Bioethicist explores ethics of 'eyeball test' and algorithms in surgery decision-making

A Hackensack Meridian Health doctor and bioethicist explores the difficulties of decision-making for surgeons in a new article in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Consensus report on benefits, challenges and recommendations for automated insulin delivery

A new consensus report addressing the benefits, challenges, and recommendations related to automated insulin delivery (AID) is being launched today by two leading diabetes organizations—the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The joint Diabetes Technology Working Group of the EASD and ADA created this consensus report to provide a review of the current landscape of AID systems as well as recommended targeted actions.

Mapping human brain development

The human brain is probably the most complex organ in the entire living world and has long been an object of fascination for researchers. However, studying the brain, and especially the genes and molecular switches that regulate and direct its development, is no easy task.

UN warns cholera cases in Haiti could skyrocket

The United Nations warned Thursday of a possible explosion of cholera cases in crisis-wracked Haiti.

US to begin screening travelers coming from Uganda for Ebola

The United States will begin screening travelers coming from Uganda for Ebola as an additional precaution aimed at trying to prevent an outbreak in the African country from spreading, the Biden administration said Thursday.