June 7, 2019
(The Atlantic) – Alongside cosmetic treatments for skin and hair, the Hers website has “Shop sex” and “Shop well-being” tabs. It offers birth-control pills, the female libido booster Addyi, and propranolol, a high-blood-pressure medication that Hers markets to customers for … Read More
June 3, 2019
(Gizmodo) – A terminally ill patient who opted for assisted death has undergone cryonic preservation at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation. This preservation—the first of its kind—signifies an important milestone for cryonics advocates, who argue that the right to death, … Read More
May 24, 2019
(The Conversation) – Soldiers have long taken drugs to help them fight. Amphetamines like Dexedrine were distributed widely to American, German, British and other forces during World War II and to U.S. service members in Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Iraq and … Read More
May 2, 2019
(Medical Xpress) – U.S. health authorities will allow a type of breast implant linked to a rare form of cancer to stay on the market, saying its risks do not warrant a national ban. But the Food and Drug Administration … Read More
April 2, 2019
(New York Times) – But what happens if scientists get unstuck? What if a drug that enhances cognition really were possible? Eric Juengst, the director of the University of North Carolina Center for Bioethics, has been thinking about these questions … Read More
March 27, 2019
(The Atlantic) – Boob jobs have been ubiquitous in American popular culture since the 1980s, when laws changed to allow plastic surgeons to advertise and credit cards became widely available. But safety concerns have dogged the procedure since the first … Read More
March 26, 2019
Journal of Applied Philosophy (vol. 35, no. 4, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Taste Question in Animal Ethics” by Jean Kazez “No Such Thing as Killer Robots” by Michael Robillard “Ageing and Terminal Illness: Problems … Read More
March 25, 2019
(CNBC) – Ariel Poler is a veteran angel investor who spends his days traveling around the Bay Area to meet with entrepreneurs. Now in his early fifties, he also thinks a lot more about his own health, so he makes … Read More
March 21, 2019
(The Guardian) – Proposed regulations on testosterone levels in women’s athletics have been criticised by academics who say they are not backed by scientific evidence and risk opening a pandora’s box on genetic advantages in sport. The International Association of … Read More
February 19, 2019
(STAT News) – The quest to rejuvenate aging people with the blood of young donors has generated paying customers, captured the popular imagination, and, now, prompted a warning from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency on Tuesday said in … Read More
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