Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Arthur Caplan

23andMe users panic-delete their data after ancestry company goes up for sale

‘I don't know who could get their hands on what,’ 23andMe user Laura Khalil said after the company announced it is looking for a buyer

The Independent UK

Why are users of 23andMe being urged to delete their data?

Genetic testing company’s bankruptcy proceedings could result in auction of the genetic data of 15 million users.

Al Jazeera

FDA issues warning on overdoses of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs

Overdoses may have arisen from patients with poor knowledge of drug measurements and medical equipment, such as syringes, according to public health officials

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Abortion Pill Studies Retracted: Politics or Science?

"Following the science" as the Supreme Court considers the safety and efficacy of medical abortions.

Reason

If you donate DNA, what should scientists give in return? A 'pathbreaking' new model

That's how a prominent medical ethicist describes a researcher's innovative plan to share study results with participants in Kenya.

WEKU

Is the FDA failing to protect us?

A slew of public health alarms raise concerns about what's going on at the Food and Drug Administration

Salon

An unexplained injury discovered after eye surgery. What should happen next?

When Jerry Bilinski, a 67-year-old retired social worker, scheduled cataract surgery with Carolina Eye Associates near his home in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he expected no drama, just a future with better vision.

Tribune News Service

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

He woke up from eye surgery with a gash on his forehead. What happened?

Some doctors and medical practices voluntarily give rebates on a bill if an injury occurs during a procedure, while others will not, a medical ethicist says. Here's how patients can respond.

WEKU

Death in CRISPR gene therapy study sparks search for answers

The lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died, and those behind the trial are now trying to figure out what killed him

The Independent UK

Georgia senior care facilities fumble do-not-resuscitate orders

ATLANTA — In April 2018, Charles Milne picked up the phone to hear that his 73-year-old sister was struggling for her life.

Tribune News Service

Dr Oz dropped by Columbia amid pro-Trump Republican Senate run – report

‘He’s been a huge danger to public health,’ says prominent medical ethicist Dr Arthur Caplan

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Food and Drug Administration

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.