US FTC's investigation of trans youth care was 'retaliatory,' judge says | Reuters www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Congrats to our Joe Ali, Anne Barnhill, Nancy Kass, Stephanie Morain, Travis Rieder, Len Rubenstein, and Megan Singleton - Recognized by Students for Excellence in Teaching | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health publichealth.jhu.edu/offices-and-...

playing god? explores ethical dilemmas in health & medicine through 1st-person stories of people who've lived them. Season 2 premieres May 19 with episodes exploring issues surrounding medical aid in dying, reproductive technologies, astronaut health, and more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Scientists Press Congress on Trump’s Dismissal of Funding Agency Board www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...

A New Hantavirus Vaccine Is in the Works. Since 2023, Moderna and Korea University have been developing a new mRNA vaccine for hantavirus. The work has been promising so far, but a finished product isn't likely coming any time soon. | WIRED www.wired.com/story/a-new-...

Experts Wonder 'Where Is the CDC?' as a Hantavirus Outbreak Unfolds on a Cruise Ship www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

ICE: “Any claim that there are subprime conditions at ICE Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma are FALSE." If that’s true, let our health inspectors in to investigate the 3,500 complaints about worms in food, being served raw meat, refusal to give medication, and much more.

"An ICE takedown caught on camera left a 19-year-old bleeding and requiring stitches to his head. Cellphone video showed the teen get tackled by agents. Once they figured out they had made a mistake, they dropped him off at a park, bloody and bruised..." www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/d...

#Bioethics Seminar TODAY, Noon - Farr Curlin, MD, “Why Clinical Ethicists Should Draw on Their Personal Values and Encourage Patients to do What the Ethicist Believes Is Right” Open to all, join in person, lunch provided, Feinstein Hall, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...

My latest @nytimes.com oped shows that the White House is dramatically understating the cost of the war in Iran. By my calculations—and I show my work—this war will cost the typical American family thousands, and it could cost them tens of thousands. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr

Last weekend's Flourish-A-Thon event, sponsored by IAA, @hopkinsdsai.bsky.social, and @bermaninstitute.bsky.social, was a huge success! Five student teams from across Johns Hopkins gathered to develop AI solutions that help people flourish.

Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical science papers. An analysis of 97 million citations has found that rates of fabricated citations have climbed steeply since 2023. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Global #FoodEthics and Policy Program Weekly Roundup | Carnivore Convention, AR for Farmers, Faster Line, Recreational Fishing, SNAP Cuts, WIC Cuts, Redistribution, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/we3frp22...

While this is heading in a better direction... why not contact a trained professional? | ChatGPT Can Reach Out To A Friend If You're At Risk Of Self-Harm www.engadget.com/2167709/chat...

She Tried to Help Schools Build Healthier Playgrounds. Kirsten Beyer was assessing the benefits of improving school playgrounds in Milwaukee. Then her E.P.A. grant was canceled. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/s...

Here’s How Freaked Out You Should Be About the Hantavirus Cruise Ship - By Caitlin Rivers | Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/o...

8 Things to Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” Midterm Elections — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans. | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup | Sentience, Brain Stimulation, Autonomy? 'Different' Robots, Preprint Server Moderation, Fucntional Cure, De-Extinction, Genetic Literacy, + Much More mailchi.mp/jhu/sciencee...

Perspectives on healthcare artificial intelligence policy from health equity professionals: findings from an interview study - Kadija Ferryman, Odia Kane | 2026 - Frontiers in Digital Health www.frontiersin.org/journals/dig...

Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised US Preparedness. The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h...

AI Ethics & Governance Weekly Roundup | Vetting, Creative Labor, Data Centers, Miniformation Accelerator, Mining Critical Minerals, Reality Check, No Oscars for AI, Healthcare AI Policy Perspectives, Who Am I, Bot? + More mailchi.mp/1f716e08e96c...

More than 'wary'... this is really problematic.

AI agents may be skilled researchers—but not always honest ones. Two high-profile tools have been shown to make up data and “p-hack” their results. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Parents Increasingly Reject Vitamin K Shots for Newborns, Hospitals Report — Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot, research shows, are 81 times more likely than those who do to develop late vitamin K deficiency bleeding. | ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/more...

