Arthur Caplan

New report urges doctors to test and alert patients to genetic conditions

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics is asking doctors to test and alert patients of genetic conditions regardless of their desire to know the information. But are doctors and patients equipped to explain and understand this kind of information?

New report urges doctors to test and alert patients to genetic conditions

Pediatrician group advises doctors pre-write prescriptions for emergency contraception

Pediatrician group advises doctors pre-write prescriptions for emergency contraception

FDA panel recommends approval of anti-obesity drug

FDA panel recommends approval of anti-obesity drug

Should Parents Lose Custody of Morbidly Obese Children?

Should Parents Lose Custody of Morbidly Obese Children?

Parents of morbidly obese children under fire

Parents of morbidly obese children under fire

How Risky Are Live Organ Donations?

An organ transplant recipient contracted HIV from a kidney donation at a New York hospital. It's the nation's first documented case of HIV transmission via a living donor transplant since the 1980s. How did this happen? What are the repercussions?

How Risky Are Live Organ Donations?

Investigation: Ethics Violations in Health Experiments

Investigation: Ethics Violations in Health Experiments
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Lifting the ban on gay men donating blood

Gay men have been banned from donating blood since 1983. But now, a group of senators led by John Kerry are petitioning to put an end to the 27-year-old ban.

Lifting the ban on gay men donating blood
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Exploring the science and ethics behind the first man-made cell

A team of scientists have successfully developed new living bacteria from non-living parts. They are calling this development a "synthetic cell." So have we crossed into the brave new world and created artificial life?

Exploring the science and ethics behind the first man-made cell
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When health care science and intuition collide

The Senate will take up debate on its health care reform bill this week. At the center of that discussion will be how best to cut costs and still maintain good care. What happens when the science clashes with people's feelings about their own care?

When health care science and intuition collide
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Caring for the least of us: The ethics of health care reform

President Obama announced Monday that he will convene a summit to discuss what some call America's health care crisis. Our guest, Arthur Caplan of the University of Pennsylvania, calls it an ethical crisis.

Caring for the least of us: The ethics of health care reform