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Nation’s fertility clinics struggle with a growing number of abandoned embryos
(NBC News) – The dilemma over what to do with embryos cast aside, and who should assume ownership of them, is a thorny one....
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What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life
(New York Times) – Sophie told Harry she was seeing a therapist, but that she was not being truthful with her. She typed, “I...
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Texas declares end of measles outbreak that sickened 762, killed 2
(UPI) – Texas health officials have announced the end of a measles outbreak that sickened more than 750 people and killed two unvaccinated school-aged...
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How America’s seniors are confronting the dizzying world of AI
(Washington Post) – In tech classes, seniors are learning about AI-generated images and the risks of AI scams and deepfakes — and finding their...
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Promising vaccine may prevent certain cancers from returning
(The Hill) – An experimental cancer vaccine has shown promising results in keeping pancreatic and colorectal cancers from coming back. In a clinical trial...
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America Is Abandoning One of the Greatest Medical Breakthroughs
(New York Times) – The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced it would wind down 22 mRNA vaccine development projects under the...
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One neurosurgeon, 8 million patients
(NPR) – “Without it, he will have a devastating end of life,” says Dr. Marco Lee, past president of the Western Neurosurgical Society. “When...
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5th Legionnaires’ disease death in NYC outbreak, health officials say
(CBS New York via MSN) – A fifth person has died from the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem, New York City’s health department said...
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‘Being short is a curse’: the men paying thousands to get their legs broken – and lengthened
(The Guardian) – It looks like medieval torture, from the metal rods inserted into sawn bones to the months of agonising recovery. But to...
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EHR Notes Reveal Potential Racial Bias in Doctors’ Perception of Patient Credibility
(HealthDay News) – Clinician documentation undermining patient credibility may disproportionately undermine Black individuals An analysis of more than 13 million electronic health record (EHR)...
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Anthropic has new rules for a more dangerous AI landscape
(The Verge) – The AI startup’s new policy now specifically bans using Claude to help develop biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear weapons. Anthropic has...
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A New Reality for Terminal Cancer: Longer Lives, With Chronic Uncertainty
(Wall Street Journal) – Orilio is part of a new era of cancer treatment challenging the idea of what it means to have and...
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Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations
(Tech Crunch) – Anthropic has announced new capabilities that will allow some of its newest, largest models to end conversations in what the company...
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A New Edition of Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Is Now Available
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (vol. 22, no. 2, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
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The surprising way rising CO2 could supercharge space storms
Rising CO₂ levels will make the upper atmosphere colder and thinner, altering how geomagnetic storms impact satellites. Future storms could cause sharper density spikes...