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Global Bioethics
New malaria drug could be a life-saver as the standard drug shows signs of weakness
Reproductive Ethics
Breast Cancer and Birth Control: A Huge New Study Shows How Science Can Be Distorted
Artificial Intelligence
New AI tool could cut wasted efforts to transplant organs by 60%

Biotech
- The Complicated Reality of 3D Printed Prosthetic
- The 25 most powerful ideas of the 21st century (so far), picked by the world’s top thinkers
- These technologies could help put a stop to animal testing
Clinical/Medical
- New AI tool could cut wasted efforts to transplant organs by 60%
- Doctor, doctor, give me the shmooze
- A New Edition of European Journal of Human Genetics Is Now Available
Disability Ethics
- The Complicated Reality of 3D Printed Prosthetic
- Medicaid Insurers Promise Lots of Doctors. Good Luck Seeing One.
- The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’
Emerging Tech
- Robots in your bloodstream could deliver drugs with greater precision
- The 25 most powerful ideas of the 21st century (so far), picked by the world’s top thinkers
- AI Relationships Are on the Rise. A Divorce Boom Could Be Next
End of Life
- Cryogenics, AI Avatars, and The Future of Dying
- Should an AI copy of you help decide if you live or die?
- An Age-Old Fear Grows More Common: ‘I’m Going To Die Alone’
Euthanasia / Suicide
- Sudbury woman says ‘hallway health care’ led her father to apply for a medically-assisted death
- To protect my patients, Gov. Pritzker must veto the assisted suicide bill
- In a regional first, Uruguay passes a law allowing euthanasia
Genetic Ethics
- A New Edition of European Journal of Human Genetics Is Now Available
- F.D.A. Sharply Limits Use of Drug Linked to Two Teen Deaths
- A Gene-Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by Half
Global Bioethics
- New malaria drug could be a life-saver as the standard drug shows signs of weakness
- The AI Cold War That Will Redefine Everything
- AI steps in to detect the world’s deadliest infectious disease
Healthcare
- Medicaid Insurers Promise Lots of Doctors. Good Luck Seeing One.
- Profits and False Promises
- A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
Human Enhancement
- A closer look at the unapproved peptide injections promoted by influencers and celebrities
- Cryogenics, AI Avatars, and The Future of Dying
- Faster, Higher, Stronger—and Full of Drugs. The Billionaire Quest to Hack Sports.
Journal Articles
- A New Edition of European Journal of Human Genetics Is Now Available
- A New Edition of Medico-Legal Journal Is Now Available
- A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
Mental Health
- Doctor, doctor, give me the shmooze
- Vaping Is ‘Everywhere’ in Schools—Sparking a Bathroom Surveillance Boom
- Young People Are Tripping on Benadryl—and It’s Always a Bad Time
Neuroethics
- Poor, minorities have more risk factors for Alzheimer’s, study shows
- What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain
- A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
Organ Transplantation
- New AI tool could cut wasted efforts to transplant organs by 60%
- Pig Kidney Removed From Transplant Patient After Nine Months
- A New Edition of Bioethics Is Now Available
Public Health
- CDC data confirms US is 2 months away from losing measles elimination status
- A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
- What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain
Public Policy
- A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
- A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
- To protect my patients, Gov. Pritzker must veto the assisted suicide bill
Reproductive Ethics
- Breast Cancer and Birth Control: A Huge New Study Shows How Science Can Be Distorted
- A Couple Wagers Time, Hope and $300,000 on a Quest for Children
- Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.
Research Ethics
- A New Edition of European Journal of Human Genetics Is Now Available
- These technologies could help put a stop to animal testing
- First map of the developing brain provides insight into origin of mental disorders
Stem Cell Research
- The 25 most powerful ideas of the 21st century (so far), picked by the world’s top thinkers
- Scientists are racing to grow human teeth in the lab
- The Astonishing Embryo Models of Jacob Hanna
Women's Health
- Breast Cancer and Birth Control: A Huge New Study Shows How Science Can Be Distorted
- The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’
- Is HRT in menopause healthy? US label change triggers debate