Vol. 11 (2025)

Published: Jan 15, 2025

How does Generative AI Affect Patients' Rights?
A Focus on Privacy, Autonomy, and Justice

Sep 28, 2025

Sofia Capella

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Autonomy on Trial
Trust, Capacity, and the Doctor-Patient Divide in US Bioethics and Law

Sep 27, 2025

Sneha Varahala

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Is "Gender-Affirming Medical Care" Any of These?
Defining Affirmation, Medicine, and Care in Context

Sep 24, 2025

Christian O'Connell, JD

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An Eastern Principle of Relational Autonomy Shaped Attitudes Toward Mask Mandate During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sep 7, 2025

Shui Shan Isabel Hwang

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The Ethical Duty of Residency Programs to Support the Social Well-being of International Medical Graduates
Sep 1, 2025

Lacey Green

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The Ethical Significance of Brain-Computer Interfaces as Enablers of Communication
Aug 25, 2025

Toma Gruica

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THE ETHICAL STARTUP?
Lessons from DNA Marketplaces

Aug 25, 2025

Alexis Walker

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Pet Euthanasia and Human Euthanasia
Aug 15, 2025

Jason Chen

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Social Media Suicide Watch
Privacy vs. Beneficence

Jul 23, 2025

Katherine Prothro

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The Right to Die
Autonomy at the Limits

Jul 21, 2025

Ilaria Bertini

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In an Age of Anti-Intellectualism, What is the Value of Expertise?
Jul 9, 2025

Bryan Pilkington, Arthur Caplan, Kayhan Parsi

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Confronting the Gap between Classroom Ideals and the Reality of Clinical Culture: A Student’s Perspective
Teaching What Isn't Taught: Developing Moral Courage in the Face of Medicine's Hidden Curriculum

Jun 18, 2025

Isabelle Band, Krishna Chokshi

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From Catalyst to Clarity
Restoring the Intent of the Orphan Drug Act

Jun 5, 2025

Ezra Chan

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Gene Editing Anxiety
The Uncertain Cost of Engineering Peace of Mind

May 23, 2025

Angelo Osofsky

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EMTALA and State Abortion Bans
Juggling a Power Struggle

Apr 8, 2025

Cathy Lively, Anne Zimmerman

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Balancing Innovation and Ethics
The Role of Genetic Testing in Health and Identity

Mar 26, 2025

Anisa Patel

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Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada
Is it Ethically Acceptable?

Jan 21, 2025

Chloe Eunice Panganiban, Srushhti Trivedi

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Trans Experiences In Healthcare
Testimonial Injustice in Clinical Practice

Jan 15, 2025

Sophia Xian, Elizabeth Dietz, Rachel Fabi

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Vol. 11 (2025)

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How does Generative AI Affect Patients' Rights? A Focus on Privacy, Autonomy, and Justice Sep 28, 2025

Autonomy on Trial Trust, Capacity, and the Doctor-Patient Divide in US Bioethics and Law Sep 27, 2025

Is "Gender-Affirming Medical Care" Any of These? Defining Affirmation, Medicine, and Care in Context Sep 24, 2025

An Eastern Principle of Relational Autonomy Shaped Attitudes Toward Mask Mandate During the COVID-19 Pandemic Sep 7, 2025

The Ethical Duty of Residency Programs to Support the Social Well-being of International Medical Graduates Sep 1, 2025

The Ethical Significance of Brain-Computer Interfaces as Enablers of Communication Aug 25, 2025

THE ETHICAL STARTUP? Lessons from DNA Marketplaces Aug 25, 2025

Pet Euthanasia and Human Euthanasia Aug 15, 2025

Social Media Suicide Watch Privacy vs. Beneficence Jul 23, 2025

The Right to Die Autonomy at the Limits Jul 21, 2025

In an Age of Anti-Intellectualism, What is the Value of Expertise? Jul 9, 2025

Confronting the Gap between Classroom Ideals and the Reality of Clinical Culture: A Student’s Perspective Teaching What Isn't Taught: Developing Moral Courage in the Face of Medicine's Hidden Curriculum Jun 18, 2025

From Catalyst to Clarity Restoring the Intent of the Orphan Drug Act Jun 5, 2025

Gene Editing Anxiety The Uncertain Cost of Engineering Peace of Mind May 23, 2025

EMTALA and State Abortion Bans Juggling a Power Struggle Apr 8, 2025

Balancing Innovation and Ethics The Role of Genetic Testing in Health and Identity Mar 26, 2025

Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada Is it Ethically Acceptable? Jan 21, 2025

Trans Experiences In Healthcare Testimonial Injustice in Clinical Practice Jan 15, 2025