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July 01, 2009

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1536-0075

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<strong>The Need for Neuro-Computational Ethics</strong>

Author, Veljko Dubljević, PhD (NC State University) will be the new Editor in Chief of American Journal of Bioethics – Neuroscience, beginning February 1, 2023. Neuroethics has come of age. Since it’s conception in 2002 (Roskies 2002), Neuroethics has passed many developmental stages and milestones, and has rightfully reached full maturity at the time of […]

February 2, 2023

Will There Ever Be a Right to Health in the U.S.?

Interacting with the American healthcare system often results in a familiar scenario for many families. A doctor prescribes a medication or treatment a patient needs, but their insurer denies coverage. One of the most common rationales for denial of coverage is that a treatment is “not medically necessary,” creating a puzzling and frustrating cycle. Perhaps […]

February 1, 2023

M3GAN: What The Next Generation of Frankenstein Films Can Teach us About AI in Healthcare

By Dov Greenbaum, JD, PhD What can a high-end toy developer, an orphan girl, and a murderous cyborg doll teach us about artificial intelligence in healthcare devices? The new horror film M3GAN (pronounced “Megan”), tells a cautionary neo-Frankenstein tale: As we rashly create more advanced AIs as playthings (think ChatGPT, the recently launched AI chatbot developed […]

January 30, 2023

Clarifying the DDR and DCD

by James L. Bernat, MD This editorial can be found in the Feburary 2023 issue of The American Journal of Bioethics. Over the past quarter century, organ donation after the circulatory determination of death (DCD) has grown in acceptance and prevalence throughout the world. Notwithstanding this success, one essential component of DCD remains controversial: whether […]

January 25, 2023