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Neil Young’s music is being taken down by Spotify after his ultimatum over Joe Rogan’s podcast. Assuming Spotify would have preferred to...

It is unclear when a vaccine adjusted for Omicron will be available. #covid19 #vaccination https://www.statnews.com/2022/01/25/pfizer-bio...

ThedaCare is a level II trauma center, comprehensive stroke center. Ascension St Elizabeth Hospital is a Level II trauma center and...

Thoughts on providing care to the unvaccinated "Public outrage over the unvaccinated is driving a crisis in bioethics " #bioethics...

Should experiments be done which deliberately infect individuals with covid-19? #covid19 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01...

Supreme Court justices deliver mixed outcome on administration’s Covid-19 mandates. You are allowed to put yourself at risk. How much...

On vaccination of adolescents Adolescents, Parents, and Covid-19 Vaccination — Who Should Decide? | NEJM #biothics #covid19 #vaccination...

This is disturbing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/10/05/uchealth-transplant-unvaccinated/ But consider: There are many...

objections to vaccination are not a new phenomenon. Mr Franklin is writing on smallpox. #vaccination https://founders.archives.gov/docum...

Genetic papers containing data from China’s ethnic minorities draw fire #BIOETHICS https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/genetic-papers...

I was asked a question about the variants of Covid-19. There are a number of them. CDC has information on them. #bioethics #COVID19 ...

This is important. Hospitals need to release the numbers. "Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Here’s Why.'...

from Journal of Medical Ethics. Can obtaining informed consent result in some nocebo effects. "Unethical informed consent caused by...

"Vaccine passports as a constitutional right" If you have certain vaccines should you be exempted from certain public health...

on increasing access to care by teaching use of telehealth "To Tackle the Digital Divide, A Program Teaches Seniors How to Use...

Should those who refuse vaccines pay more for insurance? "Analysis: Don’t Want a Vaccine? Be Prepared to Pay More for Insurance."...

an interesting opinion. I actually think we need mandated vaccines among health care workers. Mandated vaccines in the wider population...

This is rather disturbing. "The German Experiment That Placed Foster Children with Pedophiles" #bioethicshttps://www.newyorker.com/magazi...

Genetic engineering test with mosquitoes ‘may be game changer’ in eliminating malaria" Should we try to deliberately eliminate a species?...