#bioethics — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bioethics, aggregated by home.social.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (#PCOS) was officially renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (#PMOS) on May 12, 2026,. This change, published in The #Lancet and announced at the European Congress of Endocrinology, followed a rigorous 14-year global consensus process. The update aims to reduce stigma, improve diagnosis, and accurately reflect the condition's complex, multi-system nature beyond just the ovaries.
This is huge news for women, as it’s estimated that up to a third of women experience some PMOS symptoms. The previous nomenclature meant that many women were not being diagnosed correctly. As a matter of #bioethics of women’s treatment, this is a big sea change. As to how it changes medical professional’s approach, we will have to determine.
The Lancet:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00717-8/fulltextThe Endocrine Society: https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2026/pcos-name-change
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#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, #AntiAI, #BookSky, #Bookstodon, #SomaticMaterialism
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#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, #AntiAI, #BookSky, #Bookstodon, #SomaticMaterialism
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#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, #AntiAI, #BookSky, #Bookstodon, #SomaticMaterialism
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#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, #AntiAI, #BookSky, #Bookstodon, #SomaticMaterialism
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#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, #AntiAI, #BookSky, #Bookstodon, #SomaticMaterialism
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In the thirteenth century, Aquinas wrote that story; he sanctified the ownership of land and the serf’s body by the lord as “divine order.” In the twenty‑first century, Yuval Noah Harari takes on the same task. Only this time, God gives way to Data, and divine order to the Algorithm.
#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, -
Why is #Gilead refusing to sell Lenacapavir to #MSF? Breakthrough HIV Drug Is Out Of Reach For Many Who Need It Most via @forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2026/04/16/breakthrough-hiv-drug-is-out-of-reach-for-many-who-need-it-most/
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A interseção entre tecnologia e biologia está a avançar de forma avassaladora. Quando falamos de tecnologia wearable, por exemplo, estamos a discutir não só gadgets, mas a fusão de homem e máquina de um modo que nunca imaginámos. 🦾💡 Mas essa integração levanta questões sérias sobre a nossa individualidade e autoconhecimento. Será que estamos a transformar a nossa biologia em uma constante busca por validação externa através de dados e métricas? A busca por suor, passos e batimentos cardíacos pode estar a eclipsar a compreensão das nossas emoções e conexões mais profundas. Na era do monitoramento constante, até que ponto a tecnologia está a servir ao nosso bem-estar, em vez de se transformar numa armadilha de comparação e insatisfação? 🤔🔍 #WearableTech #HumanExperience #Bioethics
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Spanish woman dies by euthanasia in case that drew national spotlight
Noelia Castillo, a Spanish woman who sought euthanasia and fought a protracted legal battle with her family over…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Barcelona #bioethics #Europe #euthanasia #Mentalhealth #Spain #Suicide #World
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So, bioethics and euthanasia. I will preface by saying that my PhD was #bioethics based, and I support autonomous #euthanasia. (Which is to say, I believe people have the right to decide their own destiny, but do not believe the State has that right.)
Right to Die should be as respected as any other personal medical decision. I tell you that story, because an incredibly brave woman, Noelia Castillo Ramos, has fought her father and a bunch of right wing god botherers, the ultra-conservative group Abogados Cristianos (Christian Lawyers), in #Spain to be allowed to end her misery.
I respect her Ms Ramos’s decision, and hope that she finds peace in the Source.
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. In the US, call or text 988 or 988lifeline.org. In Spain, call the hotline at 024.
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As with AI, I'm still not sure what I think about this.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2026/cloned-polo-horses
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How can #AI and #cognitiveScience improve #healthcare?
We got some answers from the #NudgesInHealthcare Symposium at #UPenn.
Check out this summary of some themes in the write-up below:
#medicine #psych #econ #compSci #tech #LLM #edu #bioethics #xPhi
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The University of Tasmania's RA Rodda Museum kept and displayed 177 human remains without families’ knowledge, report finds
A coronial probe was launched in 2016 after the museum’s curator raised concerns three specimens had been kept without the consent or approval of the coroner or families involved.
