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Biotech
- Stricter US Guidelines for ‘Gain-of-Function’ Research Are on the Way–Maybe
- Crispr Wants to Feed the World
- Book Review: Behind Wall Street’s Huge Gamble on Cancer Drugs
Clinical/Medical
- AI Generated Art for a Comic Book. Human Artists Are Having a Fit.
- Russian Embassy Says North Korea Lifted Lockdown in Capital
- As It Turns 40, the Orphan Drug Act for Rare Diseases Needs a Refresh
Disability Ethics
- NIH Faces Calls to Change Its ‘Ableist’ Mission Statement
- Nobody Has My Condition But Me
- Caregiver Turnover Strains Households
Emerging Tech
- AI Generated Art for a Comic Book. Human Artists Are Having a Fit.
- Surgeon General Says 13 Is ‘Too Early’ to Join Social Media
- Big Tech Was Moving Cautiously on AI. Then Came ChatGPT
End of Life
- More Californians Are Dying at Home. Another Covid ‘New Normal’?
- In China, Doctors Say They Are Discouraged from Citing COVID on Death Certificates
- Inside the Metaverse Meetups That Let People Share on Death, Grief, and Pain
Euthanasia / Suicide
- Autonomy to a Fault: The Confluence of Organ Donation, Euthanasia, and the Dead Donor Rule
- Canada Performing More Organ Transplants from MAID Donors Than Any Country in the World
- Massachusetts Court Rules Against Medically Assisted Death
Genetic Ethics
- The Human Genome Needs Updating. But How Do We Make It Fair?
- A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
- Crispr Wants to Feed the World
Global Bioethics
- Russian Embassy Says North Korea Lifted Lockdown in Capital
- Autonomy to a Fault: The Confluence of Organ Donation, Euthanasia, and the Dead Donor Rule
- All Countries ‘Dangerously Unprepared’ for Future Pandemics, Says IFRC
Healthcare
- Book Review: Behind Wall Street’s Huge Gamble on Cancer Drugs
- A Dilemma for Governments: How to Pay for Million-Dollar Therapies
- Emailing Your Doctor May Carry a Fee
Human Enhancement
- The Problematic Arrival of Anti-Obesity Drugs
- Those Weight Loss Drugs May Do a Number on Your Face
- Transgender People in Rural America Struggle to Find Doctors Willing or Able to Provide Care
Journal Articles
- Autonomy to a Fault: The Confluence of Organ Donation, Euthanasia, and the Dead Donor Rule
- A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
- A New Edition of Journal of Medical Humanities Is Now Available
Mental Health
- Surgeon General Says 13 Is ‘Too Early’ to Join Social Media
- The Cause of Depression Is Probably Not What You Think
- Hong Kong to Ban CBD, Label It a ‘Dangerous Drug’
Neuroethics
- The Cause of Depression Is Probably Not What You Think
- Scientists Tried to Break Cuddling. Instead, They Broke 30 Years of Research.
- Criminologists, Looking to Biology for Insight, Stir a Racist Past
Organ Transplantation
- Autonomy to a Fault: The Confluence of Organ Donation, Euthanasia, and the Dead Donor Rule
- Canada Performing More Organ Transplants from MAID Donors Than Any Country in the World
- A New Edition of Developing World Bioethics Is Now Available
Public Health
- Russian Embassy Says North Korea Lifted Lockdown in Capital
- WHO Extends Public Health Emergency Over Covid But Signals End Could Come Soon
- Covid Vaccines Targeting Omicron Should Be Standard, Panel Says
Public Policy
- As It Turns 40, the Orphan Drug Act for Rare Diseases Needs a Refresh
- Autonomy to a Fault: The Confluence of Organ Donation, Euthanasia, and the Dead Donor Rule
- A Federal Court Blocks California’s New Medical Misinformation Law
Reproductive Ethics
- New Lawsuits Target State Restrictions on Abortion Pills
- Transgender People in Rural America Struggle to Find Doctors Willing or Able to Provide Care
- China Needs Couples to Have More Babies: Can I.V.F. Help?
Research Ethics
- The Human Genome Needs Updating. But How Do We Make It Fair?
- Stricter US Guidelines for ‘Gain-of-Function’ Research Are on the Way–Maybe
- NIH Faces Calls to Change Its ‘Ableist’ Mission Statement
Stem Cell Research
- A New Edition of Hastings Center Report Is Now Available
- 71-Year-Old Cancer Patient Broke Trial Age Limits for a Chance at a Cure
- In a First, Children with Rare Genetic Diseases Get Mitochondrial Transplants from Their Mothers
Women's Health
- China Needs Couples to Have More Babies: Can I.V.F. Help?
- In a Post-Dobbs World, Pathologists Who Study Pregnancy Loss Walk a Thin Line Between Medicine and the Law
- Report: Mothers in States with Abortion Bans Nearly 3 Times More Likely to Die

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