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Global Bioethics
Some ‘mystery disease’ patients in DRC have malaria, WHO says
Reproductive Ethics
Netflix’s Extraordinary Parental Leave Was Part of Its Culture. That’s Over.
Artificial Intelligence
Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft

Biotech
- Scientists urge halt to research on creating synthetic “mirror” bacteria that could evade human immunity, disrupt ecosystems
- A Bionic Leg Controlled by the Brain
- Opinion: What Does It Mean to Be In the ‘Post-Genomic’ Age?
Clinical/Medical
- Americans spend more years being unhealthy than people in any other country
- Can You Transplant a Head to Another Body?
- Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed as Surgery
Disability Ethics
- A Bionic Leg Controlled by the Brain
- AI Company That Made Robots For Children Went Bust And Now The Robots Are Dying
- Patients Who Leave Private Medicare Insurers for Government Coverage Are Costlier Than Most, Study Finds
Emerging Tech
- Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft
- A Bionic Leg Controlled by the Brain
- UnitedHealth Exec Shooting Heightens Debate Over Ghost Guns
End of Life
- If My Dying Daughter Could Face Her Mortality, Why Couldn’t the Rest of Us?
- A New Edition of Christian Bioethics Is Now Available
- The radical treatments bringing people back from the brink of death
Euthanasia / Suicide
- Euthanasia Is Now The Cause Of 1 In 20 Deaths In Canada
- UK Christians Lament Landmark Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying
- This doctor was fired over medical aid in dying. Now she helps patients and providers navigate Colorado’s law
Genetic Ethics
- For kids with rare genetic disorders, customized CRISPR treatments offer hope
- The ones who need little sleep
- Designer Babies Are Teenagers Now—and Some of Them Need Therapy Because of It
Global Bioethics
- Some ‘mystery disease’ patients in DRC have malaria, WHO says
- In China’s Rapidly Aging Cities, Young People Flee and Few Babies Are Born
- Australian Virus Lab Loses Track of Hundreds of Deadly Germs in ‘Major’ Biosecurity Breach
Healthcare
- UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
- Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed as Surgery
- Florida woman charged with threatening health insurance company with ‘delay, deny, depose’
Human Enhancement
- A ‘Reverse Aging’ Guru’s Trail of Failed Businesses
- These Stem Cell Treatments Are Worth Millions. Donors Get Paid $200
- A $12,000 Surgery to Change Eye Color Is Surging in Popularity
Journal Articles
- A New Edition of HEC Forum Is Now Available
- A New Edition of Medico-Legal Journal Is Now Available
- A New Edition of Journal of Medical Humanities Is Now Available
Mental Health
- Drug overdose deaths have declined. No one knows why.
- Forced Into Treatment
- Spying on Student Devices, Schools Aim to Intercept Self-Harm Before It Happens
Neuroethics
- UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
- Drug overdose deaths have declined. No one knows why.
- A Bionic Leg Controlled by the Brain
Organ Transplantation
- Transplant Charity Used Organ-Transport Jet for Personal Trips
- New rule allows HIV-positive organ transplants
- Who should get a uterus transplant? Experts aren’t sure.
Public Health
- Americans spend more years being unhealthy than people in any other country
- The Ozempic Flip-Flop
- Drug overdose deaths have declined. No one knows why.
Public Policy
- Euthanasia Is Now The Cause Of 1 In 20 Deaths In Canada
- NDAA proposal to ban treatment for transgender children of troops faces scrutiny
- Forced Into Treatment
Reproductive Ethics
- Netflix’s Extraordinary Parental Leave Was Part of Its Culture. That’s Over.
- Britain Indefinitely Bans Puberty Blockers for Children With Gender Dysphoria
- Designer Babies Are Teenagers Now—and Some of Them Need Therapy Because of It
Research Ethics
- Scientists urge halt to research on creating synthetic “mirror” bacteria that could evade human immunity, disrupt ecosystems
- Can You Transplant a Head to Another Body?
- For kids with rare genetic disorders, customized CRISPR treatments offer hope
Stem Cell Research
- These Stem Cell Treatments Are Worth Millions. Donors Get Paid $200
- Transplanting insulin-making cells to treat Type 1 diabetes is challenging ? but stem cells offer a potential improvement
- Bone Marrow Donors Can Be Hard to Find. One Company Is Turning to Cadavers
Women's Health
- Netflix’s Extraordinary Parental Leave Was Part of Its Culture. That’s Over.
- Late-stage breast cancer diagnoses increase dramatically in U.S.
- Health Panel Endorses New Option for Cervical Cancer Screening