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The Role of Government in Healthcare: Protecting Transgender Youth
Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care, and similar bills in other states, beg the question, what right do policymakers have to override the scope of medical practice, and on what grounds?
Biases and System Failures Affecting U.S. Maternal Mortality
Maternal mortality is a multi-faceted issue requiring numerous solutions, however it is possible for hospitals to improve their care.
Airlines Should Require COVID-19 Vaccination to Fly
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the airline industry and the duty of airlines to protect employees' public health interests.
COVID-19’s Impact on the Homeless Community
As our society moves closer to beating COVID-19, the homeless population has yet to experience the same progress and continues to suffer.
The Ethics Behind Naming a Virus After Its Country of Origin
Labeling the COVID-19 virus the “China Virus” is driving racism and violence targeting those in the AAPI community.
First, Do Harm: The Ethics of Human Challenge Trials For COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Summary: Embracing human challenge trials may not be easy, but we cannot afford to overlook the enormous social benefit that comes with their implementation.
The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Health Outcomes
Mass incarceration is a public health crisis and should be given the attention and resources necessary to confront the problem.
Neural Implantations: Ethics of ‘Mind Control’
Can technology enhance human performance, and if so, is ethical to do so?
The Ethics of Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants
Undocumented immigrants in this country face many challenges and inadequte access to health care is near the top of the list.
The Physician’s Conundrum: Assigning Moral Responsibility for Medical Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Two features of AI/ML in clinical decision making raise important ethical and legal questions about how to assign responsibility for medical decisions.