New research sheds light on the troubling reality that some pregnant women face during childbirth-being forced into C-section deliveries by court order at the request of hospitals.

A new approach that integrates room for debate and collaboration with effective communication strategies can enable more ...

Dr. Jennifer Sarrett is a PhD-trained social scientist with specializations in medical anthropology, bioethics, and disability studies. After serving on the faculty at Emory University’s Center for ...

How can rapid advancements in medical technology, questions about the criteria for brain death and the rise of transhumanism ...

*'Gray Matters: Topics at the Intersection of Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society' , published March 2015, seeks to clarify the scientific landscape, identify common ground, and recommend ethical paths ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

The Academy of Social Sciences has elected five experts from The University of Manchester as Fellows in recognition of their ...

Assistant professor Jill Delston joins the Inside UMSL podcast to discuss bioethics, precision medicine, health disparities ...

Orcas don’t have any natural predators, so how did this happen? The tooth marks, it turned out, were distinctive – they were ...

Artificial intelligence may be reshaping modern medicine, but when it comes to their own health, patients still want to know a real person is watching the screen. Researchers at the University of ...

A new study has found that nursing homes with higher staffing levels report fewer injurious falls among long-stay residents. The study also found that facilities with insufficient staff levels are ...

A new study suggests that the people who reach the pinnacle of their fields typically dabbled in multiple disciplines when they were young. By Maggie Astor Young prodigies — the teenage sports stars, ...