Author Archives: impact ethics

Be Brave: From Contemplation to Action in Canadian Health Care

Marika Warren and Kirstin Borgerson discuss a key obstacle to improving the Canadian health care system.

Is home-brew heroin really just a beer away? Reflections on regulation of yeast-based production of opiates.

Tania Bubela discusses the dangers of and need for regulating the production of yeast-based opiates.

Things I Accidentally Learned from Hope Amantine

Alice Dreger reflects on the role of Twitter in medical ethics.

“Female Viagra”: Is this little pink pill worth it?

Katy Fulfer addresses concerns about the approval of “female Viagra”

Let’s stop talking about children and exercise.

Samantha Brennan suggests shifting the dialogue about childhood fitness from exercise to daily movement.