Protecting Tribal Stories: The Perils of Propertization

Commentary on Protecting the Navajo People through tribal regulation of research ( Brugge and Missaghian )

In “Protecting the Navajo People through Tribal Regulation of Research,” Doug Brugge and Mariam Missaghian raise the important issue of obtaining consent from a group before conducting medical/health care research on the group. Although the issue of the need, justification, and implementation for group consent has been increasingly raised in medical and health care research, particularly in gen...

The perils of snowmobiling.

Snowmobiling is a popular winter sport in Wisconsin, but it can result in serious injury and death. From 1998-2002, 1090 people in Wisconsin were hospitalized due to injuries related to snowmobiling. From 2002 to 2004, 51 snowmobile-related fatalities were reported to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Multiple risk factors exist for snowmobile injury and death, with alcohol consump...

The Perils of Presidentialism

The perils of connectivity.

The Perils of “Contact”