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The Next Pandemic
A Pragmatic and Ethical Discussion About the Looming Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

Apr 29, 2022

Tracey L. Cohen
The First Baby Born After Polygenic Embryo Screening
Key Issues Through the Lens of Experts and Science Reporters

Apr 7, 2022

Kalina Kamenova, Hazar Haidar
In It Together
Why Writing Our Genetic Future Should Not Be Left to the Scientists Alone

Mar 17, 2022

Silvia Croydon
Telemental Health
A Saving Grace or An Inadequate Vessel?

Mar 2, 2022

Nicholas A. O'Malley
Adding a Correction Factor to the Allocation of Scarce Life-saving Resources in a Pandemic
One Step Closer to Dismantling Structural Inequities

Feb 15, 2022

Cathy Purvis Lively
Fraud and Deceit in Medical Research
Insights and Current Perspectives

Jan 26, 2022

Frideriki Poutoglidou, Marios Stavrakas, Nikolaos Tsetsos, Alexandros Poutoglidis, Aikaterini Tsentemeidou, Georgios Fyrmpas, Petros D. Karkos
Structural Racism
An Approach for Academic Medical Centers

Jan 13, 2022

Nicolle Strand
Hold my Hand
How Abortion Doulas Improve Abortion Care

Jan 11, 2022

Shannon Lee
Happy New Year from the Editor
Jan 9, 2022

Anne Zimmerman
Amending Federal Regulations to Counteract Language Barriers in the Informed Consent Process
Jan 8, 2022

Suzanne Mistretta
Religious Exemptions
Application of Employment Division v. Smith to COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates

Nov 2, 2021

Anne Zimmerman
The Trauma of Disregard
Doing Justice to Parental Healthcare Values in Conflicts in Pediatric Medical Care

Oct 31, 2021

Anne Zimmerman
Vaccine Hesitancy Narratives
Oct 18, 2021

David N. Hoffman, Ashley L. Stewart, Jennifer Breznay, Kara Simpson, Johanna T. Crane
Protecting Autonomy of Rohingya Women in Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions
Sep 27, 2021

Haaris Siddiqi
The Women Who Don’t Get Counted
Sep 27, 2021

Caelan Rathke
Expanding Conflicts of Interest in Public Health Research
Sep 20, 2021

Vishnu Subrahmanyam
Alone on an Island
The Impact Of COVID-19 Containment Measures on Access to Abortion Care in Malta

Sep 1, 2021

Erin M. Kwolek
Partnership with a Theater Company to Amplify Voices of Underrepresented-in-Medicine Students
Aug 24, 2021

George Hernandez, Valeria Saldana , Sotonye Douglas, Amy Miyako Williams, Anna-leila Williams
A Public Health Reset Through Contractualism
Aug 7, 2021

Vishnu Subrahmanyam
Shifting Perceptions of CRISPR
From Controversial Gene Editing Tool to Indispensable SARS-CoV-2 Variant Surveillance Tool

Aug 4, 2021

Camille Castelyn
The Right to Choose
The Psychiatric Patient and Medical Aid-in-Dying

Aug 1, 2021

Laila Knio
Social Isolation of Older Adults in Long Term Care as a Result of COVID-19 Mitigation Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Protecting the Individual or a Means to an End?

Jul 28, 2021

Cathy Purvis Lively
Doctors Strike During COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia
Between Right and Wrong

Jul 27, 2021

Jazlan Jamaluddin, Nurul Nadia Baharum, Siti Nuradliah Jamil, Mohd Azzahi Mohamed Kamel
Reproductive Ethics and Family
An Argument to Cover Access to ART for the LGBTQ Community

Jul 13, 2021

Oskar Neyra
The Care Children Deserve
Some Thoughts on the Effort to Open a Children’s Hospital in El Paso, TX

Jul 1, 2021

Gyan Moorthy
Distributive Justice as a Means of Combating Systemic Racism in Healthcare
Jun 21, 2021

Derek Soled
Implementing Personalized Genetic Medicine
Interprofessional and Patient Perspectives on Connecting Medical Research with Clinical Care

Jun 16, 2021

Salla Saxén, Heikki Saxén
Structural Justice Ethics in Health Care
Jun 2, 2021

Wendy Dunne DiChristina
Repurposing the Ladder
Liberty, Choice, and Autonomy as Applied to India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

May 19, 2021

Rohin Bhatt, Vishnu Subrahmanyam
On the Status of Rights
Legal and Philosophical

May 18, 2021

Liam Butchart

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The Next Pandemic A Pragmatic and Ethical Discussion About the Looming Threat of Antibiotic Resistance Apr 29, 2022

The First Baby Born After Polygenic Embryo Screening Key Issues Through the Lens of Experts and Science Reporters Apr 7, 2022

In It Together Why Writing Our Genetic Future Should Not Be Left to the Scientists Alone Mar 17, 2022

Telemental Health A Saving Grace or An Inadequate Vessel? Mar 2, 2022

Adding a Correction Factor to the Allocation of Scarce Life-saving Resources in a Pandemic One Step Closer to Dismantling Structural Inequities Feb 15, 2022

Fraud and Deceit in Medical Research Insights and Current Perspectives Jan 26, 2022

