Science and Supposition
Patricia J. Williams : Science
The new Obama protocols on scientific research will influence not just stem cells but climate change, genetics, sex education and food safety.
Medicine/Drugs
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2009
2008
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FDA Puts Medical Test Subjects in Danger
Sonia Shah : Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Research subjects in developing countries--often the poorest, the sickest and with the fewest options--become more vulnerable.
2007
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The Doctor Stories
Atul Gawande offers up a banal self-help manual for aspiring MDs, while Pauline Chen prescribes a dose of compassion.
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Body Language
A new "ethnic correctness" is taking hold among minorities that might reverse a rising trend among Asians and others to undergo plastic surgery to look more westernized.
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Who's Afraid of Gardasil?
Karen Houppert : Health Care Policy
A medical breakthrough has provoked opposition from conservatives, consumer advocates and antivaccine groups.
2006
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A Burnt-Out Case
A new biography of Timothy Leary reveals the mixed-up sociopath behind the "turn on, tune in, drop out" mantra.
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Government's the Problem
Calvin Trillin : Health Care Policy
Complicated drug plans are the result of promises fulfilled.
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Brave Neuro World
As neurotechnology expands our abilities to rejuvenate aging brains, rebound from trauma and enhance moods or sexual prowess, we need a consistent set of neuroethics about how that technology should be used.
2005
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The Disappearing Flu Vaccine
Nicholas von Hoffman : Corporate Responsibility & Accountability
Flu vaccine is in short supply this season, and the reason is that drug companies can't make as much money protecting us from disease as from developing expensive treatments for niche illnesses.
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'The Constant Gardener': What the Movie Missed
As Big Pharma increasingly turns to the Third World to test its products, this lush film will spark outrage, but glosses over the constant vigilance necessary to police drug trials.
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Cannabis Interrupted
Herman Schwartz : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court's medical marijuana decision was a major setback for common sense.
2004
2003
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Dying for AIDS Drugs
People with HIV describe a desperate scramble for lifesaving medications.
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