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EDITORIAL
Health and Ethics in the Contemporary World
“Medicine is the only universal profession, that everywhere follows the same methods, acts with the same goals, and seeks the same ends.”
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Sir William Osler
The origins of medical ethics go back to ancient Greece, when Hippocrates drew up a set of ethical duties for healers, offering them what is still to this day known as the Hippocratic Oath. There followed, in the fifth century CE, the code known as the Formula Comitis Archiatrorum and the first book devoted to the subject of medical ethics, Practical Ethics of the Physician. Thanks to the perseverance, ingenuity, and curiosity of scholars through the ages, the world of research in the health sciences has never ceased to develop and widen its scope. At the present day, there are ethical committees on clinical research around the world, responsible for overseeing the proper development of biomedical research in general.
It is a pleasure for us to collaborate with researchers and health professionals so that this specialized knowledge may reach all levels of society. The issue you hold in your hands contains some surprising and up-to-date news from the health science world, including interviews conducted with some important members of the scientific community: Dr. Ana Luisa Caballero, chairwoman of the ethics committee of iBiomed, and Dr. Juan Vázquez Martínez, a member of the Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV), who led the research into the properties of black pepper in combating Covid-19, as well as a series of interesting articles and opinion pieces by health specialists in the areas of clinical research, pharmacology, and their connection with medical ethics.
Welcome to issue number 3 of Clinical Research Insider, where you will find a variety of select content on the health sciences, technology, and leisure. Enjoy along with us this treasure of news content prepared especially for those with a passion for science and human knowledge, and expect a further series of fascinating issues in the coming year.
Carolina Villanueva López, EIC Editor and Content Creator
