Medicine

Developing human/non-human embryos for research and organ transplant raises tough questions about the value of human life and the politics of species taxonomy.

In the debate over vaccination abstention, the right to refuse medical treatment and the right to bodily integrity are in conflict with concerns of justice and public health. How can we make headway in the deadlock?

Emerging healthcare technologies like Rudy, Addison, and PARO should prompt us to reassess the healthcare industry and to contemplate the difference between service and care.

Industrial agriculture has pacified some critics by using Novocaine to ease animal suffering. But what happens when there isn't enough anesthetic to go around? And what's the value of using pain relief for animals set for slaughter?

Informed consent might look like an innocuous legal standard, but it masks a divisive political arena. And the struggle between autonomy and paternalism is not without casualties.

New research involving brain resuscitation holds great promise and presents even greater challenges.

How can we properly attend to the health of both patient and physician when unintended harm occurs?

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.

Given the threat to public health, what bar should a claim to philosophical exemption from vaccination need to clear?

Societal acceptance of physician-assisted suicide has been growing, but the costs aren't always so easy to see.

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 recent measles outbreak in Washington should prompt us to reexamine how we balance public health and individual religious conviction.

This article examines the ethical implications of measuring the purity of the ingredients drugs so recreational users can be informed about the substances.

What should our outlook be on "medically induced" happiness? Is it the same as "natural" happiness?

Pinterest quietly removed anti-vaccination content from the site, making both 'anti-vax' and 'vaccine' unsearchable. Was this the right thing to do?

Gene editing is controversial for many reasons, but it's especially thorny when it comes to issues such as selective abortion, disease, and disability.

We've been taught from a young age to wash our hands frequently and use powerful disinfectants to clean our homes. But how clean is too clean?

In November, Utah voters made medical marijuana legal with a ballot measure. However, legislation is already underway to restrict it.

The gender binary has long held sway over medical intervention for many kinds of treatments, especially for those who identify outside that binary.

Women deserve better care and experiences when it comes to giving birth, but the Free Birth Society may not be the answer.