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fromBig Think
1 week ago

Peter Singer: Animal suffering is human responsibility

"I wrote 'Animal Liberation' in 1975 because I was convinced that I had stumbled onto something very important that most people were oblivious to..."
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fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

My Adopted Cousin's Biological Parents Were Siblings. Do I Tell Her?

The narrator grapples with whether to reveal a family secret about their cousin's adoption and biological parentage, fearing the emotional impact on her.
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fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

Weighing cure for sick kids against troubling ethical questions - Harvard Gazette

CRISPR technology offers potential to cure diseases like sickle cell anemia but raises critical ethical questions about altering human genetics.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

My Adopted Cousin's Biological Parents Were Siblings. Do I Tell Her?

The narrator grapples with whether to reveal a family secret about their cousin's adoption and biological parentage, fearing the emotional impact on her.
OMG science
fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

Weighing cure for sick kids against troubling ethical questions - Harvard Gazette

CRISPR technology offers potential to cure diseases like sickle cell anemia but raises critical ethical questions about altering human genetics.
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fromApaonline
1 month ago

History, Hospitals, and Health Disparities

COVID-19 highlighted existing health disparities, particularly among Black, Hispanic, and Native American populations, due to comorbidities and unequal access to healthcare.
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fromThe Conversation
2 months ago

An artificial heart may save your life. But it can also change you in surprising ways

An Australian man became the first patient to leave the hospital with an artificial heart while waiting for a transplant.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Many life-saving drugs fail for lack of funding. But there's a solution: desperate rich people

La Fondation Brocher is key in medical ethics research, influencing drug development, yet many effective drugs remain abandoned.
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fromWashington Post
2 months ago

Tom Beauchamp, scholar who helped define modern bioethics, dies at 85

Tom Beauchamp significantly shaped bioethics through the Belmont Report, which established ethical principles for human research.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Many life-saving drugs fail for lack of funding. But there's a solution: desperate rich people

La Fondation Brocher is key in medical ethics research, influencing drug development, yet many effective drugs remain abandoned.
Social justice
fromWashington Post
2 months ago

Tom Beauchamp, scholar who helped define modern bioethics, dies at 85

Tom Beauchamp significantly shaped bioethics through the Belmont Report, which established ethical principles for human research.
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fromApaonline
2 months ago

Trading Time for Tissue: The Morality of Organ Donation Programs in Prisons

A Massachusetts bill proposed allowing incarcerated individuals to donate organs for reduced sentences, highlighting organ shortages and racial disparities in donations.
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