June 24, 2025
(NPR) – When the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade in 2022, the ruling didn’t just eliminate the federal right to abortion; it also ushered in “a generational change in the way that people approach sex,” journalist Carter Sherman says. … Read More
June 19, 2025
(Aeon) – Our crisis of work and technology is one in which too many people feel that nobody sees them as a fellow human being Instead, pundits and policymakers are applying the word ‘loneliness’ to address a real and growing … Read More
June 6, 2025
(Politico) – The surgeons and dermatologists who treat the D.C. power class will never share their patients’ secrets; some doctors strategically time surgeries during congressional recess, and many go out of their way to make sure their clients aren’t even … Read More
June 2, 2025
(New York Times) — When Canada’s first MAID law, Bill C-14, passed in 2016, it was reserved for those who were over 18, eligible for health care and mentally competent to consent to death. They needed to have a “serious … Read More
June 2, 2025
(The Guardian) — Toxic pesticide levels have been found in tampons at levels 40 times higher than the legal limit for drinking water. Traces of glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, has been found at very high levels in menstrual … Read More
June 2, 2025
(Daily Mail) — A controversial amendment allowing assisted suicide is making its way through the Illinois state legislature as representatives snuck the measure into a bill on sanitary food preparation. Illinois House Majority Leader Robyn Gabel, a Democrat representing Evanston, … Read More
May 29, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – We tried to direct an AI film with Veo and Runway. The tools are magic. The process is madness. Welcome to the premiere of “My Robot & Me.” Please silence your phones, chew your popcorn quietly … Read More
May 1, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 14, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
April 25, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 13, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
April 14, 2025
(Slate) – More than a decade later, the movie’s message isn’t what I remembered—and it’s way more unnerving than I expected. We’ve all been Theo and we’ve all been her. Idealizing the perfect relationship but never quite facing ourselves to … Read More
April 7, 2025
Christian Bioethics (vol. 31, no. 1, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
March 21, 2025
(NBCU) – In March, Jenna Bainbridge will be the first wheelchair user to play the role of Nessarose in “Wicked” on Broadway. Her announcement comes months after Marisa Bode, who also uses a wheelchair in real life, portrayed Nessa in … Read More
March 19, 2025
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (vol. 46, no. 1, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
March 5, 2025
The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy (vol. 50, no. 1, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
February 20, 2025
(New York Times) – Most medical professionals learned long ago not to expect reality in dramatizations of their work. From the early days of “General Hospital,” to “Grey’s Anatomy” and its various spinoffs, to more recent hits like “The Good … Read More
February 19, 2025
(New York Times) – “The Years,” running in London, dramatizes a woman’s life from teenage thrills to later-life sex. One intense scene is causing audience members to pass out. Since opening last summer for a short run at the Almeida … Read More
February 11, 2025
(Axios) – A New York City academic medical center is drawing unexpected fire from doctors, patients and others in health care for buying a pricey Super Bowl ad touting its services. Why it matters: NYU Langone’s ad comes amid heightened scrutiny of nonprofit … Read More
January 17, 2025
(The Hedgehog Review) – The way we observe a death is expressive of our sense of a life’s meaning, of its shape and the terms of its success or failure. The “last ride” for a biker; the gun salute for … Read More
January 15, 2025
(NPR) – The Princess of Wales revealed Tuesday that her cancer is in remission after an emotional visit to the hospital where she received treatment last year. In a statement on social media, the princess offered her heartfelt thanks to … Read More
December 27, 2024
(Associated Press) – Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger, according to a new poll. In the survey … Read More
December 27, 2024
(The Washington Post) – Overdose deaths have reached record levels in the United States in recent years. Despite signs of decline, the number of people dying nationwide from overdoses has eclipsed 100,000 annually between 2020 and 2023, according to national … Read More
December 27, 2024
(New York Times) – Since the late 1990s, drug companies have spent tens of billions of dollars on television ads, drumming up demand for their products with cheerful jingles and scenes of dancing patients. Now, some people up for top … Read More
December 26, 2024
(New York Times) – Experts share how shifting from self-focused goals to thinking about others can have a positive impact on the year ahead. There is ample research — including one of the longest-running studies on human happiness — to … Read More
December 11, 2024
(CBS News) – In his newest special, which was just released on Netflix, Foxx said that he had experienced a brain bleed that led to a stroke. He said he was in a coma for 20 days, and his condition was … Read More
December 10, 2024
(Wired) – From hoodies to erotic fan fiction, the internet is flooded with expressions of support and love for the suspected killer—a development experts find concerning. These sellers are trying to cash in on the internet’s peculiar fascination with Mangione, … Read More
