Death and Consciousness: The Prospect of Brain Resuscitation
New research involving brain resuscitation holds great promise and presents even greater challenges.
The Ethics of Brand Humanization
Corporations' push to attract a marketing-resistant demographic is producing some troubling effects.
Second-Victim Phenomenon
How can we properly attend to the health of both patient and physician when unintended harm occurs?
From Picking Fruit to Buying It: The Health of California Farmworkers
When we buy fruit at the grocery store, we often fail to realize the intensive and undervalued human labor that goes into growing and harvesting that fruit.
The Ethics of Philosophical Exemptions
Given the threat to public health, what bar should a claim to philosophical exemption from vaccination need to clear?
What It Means to Legalize Euthanasia
Societal acceptance of physician-assisted suicide has been growing, but the costs aren't always so easy to see.
Depression, “Special K,” and the FDA
A powerful new antidepressant is set to hit the market, but should the FDA be in the business of fast-tracking drug approval based on need?
The Ethics of Vaccination Exemptions
The recent measles outbreak in Washington should prompt us to reexamine how we balance public health and individual religious conviction.
Australia’s Pill Testing and Different Versions of Harm Minimization
This article examines the ethical implications of measuring the purity of the ingredients drugs so recreational users can be informed about the substances.
Sparking Joy: The Ethics of Medically-Induced Happiness
What should our outlook be on "medically induced" happiness? Is it the same as "natural" happiness?