Ethical, legal, and social implications of learning health systems

Ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic medicine.

N Engl J Med 2003;349:562-9. Copyright © 2003 Massachusetts Medical Society. s detailed in other articles in the Genomic Medicine series , genomics has contributed greatly to our understanding of the molecular basis of disease and, to a lesser but growing extent, to the development of effective interventions. Clinicians and society at large, however, are concerned about the effect genetic knowl...

Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genomic Medicine

N Engl J Med 2003;349:562-9. Copyright © 2003 Massachusetts Medical Society. s detailed in other articles in the Genomic Medicine series , genomics has contributed greatly to our understanding of the molecular basis of disease and, to a lesser but growing extent, to the development of effective interventions. Clinicians and society at large, however, are concerned about the effect genetic knowl...

Ethical, legal, social, and policy implications of behavioral genetics.

The field of behavioral genetics has engendered a host of moral and social concerns virtually since its inception. The policy implications of a genetic basis for behaviors are widespread and extend beyond the clinic to the socially important realms of education, criminal justice, childbearing, and child rearing. The development of new techniques and analytic approaches, including whole-genome s...

The environmental genome project: ethical, legal, and social implications.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is supporting a multiyear research initiative examining genetic influences on environmental response. Proponents of this new initiative, known as the Environmental Genome Project, hope that the information learned will improve our understanding of environmentally associated diseases and allow clinicians and public health officials to targe...

Economics, Social, Legal and Health Implications