Policy & Ethics

Where science meets society: regulatory decisions, research ethics, public health policy, and the debates around how scientific knowledge is applied, funded, and communicated.

If you wanted to convince someone to skip their COVID vaccine, how would you do it? You would first insult them, emphasizing how stupid their political opinions are.
Where settled science competes with gaps in knowledge
Recently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to aducanumab (Aduhelm), the first Alzheimer’s Disease treatment since 2003.
The study is based on the National Survey on Research Integrity done in the Netherlands involving 6,800 respondents.
Last week the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a new rule that permit
Teenagers have no business using electronic cigarettes. Public health officials, scientists and even companies that manufacturer and sell e-cigarettes should do all they can to prevent teen vaping. 
Donuts, beer, college scholarships, cash, trucks, and even guns.
Should celebrities tell the world that they've been vaccinated against COVID-19?
Although it took four years, the American Medical Association's 202
Here is a breakdown of the concerns brought to the EPA’s internal integrity unit over the last decade. Some are purely internal concerns, like professional development, authorship acknowledgments, or intra-agency retaliation.