Category Science and Technology
Mind the Ethical Gap in AI-Powered Drug Discovery
Dessislava Fessenko shows that while artificial intelligence might revolutionize drug development, its use comes with risks and potential ethical implications. Iterative ethics oversight from the get-go is needed to address the looming concerns.
Independence, Influence & Power: Canada’s Failed Medicine Pricing Reforms
Matthew Herder presents his opening statement to the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Health on May 2, 2023. In February, Herder resigned from the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB).
COVID-19 Vaccines: Did Research Exclusion Affect Informed Consent?
Thomas Milovac looks back at the groups initially excluded from COVID-19 vaccine research, such as pregnant and breast-feeding women, and considers whether their exclusion prevented members of these groups from being able to provide informed consent to vaccination.
Human Genome Editing: From the First to the Third International Summit
Françoise Baylis discusses the outcome of the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing.
Feminist Responses to Whole Body Gestational Donation
Nicole Fice questions whether feminist objections to the idea of brain-dead individuals as gestational surrogates can be easily dismissed.
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