This editorial appears in the October 2025 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics Although AI in healthcare depends on collaboration across disciplines, those involved in its development and implementation can operate in silos, having limited insight into one another’s practices. A shared framework is therefore important for harmonizing best practices across a growing range of specialties, […]
This editorial appears in the July 2025 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics. A cornerstone of modern research ethics oversight is the avoidance of undue influence on potential research participants to enroll in studies. Yet little guidance is given as to what influence is “undue”. Concerns over undue influence often arise in discussions of payment […]
Neuroimaging technologies such as the electroencephalogram (EEG) have been utilized to predict intelligence quotients (IQ) across various populations. Ethical analyses should examine whether the use of these methods, which purport to establish a biological basis for intelligence are potentially harmful and stigmatizing. Research that aims to evaluate whether there is a biological basis for differences in […]
This editorial appears in the February 2025 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics. In this issue, Chapman et al. recommend large changes to Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) to address group harms in research. We agree with the concerns underlying their recommendations. Researchers have a responsibility to foresee and prevent group harms from arising out of their […]
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