Incidental findings in forensics: are we sure that it is a question easy to deal with?

High dose folic acid supplementation in women with epilepsy: Are we sure it is safe?

Most experts agree that folic acid supplementation is a key preconception intervention, particularly in women with epilepsy who take anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). Primary prevention of neural tube defect through folic acid supplementation results in reduction of risk in an otherwise healthy population. The current folic acid supplementation recommendation is that all women of childbearing potent...

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Erratum to: Incidental findings of uncertain significance: To know or not to know – that is not the question

Erratum Following publication of the original article in BMC Medical Ethics [1], it was brought to my attention that the following sentences are incorrect: “Moreover, genetics professionals appear to think that to know is better than not to know [25] even when the information is actionable [26].” This sentence should read: Moreover, genetics professionals appear to think that to know is better ...

Social affordances in context: what is it that we are bodily responsive to?

We propose to understand social affordances in the broader context of responsiveness to a field of relevant affordances in general. This perspective clarifies our everyday ability to unreflectively switch between social and other affordances. Moreover, based on our experience with Deep Brain Stimulation for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients, we suggest that psychiatric disor...

The diabetes dilemma: how do we deal with it?