An Idaho man who falsely confessed to a 1996 rape and murder is expected to have his name cleared on Wednesday
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The AI That Could Help Curb Youth SuicideJuly 15, 2019 |
For many reasons, parents and teachers may fail to intervene when they spot LGBTQ teens in trouble. Can Google help?
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Why Is It So Difficult To Treat PainJune 20, 2019 |
After an accident and the surgeries that followed, Travis Rieder became addicted to pain medications. Rieder is the director of the Master of Bioethics degree program at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, and he joins Courtney Collins to talk about the agonizing process of weaning himself off the drugs
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Responsibility Without BlameJune 11, 2019 |
An Interview with philosopher Hanna Pickard. Dr. Pickard will be joining the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Berman Institute of Bioethics, and the philosophy department this Fall
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The TV series is linked to a troubling jump in suicide rates among boys the month after its premiere
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Digital health apps, which let patients chat with doctors or health coaches or even receive likely medical diagnoses from a bot, are transforming modern health care. They are also — in practice — being used as suicide crisis hotlines
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Tapering Off Pain Medication SafelyJanuary 9, 2019 |
HotDoc talked to our Travis Rieder PhD, a bioethicist who became dependent on opioids following a motorcycle accident. Travis shares what his experience with withdrawal felt like and how every doctor he spoke to was at a loss when it came to helping him safely taper off his medication
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Accused of Preventable Inmate DeathsJanuary 4, 2019 |
Illinois agrees to sweeping health care reforms, oversight at all prisons. Under the agreement, which would resolve a lengthy lawsuit challenging the quality of care in the prison system, a federal monitor would be appointed to oversee reforms
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