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  Ban bets on unfinished clinical trials | Editorial - By Y Tony Yang & Aaron S Kesselheim | Science https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ael8642

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  Racial disparities in multiple sclerosis quality of care metrics - Kimystian Harrison, Victoria Levasseur, Alexander Conway et al., including Mary Catherine Beach | Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2026 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13524585261478826

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  Global #FoodEthics and Policy Program Weekly Roundup | Global Grain Supply Threat, Foodborne Illnesses, Sick Hot American Summer, Contested SNAP Soda Bans, Rooting Out Unhealthy Lunches, Socioeconomic Inequalities, Food Biodiversity, Equitable Fortification, + More https://mailchi.mp/jhu/we3frp22p5-10950102

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  In a First, a Pig Kidney Kept a Patient Alive Until He Got a Human One. Tim Andrews was the first patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney as a “bridge” to a human organ transplant. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/well/pig-kidney-bridge-transplant.html?smid=bs-share

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  A New Bill Would Extend Health Privacy Law to Your Phone. The Hard Part Comes Next. - Petrie-Flom Center https://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2026/09/04/a-new-bill-would-extend-health-privacy-law-to-your-phone-the-hard-part-comes-next/

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  Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI. Researchers say breakthrough offers hope for new medicines but also raises urgent biosecurity questions. | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/06/safety-fears-as-scientists-make-first-viruses-designed-by-ai

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  AI agents are checking the scientific literature — and spotting decades-old errors. The technology is proving adept at finding faults in decades-old papers and reference databases. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02235-8

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  AI Ethics & Governance Weekly Roundup | AI Data Centers, AI Bioethicist, Downright Ruthless, Machine Collaborators, Hacking, New EU Rules, Giving Everyone a Say, Hidden in the Feed, Structural Inequality, AI Literacy, + More https://mailchi.mp/d4a9b9f7f4d8/aiethics-10948881

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  FDA Approves Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine. The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/health/mrna-flu-vaccine-moderna.html?smid=bs-share

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  US Cuts Ties With Organ Donor Group After Reports of Abuses. The federal government is ending its contract with a Kentucky nonprofit that it says pressured medical workers to remove organs from patients who were getting better. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/organ-donations-kentucky.html?smid=bs-share

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  Why the need for the WHO has never been greater. Diseases don’t stop at borders. Pandemics, climate change and conflicts demand a collective approach. By Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02358-y

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  Cancer survivors need protection from future discrimination, say German politicians. Campaigners say people who have had cancer face discrimination in areas including bank loans, adoption of children and insurance. | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/04/cancer-survivors-need-protection-from-future-discrimination-say-german-politicians

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  Over 4 million people are no longer receiving food aid amid sweeping changes to SNAP https://www.npr.org/2026/08/03/nx-s1-5906797/snap-food-stamp-federal-changes-what-to-know

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  Global #FoodEthics & Policy Program Weekly Roundup | Industrial Chicken Farming and Bacteria, GM Crop Rules, Worse Foodborne Outbreaks Ahead? Food Waste Fix with a Major Catch, Helpful Insects, Progressive Deterioration, Migrant Remittances, + More https://mailchi.mp/jhu/we3frp22p5-10948587

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  How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/meta-data-center-louisiana.html?smid=bs-share

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  Trump Admin Demands Hospitals Share ER Records: some of the nation’s biggest health systems are being asked by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to turn over detailed, personally identifiable medical records of all patients seeking help at their ERs. | KFF https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/cpsc-consumer-product-safety-commission-trump-er-injury-data-grab-neiss-konza/

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  New tool detects hidden bias in medical AI. Created by a Johns Hopkins team in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the work aims to improve the reliability of artificial intelligence in clinical settings. | Hub https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/07/22/new-tool-detects-hidden-bias-in-medical-ai/

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  Key US science panels are being axed — and others are becoming less open. A Nature analysis shows that the Trump administration has terminated more than 100 advisory committees to science agencies — and reduced the transparency and independence of those that remain. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01301-5

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  CDC blocks study showing covid shots cut hospital visits after earlier delay. The report, which had cleared the agency’s scientific-review process, had been delayed. It now won’t be published at all, people familiar with the decision. | The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04/22/covid-vaccine-report-blocked-cdc-mmwr/

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  The Ethics of Junk Science: It’s Time for a Reboot - Petrie-Flom Center https://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/15/the-ethics-of-junk-science-its-time-for-a-reboot/

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  One woman, three autoimmune diseases: CAR-T therapy vanquishes ultra-rare disease trio. Fourteen months after treatment with engineered immune cells, the recipient has no symptoms and doesn’t need to take medication. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01108-4

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  Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup | Reviving Frozen Brains, Brain Implant Experiences, Impermissible DBS, Fatal AI Delusion, 'Expert' AI Reviews & Lawsuit, Governing Real-World Health Data, Living Drugs, GM-Pig Liver Keeps Man Alive, Audacious Goals, + More https://mailchi.mp/jhu/scienceethics1-10942464

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  ICYMI, Watch Now! "What's so special about cancer? The need for responsible opioid prescribing for cancer pain" | Freeman Family Ethics for Lunch: Case Presentation & Discussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poV7O_YerPM

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  Detroit was once home to 18 Black-led hospitals – here’s how to understand their rise and fall https://theconversation.com/detroit-was-once-home-to-18-black-led-hospitals-heres-how-to-understand-their-rise-and-fall-274812?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton

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  The age of animal experiments is waning. Where will science go next? Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there are still huge hurdles to overcome. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00563-3