O.J. Okesanya , S. Jamil , M.M. Ahmed , A.M. Adebayo , B.M. Ukoaka , S. Khandker , A. Gilbert
{"title":"First Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda: public health challenges, response strategies, and global implications","authors":"O.J. Okesanya , S. Jamil , M.M. Ahmed , A.M. Adebayo , B.M. Ukoaka , S. Khandker , A. Gilbert","doi":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.101018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.101018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37707,"journal":{"name":"Ethics, Medicine and Public Health","volume":"32 ","pages":"Article 101018"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142441209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Retraction notice to Totalitarian Approaches to Risk and the Banality of Harm in Secure and Forensic Psychiatric Settings in England and Wales. Ethics, Medicine and Public Health 2022;23:100776, Sarah Markham, Department of Biostatistics & Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London PO72 De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.100993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemep.2024.100993","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (<span>https://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy</span><svg><path></path></svg>).</p><p>This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37707,"journal":{"name":"Ethics, Medicine and Public Health","volume":"32 ","pages":"Article 100993"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352552524000288/pdfft?md5=2edb9727148feb9f5f6fbc9914301fa2&pid=1-s2.0-S2352552524000288-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141487262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Global health to one health: Between interdisciplinarity and bioethics?","authors":"H.-C. Stoeklé , C. Hervé","doi":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.101001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.101001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37707,"journal":{"name":"Ethics, Medicine and Public Health","volume":"32 ","pages":"Article 101001"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141998118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Ferrara , M. Capuozzo , R. Pasquinucci , A. Zovi , R. Langella , U. Trama , E. Nava , F. Primiano , G. Russo
{"title":"Analysis of consumption and expenditure of anti-VEFG drugs used in maculopathies between current events and future prospects","authors":"F. Ferrara , M. Capuozzo , R. Pasquinucci , A. Zovi , R. Langella , U. Trama , E. Nava , F. Primiano , G. Russo","doi":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.101002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.101002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Macular diseases are becoming more prevalent among the elderly population, with several equally effective treatment options available, including biosimilar drugs which could offer significant cost savings.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study aimed to highlight the rising expenses associated with purchasing anti-VEGF drugs due to an increasing number of patients and the introduction of new medications. Additionally, it seeks to encourage healthcare professionals to consider using biosimilar drugs more frequently.</p></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><p>Data on patient numbers categorized by gender, the quantity of drug vials used and the corresponding expenditure on anti-VEGF medications for treating macular diseases have been collected and compared for the second half of 2022 and 2023 in an Italian healthcare institution.</p></div><div><h3>Results/discussion</h3><p>The study revealed a noticeable uptick in treatments and healthcare costs, with 767 patients treated and a total expenditure of €715,630.22 during the analyzed periods. This represented an increase of 99 patients, 185 injections, and €134,465.74 compared to the preceding period.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion/perspectives</h3><p>Given the escalating expenses associated with macular disease therapy, it is imperative for central governments and regulatory administrations to intensify efforts to monitor pharmaceutical spending and establish guidelines promoting the adoption of biosimilar drugs. These alternatives offer comparable clinical efficacy while yielding substantial healthcare cost savings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37707,"journal":{"name":"Ethics, Medicine and Public Health","volume":"32 ","pages":"Article 101002"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142041005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrating traditional medicine requires proper risk assessment: The case of the Ivory Coast","authors":"A.C. Guita , T. Daly","doi":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.101011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.101011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37707,"journal":{"name":"Ethics, Medicine and Public Health","volume":"32 ","pages":"Article 101011"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Politics and public health: Challenges for science in democracy","authors":"C. Bommier","doi":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.101009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.101009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37707,"journal":{"name":"Ethics, Medicine and Public Health","volume":"32 ","pages":"Article 101009"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142442447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How AI can revolutionize retroperitoneal sarcoma diagnosis: Is it finally time and more ethical to shift from scepticism to support?","authors":"K. Evangelou","doi":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.100969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemep.2024.100969","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37707,"journal":{"name":"Ethics, Medicine and Public Health","volume":"32 ","pages":"Article 100969"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140052408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethics of surgically treating cleft lip for patients who lack legal authority to consent","authors":"S. Sharma , B. Bala , J.M. Appel","doi":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.100978","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemep.2024.100978","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37707,"journal":{"name":"Ethics, Medicine and Public Health","volume":"32 ","pages":"Article 100978"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140346840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Has Covid-19 changed our view of death? An example of medical anthropology in the Catacombs of Paris (France)","authors":"P. Charlier , S. Calle","doi":"10.1016/j.jemep.2024.100991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemep.2024.100991","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37707,"journal":{"name":"Ethics, Medicine and Public Health","volume":"32 ","pages":"Article 100991"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141068616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"End of life in France: Change the law or change mentalities?","authors":"P. Charlier , C. Huriet","doi":"10.1016/j.jemep.2023.100965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemep.2023.100965","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37707,"journal":{"name":"Ethics, Medicine and Public Health","volume":"32 ","pages":"Article 100965"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139548588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}