Autonomy, Euthanasia, and Non-Terminal Patients
What constraints, if any, should we place on the freedom to pursue physician-assisted suicide, especially when it comes to those whose reasoning may be impaired?
Re-Thinking the Nature of Bodies
The promise of organ printing raises important questions about how we understand our physical makeup.
Underrepresentation in Clinical Trials and COVID-19
Our dedication to the value of efficiency means that the historically marginalized stay marginalized.
The Politics of Depression
The growing sense of unease, distress, and exhaustion that many experience is a symptom of a political and social disease.
Morality Pills Aren’t Enough
Empathy may not be the only obstacle standing in the way of depoliticizing mask use.
Who Should Get the Vaccine First?
Our basic equality needs to be respected in processes that determine who gets what.
Life-Life Tradeoffs in the Midst of a Pandemic
On what basis should we decide where our limited medical resources go? What is just? What is fair? Is any decision unobjectionable?
Re-evaluating Addiction: The Immoral Moralizing of Alcoholics Anonymous
With no evidence of effectiveness and some troubling threads in its doctrines, AA has a powerful reputation it hasn't earned.
Hydroxychloroquine and the Ethical Pitfalls of Private Science
The retraction of three papers on treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine reflect a crisis in the scientific community: how to handle data from private companies. What reforms are necessary to avoid such data-based scandals in the future?
Rural Health Disparities and Telemedicine
Those in rural areas face a significantly higher risk of death from common causes than their urban counterparts. Is telemedicine the solution to this disparity?