Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Video: Is getting COVID-19 a moral failure?

You've masked up. You've vaccinated with a shot of Pfizer twice, with a booster for a third round of protection. You've avoided large gatherings and stood 6 feet apart for the better portion of two years. And yet you've just ...

Medical research

Challenges faced by healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic

In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, while many of us remained in the safety of our own homes, frontline healthcare workers faced a sudden influx of patients with the new, highly contagious, life-threatening disease. ...

Genetics

Will CRISPR fears fade with familiarity?

The first "test-tube baby" made headlines around the world in 1978, setting off intense debate on the ethics of researching human embryos and reproductive technologies. Every breakthrough since then has raised the same questions ...

Health

Most Americans view access to health care as a moral issue

(HealthDay)—An overwhelming majority of Americans believes that access to health care is a moral issue, and that the United States should be able to afford universal health care if other developed nations can do the same.