Bioethics Education
The Hidden Awareness of Vegetative Patients: A New Understanding
(New York Times) – New research is upending what we thought about the consciousness of patients, leaving families with agonizing choices. The vegetative state,...
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Can AI Chatbots Really Help Patients Fight Medical Bills?
(New York Times) – While chatbots like Claude and ChatGPT can help narrow the information divide between patients and providers, they can also dispense...
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Meta Ordered to Pay $375M in New Mexico Child Exploitation Lawsuit
(CNET) – The New Mexico ruling comes as a Los Angeles jury is still debating whether Meta’s social media platforms are addictive to children....
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The Unprecedented Study of a Cryopreserved Brain: What Does it Mean for the Future of Cryonics?
(MIT Technology Review) – Coles, a gerontologist who spent the latter part of his career studying human longevity, opted to have his brain cryogenically...
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The AI Industry’s Hypocrisy: A Threat to Innovation and Fairness
(The Atlantic) – Even as they claim the right to train their models on work belonging to other people, the AI companies have rejected...
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The Unseen Burden: Caring for Ageing Parents Who Didn’t Care for You
(The Guardian) – Caring for ageing parents is difficult in the best circumstances – when relationships are loving and siblings are collaborative. But for...
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Revolutionizing Animal Testing: Startup Grows ‘Organ Sacks’ as Alternative
(Wired) – R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term goal, says...
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The Dark Side of Wearable Technology: How Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy
(Wired) – Attachment to smart devices and biometric surveillance leaves Americans more vulnerable to police searches than ever. Left unchecked it will only get...
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The Deadly Price of Tradition: Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Circumcision Rites
(AP) – Because of participants’ silence around the ritual, families and authorities have struggled to understand and police a deeply traditional but often abused...
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Mosquitoes as Vaccination Tools: A Novel Approach to Immunizing Bats Against Rabies
(The Telegraph) – Mosquitoes typically spread disease, rather than prevent it, but Chinese scientists have proposed using the insects as an unlikely vector to...
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The Dark Side of the American Dream: Middle-Class Suburbanites Selling Their Blood Plasma to Make Ends Meet
(New York Times) – Across the United States, plasma centers are opening in wealthier areas as more people struggle with the high cost of...
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The Psychedelic Promise: Why Mind-Altering Substances Are Falling Short in Clinical Trials
(MIT Technology Review) – Placebo and “knowcebo” effects are a problem. But they can also help people feel better. Over the last decade, we’ve...
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The Dark Side of Social Media: World Happiness Report Reveals Alarming Trends
(AP) – Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls...
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The Unseen Value: Challenging Misconceptions About Life as a Wheelchair User
(Compact Magazine) – When people see a wheelchair user like me, they evidently assume my disability must be so hard to survive, so painful,...
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Scottish Parliament Rejects Assisted Dying Bill: What Does This Mean for Vulnerable Groups?
(The Guardian) – The Scottish parliament has voted against legalising assisted dying after critics and religious groups led a concerted campaign to block the...