Structural Racism An Approach for Academic Medical Centers Jan 13, 2022

Hold my Hand How Abortion Doulas Improve Abortion Care Jan 11, 2022

Happy New Year from the Editor Jan 9, 2022

Amending Federal Regulations to Counteract Language Barriers in the Informed Consent Process Jan 8, 2022

Religious Exemptions Application of Employment Division v. Smith to COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates Nov 2, 2021

The Trauma of Disregard Doing Justice to Parental Healthcare Values in Conflicts in Pediatric Medical Care Oct 31, 2021

Vaccine Hesitancy Narratives Oct 18, 2021

Protecting Autonomy of Rohingya Women in Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions Sep 27, 2021

The Women Who Don’t Get Counted Sep 27, 2021

Expanding Conflicts of Interest in Public Health Research Sep 20, 2021

Alone on an Island The Impact Of COVID-19 Containment Measures on Access to Abortion Care in Malta Sep 1, 2021

Partnership with a Theater Company to Amplify Voices of Underrepresented-in-Medicine Students Aug 24, 2021

A Public Health Reset Through Contractualism Aug 7, 2021

Shifting Perceptions of CRISPR From Controversial Gene Editing Tool to Indispensable SARS-CoV-2 Variant Surveillance Tool Aug 4, 2021

The Right to Choose The Psychiatric Patient and Medical Aid-in-Dying Aug 1, 2021

Social Isolation of Older Adults in Long Term Care as a Result of COVID-19 Mitigation Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic Protecting the Individual or a Means to an End? Jul 28, 2021

Doctors Strike During COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia Between Right and Wrong Jul 27, 2021

Reproductive Ethics and Family An Argument to Cover Access to ART for the LGBTQ Community Jul 13, 2021

The Care Children Deserve Some Thoughts on the Effort to Open a Children’s Hospital in El Paso, TX Jul 1, 2021

Distributive Justice as a Means of Combating Systemic Racism in Healthcare Jun 21, 2021

Implementing Personalized Genetic Medicine Interprofessional and Patient Perspectives on Connecting Medical Research with Clinical Care Jun 16, 2021

Structural Justice Ethics in Health Care Jun 2, 2021

Repurposing the Ladder Liberty, Choice, and Autonomy as Applied to India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive May 19, 2021

On the Status of Rights Legal and Philosophical May 18, 2021

The Next Pandemic
A Pragmatic and Ethical Discussion About the Looming Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

Apr 29, 2022

The First Baby Born After Polygenic Embryo Screening
Key Issues Through the Lens of Experts and Science Reporters

Apr 7, 2022

In It Together
Why Writing Our Genetic Future Should Not Be Left to the Scientists Alone

Mar 17, 2022

Telemental Health
A Saving Grace or An Inadequate Vessel?

Mar 2, 2022

Adding a Correction Factor to the Allocation of Scarce Life-saving Resources in a Pandemic
One Step Closer to Dismantling Structural Inequities

Feb 15, 2022

Fraud and Deceit in Medical Research
Insights and Current Perspectives

Jan 26, 2022

Structural Racism
An Approach for Academic Medical Centers

Jan 13, 2022

Hold my Hand
How Abortion Doulas Improve Abortion Care

Jan 11, 2022

Happy New Year from the Editor
Jan 9, 2022

Amending Federal Regulations to Counteract Language Barriers in the Informed Consent Process
Jan 8, 2022

Religious Exemptions
Application of Employment Division v. Smith to COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates

Nov 2, 2021

The Trauma of Disregard
Doing Justice to Parental Healthcare Values in Conflicts in Pediatric Medical Care

Oct 31, 2021

Vaccine Hesitancy Narratives
Oct 18, 2021

Protecting Autonomy of Rohingya Women in Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions
Sep 27, 2021

The Women Who Don’t Get Counted
Sep 27, 2021

Expanding Conflicts of Interest in Public Health Research
Sep 20, 2021

Alone on an Island
The Impact Of COVID-19 Containment Measures on Access to Abortion Care in Malta

Sep 1, 2021

Partnership with a Theater Company to Amplify Voices of Underrepresented-in-Medicine Students
Aug 24, 2021

A Public Health Reset Through Contractualism
Aug 7, 2021

Shifting Perceptions of CRISPR
From Controversial Gene Editing Tool to Indispensable SARS-CoV-2 Variant Surveillance Tool

Aug 4, 2021

The Right to Choose
The Psychiatric Patient and Medical Aid-in-Dying

Aug 1, 2021

Social Isolation of Older Adults in Long Term Care as a Result of COVID-19 Mitigation Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Protecting the Individual or a Means to an End?

Jul 28, 2021

Doctors Strike During COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia
Between Right and Wrong

Jul 27, 2021

Reproductive Ethics and Family
An Argument to Cover Access to ART for the LGBTQ Community

Jul 13, 2021

The Care Children Deserve
Some Thoughts on the Effort to Open a Children’s Hospital in El Paso, TX

Jul 1, 2021

Distributive Justice as a Means of Combating Systemic Racism in Healthcare
Jun 21, 2021

Implementing Personalized Genetic Medicine
Interprofessional and Patient Perspectives on Connecting Medical Research with Clinical Care

Jun 16, 2021

Structural Justice Ethics in Health Care
Jun 2, 2021

Repurposing the Ladder
Liberty, Choice, and Autonomy as Applied to India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

May 19, 2021

On the Status of Rights
Legal and Philosophical

May 18, 2021