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EPIDEMICS
A significant number of doctors and nurses have already been affected
The ten myths about a flu which killed missions in and after World War I
As concern mounts about the spread of the Zika virus, groups around the world are suggesting radical measures for North and South America.
The abortion debate has been reignited in Brazil amid fears about severe birth defects linked to the Zika virus.
There has been a moral failure to confront serious epidemics
Concern over the epidemic leads to more discussion.
Extraordinary measures are needed on a massive scale to contain the outbreak, says WHO.
The most senior Sierra Leone doctor helping to fight the Ebola epidemic has died after contracting the virus from patients.
Antibiotic resistance is as grave a threat as terrorism or climate change, according to Britain’s Chief Medical Officer.
Interested in the bioethics of pandemics? Triage? Duty of care? Quarantine? Informed consent? Resource allocation? Contagion, the latest epidemic disaster movie, might be a good choice for a Friday night out.
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