December 3, 2025
A New Edition of Bioethics Is Now Available
Bioethics (vol. 39, no. 9, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
Research Ethics
December 1, 2025
A New Edition of Research Ethics is Now Available
Research Ethics (vol. 21, no. 4, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 26, 2025
Who’s Ready to Think About Blocking Out the Sun?
(The Atlantic) – The idea of artificially lowering the planet’s temperature is gaining supporters and hitting political opposition. For years, the idea of geoengineering—artificially lowering global temperatures through technological means—has been met with skepticism. Only a handful of dedicated and … Read More
November 26, 2025
New Articles from BMC Medical Ethics Are Now Available
BMC Medical Ethics has new articles available online. Articles include:
November 25, 2025
A Battle with My Blood
(The New Yorker) – When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family. On May 25, 2024, my daughter was born at 7:05 in the morning, ten minutes after … Read More
November 24, 2025
A New Edition of Journal of Medical Humanities Is Now Available
Journal of Medical Humanities (vol. 46, no 3, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 19, 2025
A New Edition of European Journal of Human Genetics Is Now Available
European Journal of Human Genetics (vol. 33, no. 10, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 14, 2025
These technologies could help put a stop to animal testing
(MIT Technology Review) – Today, countries like the UK and the US regulate animal research and require scientists to hold multiple licenses and adhere to rules on animal housing and care. Still, millions of animals are used annually in research. … Read More
November 10, 2025
First map of the developing brain provides insight into origin of mental disorders
(El Pais) – A multibillion-dollar project reveals critical moments during pregnancy, and even after birth, when the risk of neurological development disorders like autism, schizophrenia and attention deficit disorder is highest These recent results are first steps towards understanding the … Read More
November 7, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine AI Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 2, no. 10, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 5, 2025
The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
(New York Times) – The rise of artificial intelligence has produced serial writers to science and medical journals, most likely using chatbots to boost the number of citations they’ve published. Letters to the editor from writers using chatbots are flooding … Read More
November 4, 2025
FDA Official Steps Down, Sued by Drugmaker
(WSJ) – George Tidmarsh, who resigned Sunday, is accused in a lawsuit of seeking a bribe and defaming a drug A Food and Drug Administration official who resigned on Sunday was sued by a Canadian pharmaceutical company, which accused him … Read More
October 31, 2025
The Island Where People Go to Cheat Death
(The New Republic) – In a pop-up city off the coast of Honduras, longevity startups are trying to fast-track anti-aging drugs. Is this the future of medical research? In July 2024, I flew to a pop-up city named Vitalia that … Read More
October 21, 2025
The Astonishing Embryo Models of Jacob Hanna
(MIT Technology Review) – Instead of relying on the same old recipe biology has followed for a billion years, give or take, Hanna is coaxing the beginnings of animal bodies directly from stem cells. Join these cells together in the … Read More
October 21, 2025
Claude enters the lab: Anthropic bets big on life sciences
(Financial Times) – AI group tailoring its chatbot to integrate with biomedical databases and coding tools Artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic is tailoring its Claude chatbot to researchers and life sciences companies, as AI groups race to create specialised applications from … Read More
October 14, 2025
Should genetically modified wildlife be banned? Scientists weigh the risks
(Nature) – Conservationists debate the pros and cons of using synthetic-biology techniques to alter wild species. The global conservation community is debating whether to ban the release of genetically modified organisms into the wild. Dozens of non-governmental organizations have called … Read More
October 6, 2025
How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research
(New York Times) – Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety. The first ethics panels, created in response to testing scandals in the 1960s and ’70s, … Read More
October 3, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine AI Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 2, no. 9, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
September 30, 2025
Scientists use human skin cells to create functional eggs, opening a door to new infertility treatments
(CNN) – Scientists have used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs capable of producing early embryos, an advance that could expand possibilities for fertility treatment, according to new research. The proof-of-concept study, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, … Read More
September 29, 2025
Should we edit nature?
(Aeon) – Countless species are dying from human-induced environmental change. Should we use genetic technology to alter and save them? It wasn’t our intention that humanity would become the planet’s greatest evolutionary force; yet the fact that we are confronts … Read More
September 25, 2025
AI models are using material from retracted scientific papers
(MIT Technology Review) – Some AI chatbots rely on flawed research from retracted scientific papers to answer questions, according to recent studies. The findings, confirmed by MIT Technology Review, raise questions about how reliable AI tools are at evaluating scientific … Read More
September 25, 2025
The 21 grams experiment that tried to weigh a human soul
(Popular Science) – In 1907, Duncan MacDougall put dying patients on a scale. MacDougall hoped to discover whether a soul had mass with his macabre experiment, and if so, how much. His tests with patients, later known as the 21 … Read More
September 23, 2025
These Patients Got the Cure. Then It Went Away.
(New York Times) – Gene therapies for rare diseases are frequently developed then discarded by drug companies because they can’t afford to produce the treatment for more patients. The problem is economics. The science is there to cure Mr. Atteberry’s … Read More
September 23, 2025
Study Promoting Apple Cider Vinegar for Weight Loss Was Complete Bunk
(Gizmodo) – Anyone who’s tried to lose weight knows there’s no shortage of products or fad foods out there that will supposedly speed up your slimming. One such advertised food, apple cider vinegar, will have less credibility behind it now, … Read More
September 22, 2025
A New Edition of Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics Is Now Available
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (vol. 46, no. 4, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