The investigation’s final report, published on Thursday, confirmed 177 samples had been kept by the museum without permission.
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How can #hospitals easily reduce #medication orders that can increase #antibioticResistance?
After months of baseline #prescription tracking, a computer #nudge helped docs order 17-35% fewer extended-spectrum #antibiotics.
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Thought provoking essay on anthropomorphism and our interpretation of animal behaviour. Make sure to read the comment section as well.
Clearly, the way in which we ascribe - or identify - animal emotions will help shape our thinking about how we ought to treat them.
Less obviously, revising our views about anthropomorphism might change our thinking about moral responsibility. What are we thinking and doing when we say "Good dog!"?
https://aeon.co/essays/when-is-enjoying-funny-animal-videos-not-anthropomorphism
#Animals #Ethology #Philosophy #Bioethics #CognitiveScience #Psychology #Ecology #MoralPhilosophy #Ethics #Science
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Improving human beings to make them perform better: Why is transhumanism so harmful?
#Humans #TransHumanism #TechCriticism #Bioethics #Capitalism #HumanEnhancement #Sociology #Humanity #SocialProgress #PoliticalPhilosophy #Ecofeminism #FutureOfHumanity
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New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights
#NeuroTechnology #Canada #IndigenousRights #BrainHealth #UNESCO #BioEthics #TechRegulation #MentalHealthTech #DigitalSovereignty #DataPrivacy #HumanRights
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New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights
#NeuroTechnology #Canada #IndigenousRights #BrainHealth #UNESCO #BioEthics #TechRegulation #MentalHealthTech #DigitalSovereignty #DataPrivacy #HumanRights
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🤔 Not what I expected!
More people preferred high diagnostic uncertainty than low, even though the higher uncertainty caused more worry.
Within- and between-subject, quant and qual results: https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2024-109932
#medicine #decisionScience #probability #bioethics #openAccess
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The two most recent episodes of #BioUnethical with David Thorstad, Emily Largent, and @GovindPersad were very (very!) good.
Hosts Leah Pierson and Sophie Gibert may be doing reflective discussion better than anyone — outstanding stage setting, questioning, improvising, etc.
#bioethics #appliedEthics #Philosophy #medicine #health #biology #economics #law #psychology #epistemology #science #longtermerism #effectiveAltruism #xRisk #existentialRisk
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Delve into the remarkable journey of Joyce Mitchell Cook, the first Black woman to earn a PhD in philosophy, and the profound lessons she imparted for future leaders and scholars.
#JoyceMitchellCook #Philosophy #BlackPhilosophers #LeadershipLessons #Trailblazer #Bioethics #ValueTheory
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Df. "clinical #equipoise describes a situation of evidentiary uncertainty among experts"
Opel et al. argue such equipoise is neither necessary nor sufficient for #SharedDecisionMaking.
Rather SDM is most useful where tradeoffs between options are KNOWN.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09410-z
#medicine #decisionScience #bioethics #epistemology #philosophyOfScience #socialPsychology #edu #SciComm
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Our latest preprint validates two low-cost global #risk reduction stimuli .
An infographic and a text message improved #antibiotic decisions in ways that could reduce existential risks of #AntimicrobialResistance.
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/d2pc4_v1
Oilivia Parlow was a great advisee!
#AMR #xRisk #CogSci #Medicine #Edu #SciComm #GlobalHealth #bioethics #HealthPsychology #HealthEconomics #Pharmacy #CollectiveAction #nudge
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Excited for 2025 presentations in #NYC at the #APA (January 8 to 11): apaonline.org/mpage/2025eastern?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Text-posts
The talk: https://researchgate.net/publication/370132037?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Text-posts
The poster: https://researchgate.net/publication/371248872?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Text-posts#decisionScience #philosophy #xPhi #epistemology #bioethics #cognitiveScience #surveyMethods #DualProcessTheory
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30 July 2024
Guidelines on lab-grown embryo models are strong enough to meet ethical standards — and will build trust in science
The UK code of practice for researchers working with stem-cell-based embryo models is designed to both reassure the public and provide valuable guidance to researchers.
