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China Needs Stronger Ethical Safeguards in Biomedicine
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Russian “CRISPR-Baby” Scientist Has Started Editing Genes in Human Eggs with the Goal of Altering Deaf Gene
Denis Rebrikov says that he does not plan to implant gene-edited embryos until he gets regulatory approval
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Policy & Ethics
What Is Death, Exactly?
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Policy & Ethics
China Needs Stronger Ethical Safeguards in Biomedicine
Medicine
Medicine
Molecules in Blood Spike Hours before Seizures
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Policy & Ethics
The U.S. Should Tighten Vaccination Mandates
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Policy & Ethics
Doctors Should Care for Patients and Social Justice
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Medicine
Vaginal Fluid Transplants Hold Promise but Raise Safety Concerns
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Vaping-Related Illness Has a New Name: EVALI
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Are Antibiotics Damaging Your Family’s Health?
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Vaping-Related Illness Has a New Name: EVALI
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted the name in new guidance on the illness, which has sickened nearly 1,300 people across 49 states
Vaginal Fluid Transplants Hold Promise but Raise Safety Concerns
A small study tested the approach for treating a common bacterial infection by restoring a healthy microbiome
What Is Death, Exactly?
Even in a hospital setting, the answer is far from straightforward
Discovery of Molecular Switch for How Cells Use Oxygen Wins 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Research by William Kaelin, Jr., Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza led the way for applications in treating anemia, cancer and other diseases
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Thailand is trying to communicate the risk through museum exhibitions
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The CDC calls their misuse “one of the most serious public health problems in the United States”
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