Why We Shouldn't Prescribe Hormonal Contraception to 12 Year Olds
Kate Clancy, Scientific American
"Am I advocating teenagers get pregnant? Absolutely and unequivocally no. But I think they need access to correct information, not skewed information."

Editor's Move Sparks Backlash
David Cyranoski, Nature
“Bioethicists are questioning whether it can ever be acceptable to work for companies, which, they argue, may be using the appointment to present a veneer of ethical probity.”

Sword and Shield: The Dual Uses of Pathogen Research
William Hoffman, Science Progress
"Because the human immune system is our most vital biodefense shield, technology that mimics its function and discloses its vulnerabilities also ratchets up the dual-use dilemma. As we know, technology rarely stays safely at home."

Drug Companies Reduce Payments to Doctors as Scrutiny Mounts
Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica
"Some of the nation's top medical schools cracked down on professors who give paid promotional talks for drugmakers last year, and the firms themselves cut back on such spending in the wake of mounting scrutiny."

An MS Patient Loses Trust When She Finds Out Her Doctor Is Paid By Drug Companies
Maran Wolston, Health Affairs
"Having MS is difficult enough. The last thing I needed was to worry about whether my neurologist was acting in the best interest of the drug companies or in the best interest of me, his patient."