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The Moral Cost of Medical Progress: Rethinking Animal Testing
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
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Nov 93 min read
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Does Dying with Dignity Exist? Is Ending a Life Ever an Act of Mercy?
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
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Oct 253 min read
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Addressing the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Tensions between Public Health and Protecting Autonomy
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
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Oct 183 min read
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The Power of Transparency: How Sharing Research Led to a Nobel-Winning Discovery
By Crystal Kong and Chloe Cherng, High School Students Nobel-Winning Discovery For years, scientists had a simple understanding of immune...
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Oct 122 min read
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When Seconds Matter: What happens when a Medical Provider can’t Verify a DNR?
Should they resuscitate by default? Will they get sued? By Crystal Kong and Chloe Cherng, High School Students A Do Not Resuscitate...
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Oct 34 min read
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Truth or Lie? The Ethics of Malingering in Prison Healthcare
How can healthcare professionals balance skepticism within their patients’ healthcare? By Crystal Kong and Chloe Cherng, High School...
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Sep 274 min read
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Organs for Sale: A New Frontier in Healthcare?
Could legal organ sales in hospitals solve shortages, or would it create deeper inequalities? Would turning organ donation into a...
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Sep 205 min read
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When Robots Hold the Scalpel: Where Does Responsibility Lie?
If a mistake occurs, should the blame fall on the surgeon, the manufacturer, or the robot itself? What’s a patient's decision-making...
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Sep 124 min read
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The Price of Beauty: Ethics and Corruption in the Cosmetic Surgery Industry
When profit overshadows patient care, can cosmetic surgery still be considered a true practice of medicine? Published September 5, 2025...
Chloe Cherng
Sep 54 min read
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Unpacking the Adriana Smith case: A Modern Dilemma in Medical Ethics
When a woman cannot speak for herself, who decides: her family, her doctors, or the law? Adriana Smith’s case exposes the painful clash...
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Aug 283 min read
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When the Last Hope Is a Coin Flip: Placebo Trials in Terminal Care
Are placebo-controlled trials ethical for terminally ill patients when the trials may represent their last hope? By Crystal Kong and...
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Aug 215 min read
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Are Bioethical Issues Life-Threatening?
Ethics limit scientific advancements. Should we disregard them for the purpose of a greater yield?
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Aug 149 min read
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