Bioethics Forum EssayAfter the Election Bioethics Faces a Rocky RoadAcademic bioethics has never been popular with Republicans. Libertarians dislike academic bioethics because it seems too elitist and anti-free market. Religious thinkers worry it is technocratic, soulless and crassly utilitarian....Read After the Election Bioethics Faces a Rocky RoadBioethics Forum EssayShortcomings of the Revised “Helsinki Declaration” on Ethical Use of Health DatabasesHealth apps, wearables, and other digital technologies that collect personal health data are profoundly changing the ways that biomedical research is conducted and the role of research participants. These technologies...Read Shortcomings of the Revised “Helsinki Declaration” on Ethical Use of Health DatabasesBioethics Forum Essay“Testing in the East”: An Episode in Cold War BioethicsIn 2013 the influential German magazine Der Spiegel published an expose about clinical trials conducted by Western drug companies in East Germany during the Cold War. The magazine reported that...Read “Testing in the East”: An Episode in Cold War BioethicsBioethics Forum EssayMaking Big Data InclusiveBig Data, which is derived from a multitude of sources including, social media, “wearables,” electronic health records, and health insurances claims, is increasingly being used in health care and it...Read Making Big Data InclusiveBioethics Forum EssayRead the Fine Print Before Sending Your Spit to 23andMeEditor’s note: This essay responds to an invitation (issued here and here) to submit commentaries on the ethical implications of partnerships between social media companies and biomedical researchers. The invitation...Read Read the Fine Print Before Sending Your Spit to 23andMeBioethics Forum EssayA FIRST-rate Oversight, and Other Problems with Studies of Medical Residents’ Work HoursThe rigors of medical and surgical training require long hours dedicated to providing clinical care. While long hours are necessary to obtain the experience to eventually practice independently, performing too...Read A FIRST-rate Oversight, and Other Problems with Studies of Medical Residents’ Work HoursBioethics Forum EssayApple and Google Plan to Reinvent Health Care. Should We Worry?Editor’s note: This essay responds to an invitation (issued here and here) to submit commentaries on the ethical implications of partnerships between social media companies and biomedical researchers. The invitation...Read Apple and Google Plan to Reinvent Health Care. Should We Worry?Bioethics Forum EssayCould DTC Genome Testing Exacerbate Research Inequities?Editor’s note: This essay responds to an invitation (issued here and here) to submit commentaries on the ethical implications of partnerships between social media companies and biomedical researchers. The invitation...Read Could DTC Genome Testing Exacerbate Research Inequities?Bioethics Forum EssayResponse to Call for Essays: Social Media for Genetic ResearchEditor’s note: This essay responds to an invitation (issued here and here) to submit commentaries on the ethical implications of partnerships between social media companies and biomedical researchers. The invitation...Read Response to Call for Essays: Social Media for Genetic ResearchBioethics Forum EssayFresh Territory for Bioethics: Silicon ValleyBiomedical researchers are increasingly looking to Silicon Valley for access to human subjects, and Silicon Valley is looking to biomedical researchers for new ventures. These relationships could be a boon...Read Fresh Territory for Bioethics: Silicon Valley