Category Community

Gurus, Influencers, and the Public Health Crisis of Misinformation

Kyle Barbour outlines how the death of public reason has made room for figures advancing spurious claims about health.

Pathogens of Pandemic Potential: Decision-Making by Consensus

Françoise Baylis outlines principles for consensus building on research with pandemic risks.

What Does Bioethics Offer Biotech?

Palmer Montalbano recommends biotech companies integrate ethics into their processes at an early stage to produce better long-term outcomes for both society and business.

Adolescent Consent: Culturally Relative or Universal?

Julien Brisson supports removing age-based restrictions on adolescent healthcare consent, advocating for decisions to be made on the adolescent’s capacity to understand the treatment.

Vaccines Treating Cancer: Would Anti-Vaxxers Change their Minds?

Chris Kaposy wonders about the impact of mRNA vaccines that treat cancer on the anti-vaccine movement.