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IN THE NEWS - Updated: Sat Sep 4 | 1:31 PM UTC

AIDS/HIVWill HIV Vaccine Advances Become Mired in Ethics and Risk-Group Refusals?
Associated Content - Tue, 13 Jul 2010
Zambia court awards damages in HIV screening test case
BBC - Fri, 04 Jun 2010

BioethicsAAMC: Academic medical centers need better conflict of interest policies
KevinMD - Mon, 09 Aug 2010
At One Med School, Volunteers Lend a Hand With Anatomy Lab Prep
Wall Street Journal Health Blog - Thu, 05 Aug 2010

BiotechnologyEra of Robots, Tech-Enhanced Humans Not Here Yet
PC World - Tue, 13 Jul 2010
The 3 Papers That Define Biotechnology
The Atlantic - Thu, 08 Jul 2010

BioterrorismGains in Bioscience Cause Terror Fears
Wall Street Journal - Wed, 11 Aug 2010
Bioterrorism And Disaster Preparedness
Science Daily - Fri, 14 Aug 2009

CloningCloned Beef in Food Chain Spreads Alarm in Britain
MSNBC - Thu, 05 Aug 2010
Cloned sniffer dogs begin duties
BBC - Mon, 20 Jul 2009

End-of-Life IssuesFrank Talk About Care at Life’s End
New York Times - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Who Should Decide When Care is Futile?
Philadelphia Inquirer - Thu, 19 Aug 2010

EnhancementMoral Questions in the Ancient Art of Human Enhancement
Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies - Tue, 27 Jul 2010
'Unjust' outcomes under fire: penalty should fit the crime
Sydney Morning Herald - Mon, 15 Feb 2010

Environmental EthicsTake Climate Change Off The Back Burner
New York Daily News - Wed, 11 Aug 2010
Peak Oil and Climate Change: Between Too Soon and Not Soon Enough
Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies - Tue, 27 Jul 2010

Genetically Modified OrganismsIs genetically altered fish OK? U.S. to decide
Reuters Science - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
The Ethics of “Healthy” Bacon
Food Ethics Blog - Tue, 24 Aug 2010

GeneticsUC Berkeley Drops Plans to Release Personal Genetic Information to Incoming Freshmen
San Jose Mercury News - Fri, 13 Aug 2010
Genomics: What Lies Within
Economist - Fri, 13 Aug 2010

Health Care IssuesPhysicians use photos from patients' cellphones to deliver 'mobile health'
Washington Post - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Pharmacists Take Larger Role on Health Team
New York Times - Mon, 16 Aug 2010

Health DisparitiesInsurer targeted breast cancer patients to cancel
MSNBC - Thu, 22 Apr 2010
The Great Divide
Newsweek - Mon, 15 Feb 2010

Human Research/SubjectsEPA Reverses Controversial ‘Human Guinea Pig’ Rule
Wired - Wed, 23 Jun 2010
Concern Over Foreign Trials for Drugs Sold in U.S.
The New Jersey Times - Tue, 22 Jun 2010

MediaFriend Request
The New York Times - Thu, 15 Apr 2010
Social networks a lifeline for the chronically ill
The New York Times - Fri, 26 Mar 2010

Medical PrivacyWhen Patients Meet Online, Are There Side Effects?
The New York Times - Tue, 01 Jun 2010
An Unforeseen Complication of Electronic Medical Records
The New York Times - Thu, 22 Apr 2010

NanotechnologyNanomaterials Under Study by the E.P.A.
New York Times - Wed, 30 Sep 2009
Everyday nanotechnology
Boston Globe - Mon, 17 Aug 2009

NeuroethicsChild’s Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young
New York Times - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Younger Kids In Class May Be Overdiagnosed With ADHD
NPR Shots Blog - Wed, 18 Aug 2010

Organ Transplant/DonationOut of Grief Sprouts a Life-Saving Legacy
New York Times - Mon, 16 Aug 2010
What It Takes to Become a Living Donor
Wall Street Journal Health Blog - Mon, 02 Aug 2010

PoliticsElena Kagan 'As Liberal As They Come' On 'Life Issues': Bioethicist
USA Today - Thu, 01 Jul 2010
AP-GfK Poll: Public Thumbs Up For Obama Health Law
Associated Press - Fri, 18 Jun 2010

Public HealthObesity Looms as Weighty Employment Issue
Kansas City Business Journal - Sat, 04 Sep 2010
Social Networks Influence Health Behaviors
Science Daily - Fri, 03 Sep 2010

Reproductive MedicineResolution in Florida Wrongful Birth Case
Genomics Law Report - Wed, 18 Aug 2010
Sperm-donors' Kids Seek More Rights and Respect
MSNBC - Mon, 16 Aug 2010

Research EthicsChildren in Developing Nations as “Lab Rats”?
Research Ethics Blog - Fri, 27 Aug 2010
High Price to Pay for Misconduct Investigations
Nature - Wed, 18 Aug 2010

Stem Cell ResearchFirst tests for stem cell therapy are near
The Washington Post - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
NIH Asks Judge to Suspend Stem Cell Research Injunction
Science - Wed, 01 Sep 2010