Biological residual materials can be obtained from surgical activities or from pathological waste material collected for analysis and stored in formalin. This material can be stored in biobanks with the purpose of fut...Biological residual materials can be obtained from surgical activities or from pathological waste material collected for analysis and stored in formalin. This material can be stored in biobanks with the purpose of future research. Formalin-fixed tissue and also formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissues are not suitable for all kinds of genetic studies on DNA or RNA, as formalin solution is well known for damaging nucleic acids. Therefore, for the purpose of conducting genetic studies, samples should be frozen in order to maintain a good quality of DNA/RNA over time Biobanks, in which waste samples are frozen, are undoubtedly expensive to maintain; however, it could be useful and important to consider their possible implication in particular research, regarding for example the tumor cells growth process, or when the procurement of samples is difficult. Regarding the relationship between informed consent and tissue collection, storage and research, two choices are possible： irreversible or reversible sample anonymization. These procedures involve different approaches and possible solutions that we will seek to define. Also, an important ethical aspect in regard to the role of biobanks is encouraging sample donation. For donors, seeing human sample being kept rather than discarded and seeing them become useful for research highlight the importance of the human body and improve the attitude towards donation. This process might also facilitate the giving of informed consent more trustfully and willingly.展开更多
When we talk about international issues,the meaning is pretty clear-issues concerning nations across-board.In this we wish to look at the issue of common good across nations.May be one could ask if there is any“Good...When we talk about international issues,the meaning is pretty clear-issues concerning nations across-board.In this we wish to look at the issue of common good across nations.May be one could ask if there is any“Good”that is internationally common.The answer may seem obvious but a deeper look reveals something different,hence this article.In the same vein,the adage that“what is good for the goose is also good for the gander”sounds too theoretical to be real.In practical terms,experience shows that most people never enjoy what others lavishly expend.Some people wish themselves the pleasure of seeing the four walls of a school even late in their age,while some people graduate at an unimaginable young age.In this article:Common good across borders…;we argue that the good prevalent in the developed nations should be made available to the developing nations as well.This does not mean a conformism,but a uniformity in diversity.The salvation of the human person for St.Athanasius does not concern only the soul but the whole of the human person,i.e.,body and soul;this includes all human beings of any nationality.Analogically,the good of the human person embraces not just particular people,a chosen group,a hybrid but the entire humanity.One is able to strive forward in the face of difficulties if one sees oneself as part of a global community.Concretely,it entails leaders seek the good not just of the members of their particular nations,but also of members of other nations.The leaders of nations that do not adequately care for the global good of others would be very deficient,ineffective,and characterised as incompetent.In the same vein any individual,who clings to his or her particular nation or autonomy or seeks only one’s well-being without adequate reference to the global community or the macro group is surely on the false direction.Such a person is selfish and may sooner or later discover that without the macro-community,one’s reference point though the micro community would eventually not succeed adequately and may not fundamentally reach the self-fulfilment one desires.展开更多
Vaccination against life-threatening infectious illnesses is an important medical contribution that saves millions of lives worldwide each year.However,vaccine development and its use often attracted significant ethic...Vaccination against life-threatening infectious illnesses is an important medical contribution that saves millions of lives worldwide each year.However,vaccine development and its use often attracted significant ethical controversies.The ethical deliberations around vaccine research and use often utilize public health ethics principles where the benefit of the community at large or the common good is considered as the goal of ethical deliberations over benefits at the individual level.A scoping review of the literature regarding mandatory COVID-19 vaccination showed that many scholars recommended such a strategy based on the harm principle,and there is not much literature regarding other ethical principles that can be utilized to promote mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.展开更多
In an interview with South China Morning Post on May 29, Zhang Ming, head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union, addressed issues ranging from national security legislation in Hong Kong Special Administrative R...In an interview with South China Morning Post on May 29, Zhang Ming, head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union, addressed issues ranging from national security legislation in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to China-EU ties. Edited excerpts of Zhang’s views follow.展开更多
