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:
April 22, 2025
(New York Times) – Neuroscientists have learned that estrogen is vital to healthy brain development but that it also contributes to conditions including multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s. Changes in estrogen levels — either from the menstrual cycle or external sources … Read More
April 22, 2025
(New York Times Magazine) – Social media became a place of both solace and torment. How much was mine to share? The urge to consult my phone overpowered me. I could already perceive how it was mediating my relationship with … Read More
April 22, 2025
(UPI) – Texas health officials said Tuesday reported measles cases have now surpassed 600 with most of it affecting children and teenagers in a historic outbreak. The Lone Star state reported 624 cases of measles since January, the Texas Department … Read More
April 22, 2025
(AMA Journal of Ethics) – Clinical expectations for treating patients who are incarcerated present many ethical questions that have potential to influence a physician’s ability to provide care. From the moment patients present, they face potential for bias due to … Read More
April 22, 2025
(CBS Minnesota via MSN) – Wisconsin health officials are calling a significant spike in congenital syphilis over the last several years “especially concerning.” On Thursday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services released a report that shows overall rates of sexually … Read More
April 22, 2025
(The Atlantic) – Can an Alabama health clinic survive Musk’s “chainsaw for bureaucracy”? People called the clinic Cahaba, which was short for Cahaba Medical Care, a larger system that was managing to get doctors into some of the poorest, sickest, … Read More
April 22, 2025
(The Verge) – Covid[dot]gov, the government website where you could previously find information about covid, now redirects to a page that pushes the conspiracy theory that the virus originated from a lab. Navigating to the website reveals a prominent banner … Read More
April 22, 2025
(TechCrunch) – In recent years, focus on career and delayed marriage age is driving some women to consider preserving their fertility through egg freezing. But the steep cost of the procedure, estimated at $10,000 to $15,000 per attempt, means many … Read More
April 22, 2025
(The Guardian) – Most of 51 brands tested, including those for children, contained dangerous heavy metal Most of 51 brands of toothpaste tested for lead contained the dangerous heavy metal, including those for children or those marketed as green. The … Read More
April 22, 2025
(Axios) – President Trump has called himself the “fertilization president,” but DOGE-directed cuts this month decimated Centers for Disease Control staff who track the safety, cost and outcomes of the nation’s fertility clinics. Why it matters: The CDC had been … Read More
