Tag: New England Journal of Medicine
But Wesley, It’s a Study!
Sorry. In our ideological times, that doesn’t mean as much as it once did.
Genetics Leaves Central Dogma and Junk DNA in the Rear-View Mirror
Genetics is now a subset of epigenetics, in which multiple dynamic molecules play key roles in homeostasis.
Euthanasia Is Not About Ending Uncontrollable Pain
Rather, existential anguish drives people to seek doctor-administered or prescribed termination.
Ezekiel Emanuel’s Medical Authoritarianism
His position is that physicians must abandon their own moral sensibilities once they don the doctor’s coat.
New England Journal of Medicine Rejects Pro-ID Letter About Kitzmiller Decision
On June 2, 2006, I submitted a short, 175-word letter to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), responding to the incomplete and one-sided discussion of the Kitzmiller ruling they published, “Intelligent Judging — Evolution in the Classroom and the Courtroom,” by George J. Annas (NEJM, Volume 354 [21]:2277-2281 [May 25, 2006]). Today I learned that they have rejected my letter. I’ve had letters rejected or accepted in various venues before, so that’s fine. The rejection notice stated that “[t]he space available for correspondence is very limited, and we must use our judgment to present a representative selection of the material received.” NEJM devoted approximately 3,426 words to Mr. Annas’s article, which was completely one-sided and simply Read More ›