A consensus has been reached, and if s time to translate it into concrete action. That is what the G20 leaders are expected to do after their London meeting earlier this month. The G20 London summit’s generous rescue...A consensus has been reached, and if s time to translate it into concrete action. That is what the G20 leaders are expected to do after their London meeting earlier this month. The G20 London summit’s generous rescue plan is good news for the world economy, finally dismissing earlier doubts about whether展开更多
文摘Biological residual materials can be obtained from surgical activities or from pathological waste material collected for analysis and stored in formalin. This material can be stored in biobanks with the purpose of future research. Formalin-fixed tissue and also formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissues are not suitable for all kinds of genetic studies on DNA or RNA, as formalin solution is well known for damaging nucleic acids. Therefore, for the purpose of conducting genetic studies, samples should be frozen in order to maintain a good quality of DNA/RNA over time Biobanks, in which waste samples are frozen, are undoubtedly expensive to maintain; however, it could be useful and important to consider their possible implication in particular research, regarding for example the tumor cells growth process, or when the procurement of samples is difficult. Regarding the relationship between informed consent and tissue collection, storage and research, two choices are possible： irreversible or reversible sample anonymization. These procedures involve different approaches and possible solutions that we will seek to define. Also, an important ethical aspect in regard to the role of biobanks is encouraging sample donation. For donors, seeing human sample being kept rather than discarded and seeing them become useful for research highlight the importance of the human body and improve the attitude towards donation. This process might also facilitate the giving of informed consent more trustfully and willingly.
文摘When we talk about international issues,the meaning is pretty clear-issues concerning nations across-board.In this we wish to look at the issue of common good across nations.May be one could ask if there is any“Good”that is internationally common.The answer may seem obvious but a deeper look reveals something different,hence this article.In the same vein,the adage that“what is good for the goose is also good for the gander”sounds too theoretical to be real.In practical terms,experience shows that most people never enjoy what others lavishly expend.Some people wish themselves the pleasure of seeing the four walls of a school even late in their age,while some people graduate at an unimaginable young age.In this article:Common good across borders…;we argue that the good prevalent in the developed nations should be made available to the developing nations as well.This does not mean a conformism,but a uniformity in diversity.The salvation of the human person for St.Athanasius does not concern only the soul but the whole of the human person,i.e.,body and soul;this includes all human beings of any nationality.Analogically,the good of the human person embraces not just particular people,a chosen group,a hybrid but the entire humanity.One is able to strive forward in the face of difficulties if one sees oneself as part of a global community.Concretely,it entails leaders seek the good not just of the members of their particular nations,but also of members of other nations.The leaders of nations that do not adequately care for the global good of others would be very deficient,ineffective,and characterised as incompetent.In the same vein any individual,who clings to his or her particular nation or autonomy or seeks only one’s well-being without adequate reference to the global community or the macro group is surely on the false direction.Such a person is selfish and may sooner or later discover that without the macro-community,one’s reference point though the micro community would eventually not succeed adequately and may not fundamentally reach the self-fulfilment one desires.
文摘Vaccination against life-threatening infectious illnesses is an important medical contribution that saves millions of lives worldwide each year.However,vaccine development and its use often attracted significant ethical controversies.The ethical deliberations around vaccine research and use often utilize public health ethics principles where the benefit of the community at large or the common good is considered as the goal of ethical deliberations over benefits at the individual level.A scoping review of the literature regarding mandatory COVID-19 vaccination showed that many scholars recommended such a strategy based on the harm principle,and there is not much literature regarding other ethical principles that can be utilized to promote mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.
文摘In an interview with South China Morning Post on May 29, Zhang Ming, head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union, addressed issues ranging from national security legislation in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to China-EU ties. Edited excerpts of Zhang’s views follow.
文摘A consensus has been reached, and if s time to translate it into concrete action. That is what the G20 leaders are expected to do after their London meeting earlier this month. The G20 London summit’s generous rescue plan is good news for the world economy, finally dismissing earlier doubts about whether
