Laboratory medicine between technological innovation, rights safeguarding, and patient safety: A bioethical perspective

The evolution of Laboratory Medicine (LM) has expanded diagnostic and therapeutic horizons, yet ethical concerns pervade its advancements. This article explores the ethical challenges inherent in LM and advocates for a personalist bioethical framework as a guiding principle. It addresses issues such...

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Main Authors: De Micco Francesco, Di Palma Gianmarco, Giacomobono Flavia, De Benedictis Anna, Cingolani Mariano, Tambone Vittoradolfo, Tomassini Luca, Scendoni Roberto
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2025-1153
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Di Palma Gianmarco
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description The evolution of Laboratory Medicine (LM) has expanded diagnostic and therapeutic horizons, yet ethical concerns pervade its advancements. This article explores the ethical challenges inherent in LM and advocates for a personalist bioethical framework as a guiding principle. It addresses issues such as patient data privacy, healthcare equity, communication of complex analysis results, genetic information management, and conflicts of interest.
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spelling doaj-art-25e5ac3eab264c07824410b51b59e8262025-08-20T03:10:09ZengDe GruyterOpen Medicine2391-54632025-05-012015233310.1515/med-2025-1153Laboratory medicine between technological innovation, rights safeguarding, and patient safety: A bioethical perspectiveDe Micco Francesco0Di Palma Gianmarco1Giacomobono Flavia2De Benedictis Anna3Cingolani Mariano4Tambone Vittoradolfo5Tomassini Luca6Scendoni Roberto7Research Unit of Bioethics and Humanities, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Roma, ItalyOperative Research Unit of Department of Clinical Affairs, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, ItalyOperative Research Unit of Department of Clinical Affairs, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, ItalyOperative Research Unit of Department of Clinical Affairs, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, ItalyDepartment of Law, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Macerata, Macerata, ItalyResearch Unit of Bioethics and Humanities, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Roma, ItalyInternational School of Advanced Studies, University of Camerino, Camerino, ItalyDepartment of Law, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Macerata, Macerata, ItalyThe evolution of Laboratory Medicine (LM) has expanded diagnostic and therapeutic horizons, yet ethical concerns pervade its advancements. This article explores the ethical challenges inherent in LM and advocates for a personalist bioethical framework as a guiding principle. It addresses issues such as patient data privacy, healthcare equity, communication of complex analysis results, genetic information management, and conflicts of interest.https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2025-1153laboratory medicinediagnostic and therapeutic evolutionethical concernspatient data privacyhealthcare equityhealthcare integrationpersonalist bioethics
spellingShingle De Micco Francesco
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Cingolani Mariano
Tambone Vittoradolfo
Tomassini Luca
Scendoni Roberto
Laboratory medicine between technological innovation, rights safeguarding, and patient safety: A bioethical perspective
Open Medicine
laboratory medicine
diagnostic and therapeutic evolution
ethical concerns
patient data privacy
healthcare equity
healthcare integration
personalist bioethics
title Laboratory medicine between technological innovation, rights safeguarding, and patient safety: A bioethical perspective
title_full Laboratory medicine between technological innovation, rights safeguarding, and patient safety: A bioethical perspective
title_fullStr Laboratory medicine between technological innovation, rights safeguarding, and patient safety: A bioethical perspective
title_full_unstemmed Laboratory medicine between technological innovation, rights safeguarding, and patient safety: A bioethical perspective
title_short Laboratory medicine between technological innovation, rights safeguarding, and patient safety: A bioethical perspective
title_sort laboratory medicine between technological innovation rights safeguarding and patient safety a bioethical perspective
topic laboratory medicine
diagnostic and therapeutic evolution
ethical concerns
patient data privacy
healthcare equity
healthcare integration
personalist bioethics
url https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2025-1153
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