September 18, 2020
(The Conversation) – Ultimately, hundreds of millions of people in the U.S. and billions globally are going to need a coronavirus vaccine – and potentially two doses of it. This mass vaccination effort is going to require a complex vaccine … Read More
September 8, 2020
(Nature) – But even when data from minority groups are available, many researchers discard them. Although there can be valid reasons to restrict analyses to a particular population, discarding such data by default is ethically problematic: it worsens under-representation and … Read More
September 3, 2020
(Scientific American) – Every year, more than 4,000 foreign graduates of international medical schools come to the United States for a residency program. They rarely return home to serve the countries that raised and educated them. Meanwhile, more than 2,000 … Read More
August 31, 2020
(MedPage Today) – We neurologists never understand why brain death gets attacked. For years, we’ve pointed to inconsistencies in how it’s diagnosed, and we keep hoping that a uniform standard will restore public confidence. The World Brain Death Project (WBDP) … Read More
August 26, 2020
(The Atlantic) – In 2014, I spent 19 days being treated for Ebola in a New York City hospital. I had contracted the virus while treating patients in Guinea, and as no definitive treatments existed at the time, I received … Read More
August 24, 2020
(Hong Kong Free Press) – The Health Code scheme is a new export product from mainland China – a technology not proposed by the medical profession, but stemming from the Chinese Social Credit system. According to the Sing Tao Newspaper … Read More
August 11, 2020
(Discover) – As someone who was born deaf, I’m concerned about the latest application of a gene-editing tool called CRISPR 2.0. And I’m not alone. In June, researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard and MIT announced that, using mice, they … Read More
August 6, 2020
(The Conversation) – Across the United States, prisons and jails have become hot spots for COVID-19. Governments at the state and federal level are being pressed to release inmates before the end of their sentence in order to minimize the … Read More
August 5, 2020
(STAT News) – But we need to be realistic: A vaccine is not a silver bullet. Even if one (or more) is proven safe and effective, vaccines are notoriously difficult to make and distribute. People will continue to contract the … Read More
August 3, 2020
(Bloomberg) – The coronavirus pandemic has stress-tested the world. Beyond challenging human fortitude, national health services and international rivalries, it has forced a series of moral choices. Many have provoked impassioned disagreement — over whether governments can force businesses and schools … Read More
