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Up next for Supreme Court on abortion: Idaho
April 16, 2024
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, 21 states have enacted laws that strictly limit abortion. Next week, justices will hear…
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AI chatbots are here to help with your mental health, despite limited evidence they work
March 27, 2024
Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids’ cartoon. Start talking or typing…
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Vitaly Kushnir’s fertility clinic offers to screen an embryo to predict a baby’s sex, but the service can lead to ethically murky territory, like when…
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With the Oscars upon us, Harvard Law faculty members share their favorite legal movies, tv shows, and characters.
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‘This feels like a big wake-up call’: What does Alabama’s frozen embryos ruling mean for IVF in Mass.?
February 23, 2024
The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos are children and deserve protection under the law has alarmed experts in Massachusetts, who worry the ruling…
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Carrying a pregnancy to term after denied abortion: Mayron Hollis’ story
February 22, 2024
I. Glenn Cohen talks about the medical ethics questions raised by the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos are people. And, American Society of…
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Legal questions emerge after Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that embryos are people
February 22, 2024
Here & Now’s Scott Tong talks with I. Glenn Cohen about the medical ethics questions raised by the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos…
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Alabama Embryo Ruling Gives Boost to Fetal Personhood Movement
February 22, 2024
The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling recognizing unimplanted human embryos as children underscores the anti-abortion movement’s efforts to build legal support for fetal and embryonic personhood.
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Congress’ Failure To Address Violence Against Health Care Workers
February 5, 2024
An article co-written by Glenn Cohen: According to federal government statistics, the “health care and social service industries experience the highest rates of injuries caused…
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Should You Use ChatGPT for Medical Advice?
January 22, 2024
If you have chest pain, should you ask a chatbot, like ChatGPT, for medical advice? Should your doctor turn to AI for help with a…
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OpenAI, the pioneering company behind ChatGPT, has joined forces with WHOOP, Hint Health, and Summer Health to revolutionise the health and fitness industry with the…
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Texas High Court’s Abortion Denial Amplifies Medical Uncertainty
December 14, 2023
The Texas Supreme Court’s decision to deny a Dallas-area woman’s access to an emergency abortion further obscures abortion providers’ medical decision-making in states with restrictions…
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US Supreme Court to decide access to abortion pill
December 14, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to preserve broad access to a major abortion pill.
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Is it ‘liberal eugenics’ or just greater parental choice? Advanced DNA testing for embryos is here — and it’s fraught.
December 7, 2023
Say you’re about to start in-vitro fertilization and your clinic offers you a futuristic new option: It can analyze the DNA of the embryos you…
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The leadership turmoil within OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is triggering calls for stepped-up efforts to establish standards for how generative AI is used across…
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Navigating the New Risks and Regulatory Challenges of GenAI
November 20, 2023
An article co-written by I. Glenn Cohen: The rapid rise of generative AI, including large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT/GPT-4, is creating new…
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Harvard Receives $16M Gift to Study Psychedelics
November 2, 2023
Harvard University received a $16 million donation from the Gracias Family Foundation to launch an interdisciplinary program focusing on psychedelic drugs. The Study of Psychedelics…
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Transcript: Health Innovation
October 18, 2023
MS. BAIRD: Hello, and welcome To the Washington Post. My name is Kathy Baird, and I’m the chief communications officer here at The Post, and…