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Pros and Cons? How do we limit these practices? By Crystal Kong and Chloe Cherng, High School Students Image by https://www.scienceadvancement.org/reflections/exposing-the-gaps-how-the-3rs-fail-to-protect-animals-in-research/ Animal testing, also known as animal experimentation, animal research, and in vivo testing , is the use of animals as model organisms in experiments that seek answers to scientific and medical questions. From lifesaving vaccines to skincare products, the

By: Crystal Kong and Chloe Cherng, High School Students How can ending a life be legal and morally just? This haunting question lies in the hearts of one of medicine’s largest ethical debates: assisted dying. Also known as medical physician-assisted suicide, where a physician administers the lethal dose to a consenting patient, ​​the practice allows terminally ill patients to choose to end their lives on their own terms. ​ The concept of physician-assisted death has been deba

By Crystal Kong and Chloe Cherng, High School Students Image by https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2021/10/29/protestors-rally-against-vaccine-mandates/6192210001/ Following the development of the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, the Biden administration enacted a series of vaccine mandates that applied to mostly federal workers and contractors, large employers, and health care workers (HCWs) (Sanchez, 2022). Soon after, many cities implemented their own measures t

By Crystal Kong and Chloe Cherng, High School Students Nobel-Winning Discovery For years, scientists had a simple understanding of immune...

Should they resuscitate by default? Will they get sued? By Crystal Kong and Chloe Cherng, High School Students A Do Not Resuscitate...

How can healthcare professionals balance skepticism within their patients’ healthcare? By Crystal Kong and Chloe Cherng, High School...

Could legal organ sales in hospitals solve shortages, or would it create deeper inequalities? Would turning organ donation into a...

If a mistake occurs, should the blame fall on the surgeon, the manufacturer, or the robot itself? What’s a patient's decision-making...

When profit overshadows patient care, can cosmetic surgery still be considered a true practice of medicine? Published September 5, 2025...

When a woman cannot speak for herself, who decides: her family, her doctors, or the law? Adriana Smith’s case exposes the painful clash...

Are placebo-controlled trials ethical for terminally ill patients when the trials may represent their last hope? By Crystal Kong and...

Ethics limit scientific advancements. Should we disregard them for the purpose of a greater yield?