#bioethicalissues

The Pregnancy Penalty and Research Gap of Female Olympic Athletes

Written by Selma Music Edited by Raheem Sheikh The false belief that women were psychologically and physically inferior to men is what...

What about the rats?

Written by Pooja Suganthan Edited by Anling Chen Rats are more similar to humans than we think. Rats can laugh, replay memories, and...

The Crossroads of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Written by Martyna Kulecv Edited by Jacquelyn Tang Human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research has been one of the most ethically and...

Autonomy in Medicine

Written by Cara Chang Edited by Adnan Prantoi Physicians are trained to make important decisions about their patients. As professionals,...

Escaping Death

Written by Madeline Zeron Edited by Maya Khedr Elkelany Within the past three years, the world has been running on #TikTokMadeMeDoIt to...

Physician Reluctance to Seek Mental Health Care

Written by Maisha Uddin Edited by Selma Music Despite being healthcare advocates, physicians are often the first to neglect their...

Heartache and Literal Heartaches: The Grey’s Anatomy Effect

Written by Lily Li Edited by Joey Huang The human body is delicate. The constant innovation and application of novel technologies is...

Revisiting Past Education Policies, Looking Out for the Future

Written by Raheem Sheikh Edited by Jacquelyn Tang Meet Alena Alena Analeigh Wicker, from Fort Worth, Texas, is not unlike most students....

Fighting Ailments with Custom-Made Living Organs

Written by Jonathan Gao Edited by Raheem Sheikh If you ever baked cookies or cakes, you’re familiar with the process: a simple batter is...

Intergenerational Trauma - Psychosocial and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Risk

Written by: Selma Music Edited by: Anling Chen Intergenerational trauma is the effect that profound traumatic experiences have on future...

The Cost of Commercial Surrogacy: Exploitation and Abuse

Written by Maisha Uddin Edited by Ishraq Nihal In 2016, Bridget was born prematurely, with multiple severe health issues, to a Ukrainian...

Cuban Cuts Costs- The Online Pharmacy Changing Medicine

Written by Pooja Suganthan Edited by Elizabeth Badalov “Shark Tank” billionaire Mark Cuban has started a low-cost online pharmacy. The...

A Life Better Lived

Written by Nishanth Araveti Edited by Pooja Suganthan “A man should be mourned at his birth, not at his death” Writing in the 18th...

The Real Impact Being Constantly “Hangry” has on the Development of Societies

Written by Laila Gad Edited by Sanjana Ahmed “You’re not you when you’re hungry,” a phrase well ingrained in our minds after watching...

Medical Mistakes

Written by Aisha Abid Edited by Faith Singh Do physicians have any ethical responsibility to inform patients regarding medical errors?...

The Potential of Pig Hearts to Save Humans

Written by Jonathan Gao Edited by Elizabeth Badalov Picture this: you lie in a small examination room as the physician performs the same...

On the Ethics of Neural Twins

Written by Nishanth Araveti Edited by Jacquelyn Tang First proposed by philosopher Derek Parfit, the Teletransporter Thought Experiment...

Brainwashing as a Political Weapon: The Legacy of MK Ultra

Written by Elizabeth Katanov Edited by Aisha Abid Imagine being induced in a coma for 23 days, electroshocked three times a day, and then...

Subway Chase and Safety

Written by Pooja Suganthan Edited by Kelvin Wu Two weeks ago, I was chased around the Jamaica 179 Street subway station by a man with a...

The Right to Die

Written by Marium Ghobriel Edited by Ishraq Nihal Euthanasia, also known as assisted suicide, is the act of ending the life of someone...

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