August 28, 2025
(NBC News) – An escalating conflict over an influential vaccine committee was one of the final straws that led to the firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez and the exodus of other highly regarded top … Read More
August 28, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – The antiabortion movement has found an unlikely new ally to target abortion providers: husbands, boyfriends and exes. Men have filed several recent lawsuits stemming from abortions obtained by their partners or ex-partners. The strategy is part … Read More
August 26, 2025
(404 Media) – Forty-four attorneys general signed an open letter to 11 chatbot and social media companies on Monday, warning them that they will “answer for it” if they knowingly harm children and urging the companies to see their products … Read More
August 25, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Silicon Valley is putting more than $100 million into a network of political-action committees and organizations to advocate against strict artificial-intelligence regulations, a signal that tech executives will be active in next year’s midterm elections. Venture-capital … Read More
August 22, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 5, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 21, 2025
(NPR) – As more states adopt laws allowing terminally ill patients to end their own lives, some groups representing disabled people are suing to stop them. In June, New York became the 11th state to pass legislation allowing terminally ill … Read More
August 11, 2025
(The Atlantic) – When Canada’s Parliament in 2016 legalized the practice of euthanasia—Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAID, as it’s formally called—it launched an open-ended medical experiment. One day, administering a lethal injection to a patient was against the law; … Read More
August 8, 2025
(NBC News) – Conservatives, anti-abortion groups and members of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement have pushed for a method known as “restorative reproductive medicine” instead. Since he campaigned on the issue last year, Trump’s push to support IVF has … Read More
August 8, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 3, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
August 6, 2025
(Axios) – Concerns over Americans turning to AI chatbots to solve mental health problems are prompting new guardrails so people don’t become too dependent on unvetted technology. Why it matters: AI’s booming popularity, the bots’ reputation for delivering emotionally validating … Read More
August 4, 2025
(New York Times) – Tatiana Andia knew Colombia would permit her a medically assisted death. She took her country with her on the journey to dying. Colombia has allowed physician-assisted death — known there as euthanasia — for a decade. … Read More
August 4, 2025
(USA Today) – The White House has no current plans to mandate insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization, despite President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to expand access to fertility treatments, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. Trump signed an executive … Read More
July 31, 2025
(Undark) – In May, U.S. officials terminated all NIH applications for grants with foreign subawards — the type of grant that applies to Wright’s work. The agency previously approved some 3,600 grants that awarded about $400 million to support researchers … Read More
July 30, 2025
(KFF Health News) – Nineteen states now ban abortion at or before 19 weeks of gestation; 13 of those have a near-total ban on all abortions with very limited exceptions, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a nonpartisan research group that … Read More
July 29, 2025
(Axios) – The Federal Trade Commission on Monday launched an inquiry into whether health providers are failing to disclose risks connected with gender-affirming care or are making false claims about its benefits. Why it matters: The action could help make … Read More
July 28, 2025
(Washington Post) – The first-of-its-kind wrongful-death lawsuit tests the laws blue states passed to protect abortion access after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. A Texas man whose girlfriend used abortion pills to end her pregnancy is suing a … Read More
July 28, 2025
(NPR) – A stockpile of family planning products — including IUDs, implants and pills — worth $9.7 million has been stuck at a warehouse in Belgium since the administration dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and froze foreign … Read More
July 25, 2025
(Wired) – Starting today, UK adults will have to prove their age to access porn online. Experts warn that a global wave of age-check laws threatens to chill speech and ultimately harm children and adults alike. Ultimately, though, it’s not … Read More
July 25, 2025
(NHPR) – The new law specifically addresses people with medical conditions who want to get sterilized for their reproductive health. New Hampshire is the first state to legally require doctors and medical staff to follow a patient’s desires to seek … Read More
July 25, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 24, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
July 24, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – A Wall Street Journal investigation found parents were told nothing could be done for their infants even when other nearby hospitals could offer care Hospitals would be required to disclose how they make key decisions regarding … Read More
July 23, 2025
(KFF Health News) – More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person’s brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person’s health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive functioning. … Read More
July 22, 2025
(New York Times) – In June, lawmakers in my native country, Britain, approved plans to legalize assisted suicide. If the bill becomes law, England and Wales will join more than a dozen countries and 11 U.S. states in permitting medically … Read More
July 22, 2025
(Desert News) – Behind the veneer of “freedom of choice,” there is an ideology that distinguishes those “worthy of life” from those whose lives allegedly “aren’t worth living.” Whether it is communicated explicitly or only hinted at, the elderly and … Read More
July 18, 2025
(STAT News) – The Office for Human Research Protections’ work is critical — and now has less support than ever Deciding whether to participate in a clinical research study can be difficult, especially for people who are newly diagnosed with … Read More