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30 July 2024
Guidelines on lab-grown embryo models are strong enough to meet ethical standards — and will build trust in science
The UK code of practice for researchers working with stem-cell-based embryo models is designed to both reassure the public and provide valuable guidance to researchers.
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30 July 2024
Guidelines on lab-grown embryo models are strong enough to meet ethical standards — and will build trust in science
The UK code of practice for researchers working with stem-cell-based embryo models is designed to both reassure the public and provide valuable guidance to researchers.
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30 July 2024
Guidelines on lab-grown embryo models are strong enough to meet ethical standards — and will build trust in science
The UK code of practice for researchers working with stem-cell-based embryo models is designed to both reassure the public and provide valuable guidance to researchers.
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30 July 2024
Guidelines on lab-grown embryo models are strong enough to meet ethical standards — and will build trust in science
The UK code of practice for researchers working with stem-cell-based embryo models is designed to both reassure the public and provide valuable guidance to researchers.
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Excited to share YEARS of research about how to get people to think reflectively and how reflection impacts philosophical judgments at the 2025 #APA in #NewYorkCity (January 8 to 11): https://www.apaonline.org/mpage/2025eastern
Can't make it?
- More about my talk: https://researchgate.net/publication/370132037
- More about my poster: https://researchgate.net/publication/371248872Thanks to the #APA, James Beebe, and the Experimental Philosophy Society for the opportunity!
#decisionScience #philosophy #xPhi #epistemology #bioethics #cognitiveScience #mTurk #Prolific #UniversityParticipants #surveyMethods #DualProcessTheory
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A #health literacy intervention reduced the perceived accuracy of inaccurate #cancer headlines ...as well as *accurate* headlines.
Cheers to the authors and the journal for publishing this less-than-encouraging result: https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaae054
Looks like prior (rather than new) beliefs about cancer were the primary predictors of discernment about cancer headlines.
#medicine #education #oncology #journalism #psychology #decisionScience #bioethics
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New Book Alert
Applied Ethics from Medicine to Humor
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-59009-2
Applied ethics plays a crucial role in the practical knowledge needed for pluralistic and democratic societies. This book presents a comprehensive exploration of a diverse and timely range of topics, serving as a moral compass to ethically guide professors, researchers, students, and the general public.
Enjoy!
#AppliedEthics #Professions #Bioethics #Neuroscience #Development #Sports #Business #City #Economy #Books
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Great day at the #STEM icon #BellLabs (now #BellWorks) for the #NewJersey Undergrad. #Research Symposium!
Olivia Parlow presented our latest experiment on reducing people’s intentions to overuse #antibiotics — fantastic work and encouraging results!
More students from #StevensTech, #Caldwell #University, #FairleighDicksinson, and more presented interesting and actionable #science!
Thanks to NJcolleges.org for organizing!
#publicHealth #medicine #existentialRisk #bioethics #xPhi #philSci
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The SEP-entry on Heritability has been replaced by a new one from the same authors, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/heritability/
An indication of a hot topic?
