February 14, 2020
(The Atlantic) – For several hundred years, millions of Chinese girls had their bodies painfully misshapen to conform to a prevailing social expectation. Intact feet, girls were told, would damage their marriage prospects. To achieve a more suitable size and … Read More
January 29, 2020
(Scientific American) – VR is often touted as a democratizing way to access new worlds and experiences. Indeed, it’s increasingly being used in health care, education and the workplace for everything from diversity and inclusion initiatives to virtual trips to … Read More
January 22, 2020
(ABC News) – The federal government took Ohio’s side Tuesday in a lawsuit over a state law prohibiting doctors from performing abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome. “Nothing in Ohio’s law creates a substantial obstacle to women … Read More
January 9, 2020
(New York Times) – My first visit to the Aktion T4 killing site at Brandenburg an der Havel was in autumn. My destination, where 9,000 disabled people were murdered as part of the Nazi “euthanasia” program, is embedded in the … Read More
December 16, 2019
The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy (vol. 44, no. 2, 2019) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “In Defense of Madness: The Problem of Disability” by Mohammed Abouelleil Rashed “Mapping Moral Injury: Comparing Discourses of Moral Harm” by … Read More
December 13, 2019
Research Ethics (vol. 15, no. 2, 2019) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Status of Retraction Notices for Biomedical Publications Associated with Research Misconduct” by Daniel Drimer-Batca, Jonathan M Iaccarino, and Alan Fine “Hostage Authorship and Dirty Hands: … Read More
December 13, 2019
Digital Health (vol. 4, 2019) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Making the Most of the Waiting Room: Electronic Patient Engagement, a Mixed Methods Study” by Victoria Coathup et al. “What Makes Online Substance-Use Interventions Engaging? A Systematic … Read More
December 11, 2019
(Vice) – A new report from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center—a scientific research division of the Army with a focus on biological and chemical weapons—detailed what the field of cybernetics might look in 2050. The … Read More
December 10, 2019
(Undark) – Indeed, regulations prohibit passengers from sitting in their own wheelchairs on planes, and, as a result, 29 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which dramatically increased American wheelchair users’ access to buses, trains, … Read More
December 5, 2019
(Kaiser Health News) – Although Kleinman’s specialty is studying how patients experience illness, he wasn’t prepared for the roller coaster of family caregiving. Each time he adapted to Joan’s changing condition, another setback would occur, setting off new crises and … Read More