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool | WIRED www.wired.com/story/a-kid-...

Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine more effective than standard shot in late-stage trial. An mRNA-based flu shot could make a huge difference in flu prevention, allowing scientists to pick a better strain match. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

"An LLM’s answers are pattern completion, says Naseem. “They do not truly understand meaning or consequences""

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Has Harmed Scores of Kids With Tear Gas, Pepper Spray — at least 79 children have been left screaming, unable to breathe or hurt by these weapons. | ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/kids...

Protecting Health Care in Conflict: 10 Years After UN Resolution 2286. Robert S. Lawrence and health and human rights scholar @lenrubenstein.bsky.social reflect on the promise of an international effort to protect health workers and facilities in armed conflict nam.edu/news-and-ins...

Management of Health Care Facilities and Patient Attendance during Major Disruptions: Evidence from Kenya - Kathryn Gilman Andrews, Fabiano Dal Ri, Roberta V. Gatti, Renata Freitas Lemos, Mario Macis and Lydia Nakhone econpapers.repec.org/paper/wbkwbr...

A Mutation Gave Humans the Gift of Speech. These Mice Have It, Too. Scientists wanted to know why the chatter of Alston’s singing mice sounds so much like human conversation. What they found might change how we study both species. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/s...

An audit of TikTok’s recommendation algorithm using automated ‘bot’ accounts during the 2024 US presidential election finds that the ‘For You’ feed steered users towards Republican-aligned political content, regardless of their initial political leanings. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Pennsylvania sues AI firm over claims chatbot posed as doctor | NPR www.npr.org/2026/05/05/n...

CDC leader calls for new journal to ‘elevate scientific rigor’. Several former CDC officials who oversaw MMWR promptly disputed Bhattacharya’s claim. They argued the publication receives internal reviews more rigorous than ones done at most scientific journals. www.science.org/content/arti...

Using diesel generators to power the AI revolution would kill hundreds of Americans a year theconversation.com/using-diesel...

Today in obvious but important news: NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists. A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Are these the most dangerous four-letter words in sickle cell treatment? For Dr. Yoram Unguru, three four-letter words carry particular weight: hope, hype, and cure. www.vizientinc.com/insights/all...

Len Rubenstein Speaks at UN Security Council Meeting Marking a Decade of Resolution 2286 - Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics bioethics.jhu.edu/news-events/...

FDA Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe. The agency’s scientists and data contractors reviewed millions of patient records for studies that were pulled back before release. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

Cynda Hylton Rushton Named to Board of Institute for Healthcare Improvement. bioethics.jhu.edu/news-events/...

Human Research Protections during Emergencies: An Integrative Review - Lauren Sauer, Megan Singleton, Andrew Stolbach, Jonathan Links, Beth Resnick, Lainie Rutkow- 2026 - Ethics & Human Research onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

He Couldn’t Land a Job Interview. Was AI to Blame? | WIRED www.wired.com/story/he-cou...

#Bioethics in the Academic Lit - This Week - Evidence Supporting Early Phase Trials? eConsent vs Traditional Consent, Ultra-Rare Therapy Development, Protective Precautionary Principle, Limits of Beneficence, Double Bind of Conversational AI, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...

1,500 Beagles From Troubled Research Facility Are Getting New Homes www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/u...

Let me adjust their language: More than 40m Americans are already forced further into debt by the cost of sick visits, drugs and surgeries. Worsening health outcomes are sure to follow. | Republicans see high-risk plans as the future of health insurance. | POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

This would be fine with a trustworthy federal government. But...

Hard Choices: Ethics in Modern Oncology. A complimentary virtual conference exploring the ethical complexities of cancer care and research. Fri May 8, 9a-5p. Course faculty incl Yoram Unguru. Link for info & free registration mskcc.cloud-cme.com/course/cours...

Webinar: The Organ Market Dilemma: Ethics, Economics, and Life-Saving Solutions. May 15, Noon EDT. Moderated by Mario Macis. Panelists: Alex Capron, Gabriel Danovitch, Kimberly Krawiec, Elaine Perlman. Link for more info & free registration. jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...