Policy & Ethics

On the verge of a “national emergency,” regulatory experts from the National Health Service (NHS) Improvement body just released their latest review which reveals a crisis in workforce shortag

There is a profound trend underway in organ donation that is prioritizing not making the perfect the enemy of the good.

The odds of winning the Powerball lackpot with a single ticket are 1 in 292,201,338. You are never going to win it.

If you want to look for the day when chemophobia - an irrational fear of harmless trace chemicals - came into being, September 6th, 1958 has to be in the running.

The world is abuzz with smartphones, smartwatches, smart thermostats – artificial intelligence, by whatever name you choose is upon us.

There is a stinking, pathetic double standard at the heart of scientific publishing, as well as science communication in general:

The American Council on Science and Health has had plenty of problems with Tom Frieden, M.D., the former head of the CDC and New York City health commissioner (See

Laws are being passed in the USA that make it possible to compel people to receive treatment for health problems they don’t believe they have.

Oregon is widely seen as a progressive state. It was the first to permit physician-assisted suicide. The state has voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election since 1988.

Medical ethics can be thorny even with a relatively benign topic being considered. But physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is anything but benign.