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Transhumanism: Meet the cyborgs and biohackers redefining beauty
As biotechnology advances, so too may our ideas of what it means to be human.
Let’s not put all our eggs in the vaccine basket
Clearly a better policy option would be to give equal attention to several aspects of prevention, treatment and cure instead of putting too much emphasis on just the vaccine.
Chances for second IVF baby good, study shows
If you've had one baby through fertility treatment, your chances for a second success are good, a new study suggests.
We need a framework for the ethics of secondary epidemic vaccine trials
Oly Ilunga Kalenga, the former Minister of <b>Health</b> of the DRC, among others…. Despite this historical precedent, <b>bioethicists</b> have given relatively…
Coronavirus contact-tracing apps: can they slow the spread of COVID-19?
Google, Apple and researchers partner to build more secure and effective tools, but poor adoption could blunt efficacy.
Is the Pandemic Sparking Suicide?
Psychiatrists are confronted with an urgent natural experiment, and the outcome is far from predictable.
Most parents concerned about privacy, body image impact of tweens using health apps
2 in 3 parents worry that their tween might be targeted by ads with inappropriate content, 3 in 4 concerned that apps could make kids overly focused on weight.
The Pandemic Is Changing How We Die—And Not Just for COVID-19 Patients
On George’s eighth day alone in the ICU, his doctors told him he had months to live. With his family listening by phone, the doctors offered two options: he could continue to receive intensive hospital care, with a small chance of getting home before his next medical crisis. Or he could go home with hospice, focusing on comfort and the people he loved.
‘No Intubation’: Seniors Fearful Of COVID-19 Are Changing Their Living Wills
DENVER ― Last month, Minna Buck revised a document specifying her wishes should she become critically ill.
Doctors face ‘nearly an impossible situation’ as they ration remdesivir
Hospitals frustrated by remdesivir supply.
Setting ethical guidelines for controlled human COVID-19 infection studies on human volunteers
A panel of experts led by Northwestern University bioethicist Seema Shah has published a Policy Forum paper in the journal <i>Science</i> outlining what they describe as an ethical way to test possible COVID-19 vaccines on human volunteers. Such testing would involve exposing the volunteers to the virus after inoculation to see if it prevents an infection.
India is forcing people to use its covid app, unlike any other democracy
Millions of Indians have no choice but to download the country’s tracking technology if they want to keep their jobs or avoid reprisals.