April 24, 2025
(Axios) – Driving with a case of COVID raised the odds of having a car crash about as much as being at the legal threshold of DUI or running a red light, according to an analysis of pandemic-era public health … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Christianity Today) – The Nashville program joins a growing movement to teach future doctors a “whole person” model of health care For the first time in more than 40 years, a new Christian medical school granting MD degrees has opened … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Science) – Three years in the making, the accord aims to increase equity and avoid errors of the COVID-19 pandemic It took an extension to the extension of the extension, but after more than 3 years of negotiations, governments around … Read More
April 24, 2025
(NPR) – Men over 75 have the highest suicide rates in the U.S. There are many reasons for this, says Mary Gagnon, director of suicide prevention at NAMI Maine, a mental health nonprofit. Among them are loss, sickness and the … Read More
April 24, 2025
(NBC News) – Attorney General Pam Bondi said existing U.S. laws against female genital mutilation prohibit doctors from providing certain care to transgender youths. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo this week seeking to further curtail access to transgender … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Associated Press) – Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the CDC. That’s twice as many cases as this time … Read More
April 24, 2025
(The Guardian) – In a Danish palliative care unit, the alternative to assisted dying is not striving to cure, offering relief and comfort to patients and their families The way we die is a topic of a heated debate in … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Associated Press) – America’s two largest retailers want to deliver prescriptions to your doorstep in as little as a few hours. Amazon and Walmart are undergoing national expansions in same-day prescription deliveries. They’re joining a trend that has gained momentum … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Axios) – Food and Drug Administration databases that physicians and public health experts rely on for key drug safety and manufacturing information have been neglected due to DOGE-directed layoffs, leaving health professionals flying blind on basic questions about certain drugs … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Researchers found mixtures of multiple additives may raise risk of diabetes; food industry groups back ingredients’ safety Food additives might be riskier for health than previously understood, a new study suggests. In recent years, scientists have … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Wired) – Google’s AI Overviews feature credible-sounding explanations for completely made-up idioms. It all sounds perfectly plausible, delivered with unwavering confidence. Google even provides reference links in some cases, giving the response an added sheen of authority. It’s also wrong, … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Slate) – The drug could keep your pet around for longer—but some vets and ethicists worry that we might be barking up the wrong tree. Jessica Pierce, a bioethicist who focuses on the ethical implications of biomedical sciences in human-animal … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Social and economic challenges have prompted some women to forgo or delay having children Births in America hovered near record-low rates last year. More than 3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2024—a less … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Axios) – Anthropic expects AI-powered virtual employees to begin roaming corporate networks in the next year, the company’s top security leader told Axios in an interview this week. Why it matters: Managing those AI identities will require companies to reassess … Read More
April 23, 2025
(ProPublica) – China’s vast security apparatus shrouds itself in shadows, but the outside world has caught periodic glimpses of it behind the faded gray walls of Shijiazhuang prison in the northern province of Hebei. Chinese media reports have shown inmates … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Wired) – Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly alleges the companies are selling illegal off-brand versions of its best-selling diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Mounjaro and Zepbound. On Wednesday, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly sued four prominent telehealth companies that offer more affordable, off-brand … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Hims, Keeps and other companies advertise topical finasteride with limited disclosures of side effects The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday posted a warning about generic forms of a popular hair-loss medication often sold by major … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Ars Technica) – A contractor used AI to create 23 out of the 171 scored multiple-choice questions. On Monday, the State Bar of California revealed that it used AI to develop a portion of multiple-choice questions on its February 2025 … Read More
April 23, 2025
(NBC News) – Antibiotic use in children may contribute to bacteria in the gut that produce the chemical. A gut toxin that’s been linked to colorectal cancers for more than two decades may be contributing to the sharp rise of … Read More
April 23, 2025
(New York Times) – In 2018, Timberline Knolls, an upscale mental health center for women that once attracted pop stars like Demi Lovato, was in trouble. At least four residents said a therapist had sexually assaulted them on the facility’s … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Wired) – Margaret Mitchell, an AI ethics researcher at Hugging Face, tells WIRED about a new dataset designed to test AI models for bias in multiple languages. Margaret Mitchell is a pioneer when it comes to testing generative AI tools … Read More
April 23, 2025
(The Economist) – Dangerous fungal infections are rising across the world, especially among the growing number of people with weak immune systems. These infections—systemic, lethal infestations of the body’s deep tissues and organs—have little in common with the inconveniences of … Read More
April 23, 2025
(ABC News) – Novavax’s closely watched COVID-19 vaccine is on track for full approval after additional discussions with the Food and Drug Administration, the company said Wednesday. The news sent company shares soaring more than 21% in morning trading and … Read More
April 23, 2025
(The Atlantic) – As of 2021, about one in five patients struggling with opioid-use disorder is taking this or other medications for treating addiction. One of the most effective tools for defusing a crisis that in recent years has killed … Read More
April 23, 2025
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 51, no. 4, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
