Medicine

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.

The gene-editing technology CRISPR was the source of lively theoretical ethics debates - until Chinese scientist He Jiankui actually used it.

China's decision to permit the sale of rhino horns and tiger bones is controversial - but it's more than an ecological crisis. It's also about traditional medicine and preserving a culture.

Women bear an excessive burden when it comes to preventing pregnancy. What happens when we include the other half of the population?

Fentanyl testing strips could save lives for drug users, but not without the support of city and state governments.

September is National Suicide Prevention month, so it's a good time to reflect -- where does the responsibility to prevent suicide lie?

Euthanasia is already a much-debated practice, and the case of Aurelia Brouwers only intensified the controversy.

Study drug usage is on the rise -- and that's a complicated ethical quandary.

After the Masterpiece Cake Shop decision, the concept of conscience clauses has come under fire -- most recently with a pharmacist in Arizona refusing to fill a prescription.

The opioid crisis is more than a homegrown problem: it's the result of some brilliantly dangerous marketing by pharmaceutical companies.