Prescriptions of GLP-1 drugs to patients without diabetes have seen an increase of 700% since 2019. GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro were originally used to treat Type 2 diabetes and to reduce the risks of heart attack and stroke. Now they are also prescribed off-label for the purpose of weight loss, especially for […]
This editorial appears in the June 2025 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics. Background The correct approach to the care of children and young people who are questioning their gender or experiencing gender dysphoria is one of the most controversial issues of our time. Most authors agree that gender incongruence and dysphoria arise through a […]
This editorial appears in the June 2025 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics. As of early March 2025, 600 anti-transgender bills have been introduced nationwide, and 90 have passed. In 2024, 674 anti-trans bills were proposed and 50 passed. Of the potential bills in 2025 so far, 44 seek to restrict transgender bathroom access and […]
The widely discussed Adriana Smith case unfolding in Atlanta raises many thorny ethical questions. Despite the case’s high profile, the facts about what happened that led to a situation in which Emory University Hospital Midtown plans to deliver a fetus from a woman who has been dead for months, via C-section in August, are murky. […]
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