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An EU comparative analysis of the regulation of clinical trials supervisory bodies in the aftermath of Regulation 536/2014
(Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands, 2020-06)
The new EU regulation on clinical trials is intended to promote a greater level of harmonization of European Union rules in this area. However, it does not elaborate a common normative framework regarding the functioning ...
Machine learning in the EU health care context: exploring the ethical, legal and social issues
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-07-14)
Diagnosis and clinical decision-making based on Machine Learning technologies are showing significant advances that may change the functioning of our health care systems. They promise more effective and efficient healthcare ...
Safety of Germline Genome Editing for Genetically Related ‘‘Future’’ Children as Perceived
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2019-11)
The social acceptability of germline genome editing (GGE) depends on its perceived safety, as well as respect for reproductive autonomy. However, it is doubtful that prospective parents sufficiently understand the risks ...
Immunity Passports, Fundamental Rights and Public Health Hazards: a Reply to Brown et al
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-10)
In their recent article, Brownet alanalyse several ethical aspects around immunity passports and put forward some recommendations for implementing them. Although they offer a comprehensive perspective, they overlook two ...
Medicina personalizada, algoritmos predictivos y utilización de sistemas de decisión automatizados en asistencia sanitaria. Problemas éticos
(Instituto de Filosofía, CCHS, CSIC, 2019-05-31)
[ES] Vivimos lo que ya es el nacimiento de una nueva era, marcada por el desarrollo de las nuevas herramientas de Inteligencia Artificial, los denominados sistemas de machine learning, basados en algoritmos capaces de ...
Should we have a right to refuse diagnostics and treatment planning by artificial intelligence?
(Springer, 2020-01-20)
Should we be allowed to refuse any involvement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in diagnosis and treatment planning? This is the relevant question posed by Ploug and Holm in a recent article in Medicine, Health ...
What can we expect from the EU legal framework in a pandemic outbreak?
(University of Trento, 2020-06)
The arrival of a new form of coronavirus at the end of 2019 and its subsequent expansion to
multiple countries has already caused severe consequences whose final extent we are
unfortunately still far from seeing. In our ...
La inteligencia artificial en el proceso penal español: un analisis de su admisibilidad sobre la base de los derechos fundamentales implicados
(UNED, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, 2019)
[ES] En julio de 2016, el Tribunal Supremo de Wisconsin emitió una sentencia llamada a pasar a la historia. Por primera vez un tribunal de esa categoría utilizaba un algoritmo inteligente para graduar la sanción a un reo. ...
‘Digital pills’ for mental diseases: an ethical and social analysis of the issues behind the concept
(Oxford University Press, 2020-07-27)
Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration has given a landmark approval to the very first digital pill with a sensor embedded in the inside. These are complex systems that include a drug and an electronic tracker that ...
Gene editing and disabled people: a response to Felicity Boardman
(Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature, 2020-03-27)
Is the germline gene editing (GEE) of embryos with disabling conditions a moral obligation? According to a recent editorial by F. Broadmann, there are strong reasons to hold the opposite, since “ such a focus on the benefit ...