Gabriele Taylor, emeritus fellow in philosophy at St. Anne's College, University of Oxford, has died. Gabriele Taylor was known for her work in moral philosophy, especially moral psychology. She is th...

European Journal of Human Genetics - A multi-dimensional framework for establishing and managing a genomic newborn screening program

Die Zeitschrift Ethik in der Medizin widmet sich der interdisziplinären wissenschaftlichen Erforschung und Vermittlung von Ethik in der Medizin in allen ...

Die Zeitschrift Ethik in der Medizin widmet sich der interdisziplinären wissenschaftlichen Erforschung und Vermittlung von Ethik in der Medizin in allen ...

Definition of problem Newborn screening (NBS) is an internationally successful program for the secondary prevention of rare congenital diseases. At present, most of the target conditions in NBS are di...

Background The screening of newborns for severe congenital diseases has been a success story since the 1960s. With the upsurge of genomic sequencing technologies, the question arises: Should genomic N...

Definition of the problem This article examines the ethical implications of genomic newborn screening (gNBS) from a hermeneutic perspective. Decisions on criteria for preventive actionability, as well...

Background Newborn screening (NBS) is a coordinated and comprehensive public health program that includes parent and provider education, the collection of dried blood spot specimens, testing and patie...

In mehreren Ländern wird diskutiert, Neugeborene per DNA-Analyse auf genetisch bedingte Krankheiten zu screenen. Dadurch könnten allerdings durch die Hintertür nationale Gendatenbanken entstehen, mit ...

Definition of the problem Genetic data are increasingly important in the field of medicine for diagnostics as well as preventative health care. With the emergence of rapid and cost-effective DNA-seque...

Definition of the problem This article discusses the legal challenges associated with the use and storage of blood samples collected as part of newborn screening programs. A key question is whether th...