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IN THE NEWS - Updated: Tue Feb 9 | 2:12 PM UTC

AIDS/HIVScientists find new strain of HIV
BBC - Mon, 03 Aug 2009
Hepatitis Group Is Harassed in China
New York Times - Mon, 03 Aug 2009

BioethicsThe Full Cost of Medical Fraud
Miami Herald - Mon, 08 Feb 2010
Illinois Court Nullifies Medical Malpractice Caps
NPR Blog - Thu, 04 Feb 2010

BiotechnologyHow I (and other "Pro-Life" Leaders) Contributed to Dr. Tiller's Murder
The Huffington Post - Tue, 02 Jun 2009
Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2008
Wired - Tue, 06 Jan 2009

BioterrorismBioterrorism And Disaster Preparedness
Science Daily - Fri, 14 Aug 2009
Anthrax Therapy Protects Monkeys in Doses Found Safe for Humans
Bloomberg - Thu, 09 Jul 2009

CloningCloned sniffer dogs begin duties
BBC - Mon, 20 Jul 2009
Iran Claims it Has Cloned a Cow
The Press Association - Mon, 13 Jul 2009

End-of-Life IssuesEthics Concerns At Local Hospital
Philadelphia Bulletin - Tue, 09 Feb 2010
Putting a Caregiver in the Equation
Modern Healthcare - Mon, 08 Feb 2010

EnhancementWould Living Forever Make Us Happier?
io9 - Tue, 12 Jan 2010
Handling Pro Athletes Who Use Steroids
The Washington Times - Sun, 18 Oct 2009

Environmental EthicsCity Says Exxon Is Liable for Tainted Well Water in Queens
New York Times - Fri, 07 Aug 2009
Kids' lower IQ scores linked to prenatal pollution
The Associated Press - Mon, 20 Jul 2009

Genetically Modified OrganismsWhere's the Super Food?
The Scientist - Thu, 24 Sep 2009
EU, Canada Settle WTO Case on Gene-Modified Products
Bloomberg - Thu, 16 Jul 2009

GeneticsMedical Groups Assail Patenting of Human Genes
USA Today - Thu, 04 Feb 2010
Genes and Patents
Los Angeles Times - Mon, 11 Jan 2010

Health Care IssuesIn Haiti, Practicing Medicine From Afar
New York Times - Mon, 08 Feb 2010
Let's Get Rational About Health Care 'Rationing'
Baltimore Sun - Mon, 08 Feb 2010

Health DisparitiesGrant Will Aid Minority, Rural Communities
Baltimore Sun - Tue, 10 Nov 2009
Insuring Hearts (and Kidneys, Lungs and Livers)
New York Times Blog - Tue, 18 Aug 2009

Human Research/SubjectsSenator Moves to Block Medical Ghostwriting
New York Times - Thu, 20 Aug 2009
Swine flu vaccine tests underway
The Baltimore Sun - Mon, 10 Aug 2009

MediaAn Examination of the Ethics of MD-Reporter Involvement in Haiti
MedPage Today - Wed, 20 Jan 2010
A Book Doctors Can't Close
New York Times - Tue, 18 Aug 2009

Medical PrivacyMedical Records: Stored in the Cloud, Sold on the Open Market
Wired - Wed, 21 Oct 2009
Gender Test After a Gold-Medal Finish
New York Times - Thu, 20 Aug 2009

NanotechnologyNanomaterials Under Study by the E.P.A.
New York Times - Wed, 30 Sep 2009
Everyday nanotechnology
Boston Globe - Mon, 17 Aug 2009

NeuroethicsStudy Finds Cognition in Vegetative Patients
Wall Street Journal - Thu, 04 Feb 2010
The Future of Brain-controlled Devices
CNN - Fri, 08 Jan 2010

Organ Transplant/DonationBlacklisted Hospital in Trouble Again Over Kidney Scam
The Times of India - Tue, 02 Feb 2010
26 Operations, 13 Kidneys in Largest Donor Chain
MSNBC.com - Tue, 15 Dec 2009

PoliticsHealth Care Overhaul Still Falls Short, Cambridge Doctors Say
Boston Globe - Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Top Minds Tapped in Aid of Legislation
San Jose Mercury News - Mon, 04 Jan 2010

Public HealthGates Foundation to Double Spending on Vaccines
New York Times - Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Most Healthcare Workers Support Compulsory Influenza Vaccinations
Medscape Today - Wed, 06 Jan 2010

Reproductive MedicinePregnant Woman's Involuntary Hospitalization Raises Legal, Ethical, Medical Questions
Tampa Bay Tribune - Wed, 27 Jan 2010
Medical Kidnapping: Rogue Obstetricians vs. Pregnant Women
Huffington Post - Sun, 24 Jan 2010

Research EthicsConflict of Interest Alleged Against FDA and Heparin Contamination
Lawyers and Settlements - Sun, 24 Jan 2010
Surgeon questions study led by U doc with Medtronic tie
Minneapolis Star-Tribune - Mon, 30 Nov 2009

Stem Cell ResearchStem Cell OK Should Be Law, Backers Say
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Sun, 24 Jan 2010
Grant Money Could Speed Stem Cell Cures
Los Angeles Times - Mon, 11 Jan 2010