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Staying Human

Advancing science and medicine for, not on, human beings

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Beginning of Life •
Human Dignity •
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Online Exclusive | March 25, 2021

March 25, 2021

  • Arturo Casadevall
  • Michael J. Joyner
  • Nigel Paneth

A Victory for Scientific Pragmatism

In an emergency, the “gold” standard of evidence may not be the wise one.

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Arturo Casadevall, Michael J. Joyner, Nigel Paneth

Essay | Winter 2021

Winter 2021

  • Aaron Rothstein

Little Data, Big Headlines

On overinterpreting Covid studies for clicks

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Aaron Rothstein

Essay | Winter 2021

Winter 2021

  • Devorah Goldman

Disarming Frontline Doctors

In its quest to meet the “gold standard,” academic medicine has put Covid patients at risk.

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Devorah Goldman

Online Exclusive | June 8, 2020

June 8, 2020

  • Brendan Foht

Abortion and the Coronavirus Vaccine

Why we need an option that will be morally acceptable to all Americans

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Brendan Foht

Essay | Fall 2020

Fall 2020

  • Brewer Eberly

Mending the Healers

Young doctors are suffering from a crisis of meaning. Can med school still offer moral formation?

Brewer Eberly

Special Report | Winter 2012

Winter 2012

The Stem Cell Debates

Lessons for Science and Politics
Preface
The Stem Cell Debates
The Science of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
The Promise of Stem Cell Therapies
Ethical Considerations Regarding Stem Cell Research
Stem Cell Research Funding: Policy and Law
Overview of International Human Embryonic Stem Cell Laws

Special Series

The Coronavirus Pandemic

The Case for a Pandemic Moonshot
Danger: Caution Ahead
Is This Still an Emergency?
Sacrifice Is Not a Therapy
‘Life is too short to be miserable’
What Is the CDC?
Dance Till We Die
The Cop-Out of “Follow the Science”
The Danger of Fact-ist Politics
A Victory for Scientific Pragmatism
Visiting Grandparents Is Essential
The New Strain: How Bad Is It?
Little Data, Big Headlines
Disarming Frontline Doctors
How We Reason About Covid Tradeoffs
Science as Scorekeeping
Covid Denialists and the Fight over Liberalism
Radiation Politics in a Pandemic
Abortion and the Coronavirus Vaccine
Tribalism Comes for Pandemic Science
Squandering America’s Strength
Not as Deadly as We Thought?
Just a New York Problem?
Not Like the Flu, Not Like Car Crashes, Not Like…
Prudence in a Storm
The Impossible Ethics of Pandemic Triage
I’m Young and Healthy. If I Get Coronavirus, Will I Be Fine?
Save Lives, Ready Shovels
America’s Pandemic Data Gap
What’s the Plan?
Battlefield Promotions
“A Coronavirus Winter”: Michael T. Osterholm on the Road Ahead

Symposium | Fall 2006

Fall 2006

Commerce of the Body

The Case for Kidney Markets
Is the Body Property?

Essay | Fall 2019

Fall 2019

  • Alan Rubenstein

Custodians of the Body

Our organ donation regime strikes the right balance between generosity to the living and respect for the dead.

Alan Rubenstein

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Essay | Spring 2019

Spring 2019

  • Heather Zeiger

Our Uneasy Tranquility

American use of anti-anxiety pills has skyrocketed. Should we be worried?

Heather Zeiger

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