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By Arthur Caplan Art Caplan has a new column out in Time that takes a different stance on the DSM-V, compared to all the criticism the revisions have recently received: The critics are going way…
By Arthur Caplan Art Caplan has a new column out spurred by the announcement that researchers at Oregon Health Sciences University have successfully cloned human embryos. Recognizing the possible ethical concerns and calling for immediate bans…
By Arthur Caplan Art Caplan has a new Viewpoint article out in Time discussing Plan B’s impact on late trimester abortion: Gosnell was a stop of last resort for woman late in their pregnancies. They…
[Posted on behalf of Nancy Dubler and Art Caplan] Surprising that for a week there was constant news from Boston. Minute by minute we heard details of carnage, searching, killing, lock down and capture. Now,…
Art Caplan and his co-authors have a new piece out in the Lancet on the possibility of using civil commitment and compulsory treatment for those with grave alcohol use disorders. Take a look here.
[Posted on behalf of Art Caplan] On January 7, 1610 Galileo Galilei, the Italian physicist and astronomer, aimed his new invention, the telescope, at the sky and became the first human to observe three of…
By Arthur Caplan Last week, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics issued new recommendations on disclosure of incidental findings in clinical exome and genome sequencing. Take a listen to Art Caplan‘s response over at…
By Arthur Caplan Art Caplan has a new column out at CNN on the court-approved use of a “narcoanalytic interview” as part of (alleged) Colorado theater shooter James Holmes’ competency evaluation. Caplan’s take? “There is…
By Arthur Caplan Art Caplan has a new column responding to the latest report from the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. Take a look: A top-level commission has just released a new…
By Arthur Caplan In a new article (free registration required), Art Caplan discusses recent gun control legislation passed in New York state. Take a look at the full piece, but here’s an excerpt: The NY…
