July 25, 2024
(Reuters) – The backlash reflects growing fears in Canada over the use of narcotics in public spaces, encampments where drug use is seen as common, and the specter of needles in playgrounds. Some critics of the so-called harm reduction programs … Read More
July 25, 2024
(Axios) – Congress’ boldest effort to date to crack down on social media platforms and protect kids’ mental health is stoking a debate over whether the remedy could end up making youths less safe. Why it matters: Curbing sources of … Read More
July 24, 2024
(KFF Health News) – Louisiana lawmakers have added two drugs commonly used in pregnancy and reproductive health care to the state’s list of controlled dangerous substances, a move that has alarmed doctors in the state. Mifepristone and misoprostol have many … Read More
July 23, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – The White House’s voluntary AI commitments have brought better red-teaming practices and watermarks, but no meaningful transparency or accountability. One year ago, on July 21, 2023, seven leading AI companies—Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft,and OpenAI—committed … Read More
July 22, 2024
(The Atlantic) – One way is to talk about abortions as lifesaving health care, which more women have been doing. Another model is to talk about it not as a women’s issue, but as a family issue. This is the … Read More
July 22, 2024
Research Ethics (vol. 20, no. 3, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
July 18, 2024
(Newsweek) – China’s fertility rate, or births expected per woman during her lifetime, amid the rising cost of living in major cities and shifting cultural attitudes toward having children, is 1.0. This puts the country in the company of neighboring … Read More
July 18, 2024
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 390, no. 20, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
July 17, 2024
(The Guardian) – When Yang Li* turned 30, she gave herself three years to decide whether or not she wanted to have children. But as the years ticked by, working a busy job in Beijing, Yang felt none the wiser … Read More
July 17, 2024
Medico-Legal Journal (vol. 92, no. 2, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
July 16, 2024
(Associated Press) – Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. The attempt to become the first country in the world to reverse such a … Read More
July 16, 2024
(KFF Health News) – Until this spring, Michigan was the only state that had a broad criminal ban on surrogacy. Many families say that ban left them in legal limbo: They were compelled to leave the state to have children; … Read More
July 12, 2024
(New York Times) – The Biden administration set stringent new federal staffing rules. But for years, nursing homes have failed to meet the toughest standards set by states. California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island have sought to improve … Read More
July 10, 2024
(New York Times) – In a report, the regulator sharply criticized pharmacy benefit managers, a turnaround from its longstanding tolerance of their practices. The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday sharply criticized pharmacy benefit managers, saying in a scathing 71-page report … Read More
July 9, 2024
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 1, no. 3, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Policy in Progress — The Race to Frame AI in Health Care” by I. Kohane “To Do No Harm — … Read More
July 5, 2024
Hastings Center Report (vol. 54, Issue 3, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Beneath the Sword of Damocles: Moral Obligations of Physicians in a Post?Dobbs Landscape” by Anne Drapkin Lyerly, Ruth R. Faden and Michelle M. Mello … Read More
July 4, 2024
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 1, no. 2, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “What We Want to Publish at NEJM AI” by A.K. Manrai, A.L. Beam and I.S. Kohane “Prospective Evaluation of Machine … Read More
July 3, 2024
(NPR) – Transgender people under 18 face laws that bar them from accessing gender-affirming health care in 25 states — just a few years ago, not a single state had such a law. The Supreme Court has agreed to consider … Read More
July 3, 2024
(Chattanooga Times Free Press) – A Tennessee jury has awarded a former research scientist at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee $687,000 in back pay and damages after she was fired in 2021 for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Following a … Read More
July 2, 2024
(Bloomberg via MSN) – The US is facing record-high temperatures, as climate change intensifies the risk of extreme heat for America’s workforce. The Labor Department proposal on heat-stress protections, released Tuesday, could mean more breaks, shade and drinking water for … Read More
July 2, 2024
(The Washington Post) – Recent Supreme Court decisions curbing the power of federal agencies will hobble government efforts to protect public health, legal experts warn. The rulings will make it harder for some federal agencies to bring enforcement actions, give … Read More
July 1, 2024
(Axios) – If courts weren’t already exerting outsized influence over health policy, they’re much closer to being final arbiters now that the Supreme Court has scrapped the decades-old doctrine that gave the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Medicare and … Read More
June 26, 2024
(New York Times) – Newly released emails from an influential group issuing transgender medical guidelines indicate that U.S. health officials lobbied to remove age minimums for surgery in minors because of concerns over political fallout. Email excerpts from members of … Read More
June 25, 2024
(Associated Press) – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected two appeals related to COVID-19 vaccines from Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit founded by independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The justices did not comment in letting stand rulings against the … Read More
June 24, 2024
(ABC News) – In the wake of Texas’ abortion ban, the state’s infant death rate increased and more died of birth defects, a study published Monday shows. The analysis out of Johns Hopkins University is the latest research to find higher infant … Read More