#sep #heritability #heredity #inheritance #genes #evolution #philosophy #perinnollisyys #geenit #bioethics
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Synthetic human embryos created in groundbreaking advance https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/14/synthetic-human-embryos-created-in-groundbreaking-advance #stemcellresearch #bioethics #biotech
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Next was a fantastic discussion/lecture by Rueben C. Warren at the #HarvardMedicalSchool Center for #Bioethics on population #health, #ethics, #equity, #SocialJustice, and more. This conversation was deep, enlightening, and makes me optimistic for the future of ethical development. Also apparently #TuskegeeUniversity has a bioethics minor, which if you're recruiting folks I would suggest grabbing those students immediately. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbMrQ-skG-Q (3/5)
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Next was a breathtaking panel on the responsibility of the #HealthCare field beyond hospitals at the #HarvardMedicalSchool Center for #Bioethics with Kelsey Berry, Lauren A Taylor, and Rishi Manchanda. The frameworks presented here are applicable to both #tech and #management more broadly, and Manchanda lays down the gauntlet for all of our collective responsibility to improve society. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzgA5dFvff0 (4/9)
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Next was an excellent discussion on disparities in #surgery at the #HarvardMedicalSchool Center for #Bioethics with Douglas W. Hanto, Piroska Kopar, and Theresa Williamson. These bioethics panels are incredibly relevant for other fields, and this one gets at the importance of bringing one's view beyond traditional training to the societal context in which work is situated. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ0nY2spFYs (5/7)
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First was an insightful panel on #ethics in #surgery #innovation with Richard Whyte, Theresa Williamson, John Mayer, Martin McKneally, and Louise King at the #HarvardMedicalSchool Center for #Bioethics. Collaboration between academia and industry is as essential as it is problematic, and in the surgical space in particular a variety of factors intersect and are explored here. There aren't easy answers, but great points examined here. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHkAs-rHLYc (2/7)
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First up was an amazing #HarvardMedicalSchool Center for #Bioethics panel on ethical challenges in global #surgery with Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Rashi Jhunjhunwala, Michelle Joseph, and John Meara. Is it #ethical for surgeons to fly into developing countries for a week, help with surgeries, and then leave? How should surgeons going to those regions involve local medical personnel in their research, and #coauthoring papers? Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA8pYHIYV7c&list=PL5FQGISvWBK3gNFqx2eboI8etItUC2MFW&index=3 (2/6)
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Next was a fascinating discussion at the #HarvardMedicalSchool Center for #Bioethics with John Hick, Darlene Tad-y, Matthew Wynia, Erin Talati Paquette, and Elke Shaw-Tulloch on the #ethics of hospital transfers. This is an incredibly complex topic, one that involves #regulations, professional ethics, #technology, and more. Highly recommend.
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Next was a stellar conversation between Monica McLemore and Michele Bratcher Goodwin at the #HarvardMedicalSchool Center for #Bioethics on ethical and #workforce considerations in abortion care provision. This discussion is pre-Dobbs, but the conversation is prescient and also focuses on how the medical profession should think about #training and #hiring ethical practitioners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DihA3myNlMw (3/7)
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Next was a highly engaging talk by @gwagner on the ethics of solar geoengineering at the #HarvardMedicalSchool Center for #Bioethics. Moral hazards? Inverse moral hazards? Powerful, entrenched industries? This talk has it all. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6QLd1HqSRU (3/8)
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Next was a fantastic group of talks by Jason Delborne, Omar Akbari, and Insoo Hyun on the #ethics and implications of #GeneDrives at the #HarvardMedicalSchool Center for #Bioethics. The rigor, process, and thought going into not just developing this technology but in engaging with a variety of stakeholders and inclusively advancing (or not) is very instructive, highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Erfg5_kFE (3/5)
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Next was a fabulous talk by Patricia King at the #HarvardMedicalSchool Center for #Bioethics on #racism, #inclusion, and #justice in bioethics. This is one of the founders of modern bioethics, and King isn't afraid to question past decisions in the field or push for more meaningful change. Highly recommend, especially for those in tech and management https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxNEDSxguag (3/10)
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First up was an important talk by Susan Miller at the #HarvardMedicalSchool Center for #Bioethics on how #HoustonMethodist developed their mandatory #vaccination policy. There is so much packed into discussion: organizational #ethics, algorithmic ethics, #management, #transparency... Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRKF1GULkAg (2/9)
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Last was a fantastic panel at the #HarvardMedicalSchool Center for #Bioethics on exceptions to informed #consent with William Feldman, Neal Dickert, and Carrie Sims. The tech community would be wise to listen to how thoughtfully the medical field thinks about consent, and the rich conversation here indicates what it takes to start to do it right. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPsLIA9Fd-0 (8/8)
