Tag: health insurance

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 2, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, disease, doctors, equity, healing, health insurance, healthcare, Journal of Medical Ethics, medicine, patients, technology, trans identity, transhumanists}

Next: “Digital Twins” as a Matter of “Equity”?

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September 2, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine

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Medicine is no longer just about treating disease, healing injuries, and promoting physical wellness. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 3, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Medicine
Tagged
, Brooklyn, California, children, fertility, gestation, health insurance, IVF, males, medicine, New York City, pathology, The Guardian, transgenderism, uterus}

Why We Will Never Control Medical Costs

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October 3, 2022

Bioethics, Biology, Medicine

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The purposes of medicine are expanding rapidly beyond treating actual illnesses/injuries and promoting wellness. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 3, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, antibiotic resistance, babies, doctors, fertility, futile care theory, health insurance, healthcare, medicine, patients, psychiatry, psychologist, treatment}

Reproductive MD Association Blesses Useless Interventions

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May 3, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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Public confidence in institutions is eroding, including trust in our healthcare system. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine adds gravity to that slide. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 23, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, aging, Alzheimer’s, cancer, death, disease, elderly, Ezekiel Emanuel, health, health insurance, life, medical care, medicine, University of Illinois, utilitarianism}

A “Healthspan” Duty to Die for the Elderly?

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 23, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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University of Illinois professor S. Jay Olshansky argues that it is time to shift medicine’s focus — starting at age 65 — away from “life extension.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 1, 2018

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, death, Death with Dignity, drugs, Food and Drug Administration, fraud, health insurance, hospice, illness, law, medication, medicine, patients, stem cells}

The Downsides of “Right to Try”

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June 1, 2018

Medicine

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A lot of people are cheering the law enacted recently, which permits terminally ill people access to experimental drugs not yet approved by the FDA. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 22, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, contraception, euthanasia, Ezekiel Emanuel, health insurance, Hippocratic Oath, nurses, physicians}

Let’s Expand the Scope of Conscience Protection

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 22, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

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The ground is being prepared to strip doctors, nurses, and pharmacists of the ability to practice under the principles of Hippocratic ideals. Read More ›