering, organ transplants, medical use of fetal tissue and reproductive technology.

"Describes the psychology behind serial killers who used medicine as their weapon of choice"--.