The Trump administration has been shedding scientific expertise and patient perspectives in the name of slimming down the ...

A new study highlights key challenges and tensions in research ethics, particularly in light of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and calls for the adoption of new research ethics ...

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...

Ethical issues in medicine have been hashed out for centuries, but advances in medical science often give rise to new ethical dilemmas. At the dawn of hemodialysis, for instance, a 1962 Life magazine ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and ...