Jeffrey P. Kahn

TL;DR: A rough conceptual map of the terrain of public health ethics is attempted to provide a recognition of the multidimensional nature of the determinants of health; and a focus on the complex interactions of many factors in developing effective interventions.

TL;DR: Recommendations of a two-year project group funded by NIH to study how to manageIFs in genetic and genomic research, as well as imaging research are reported, which conclude that researchers have an obligation to address the possibility of discovering IFs in their protocol and communications with the IRB and research participants.

TL;DR: The person who gives consent to be a live organ donor should be competent, willing to donate, free from coercion, medically and psychosocially suitable, fully informed of the risks and benefits as a donor, and fully informed about the risks, benefits, and alternative treatment available to the recipient.

TL;DR: It is suggested that findings that are analytically valid, reveal an established and substantial risk of a serious health condition, and are clinically actionable should generally be offered to consenting contributors.

TL;DR: Advances in immunosuppression have eliminated the requirement of a genetic match for organ transplants, and many patients with end-stage organ failure are no longer relying solely on the waiting list and are turning to spouses, friends, or strangers as possible donors.