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Art Caplan

  • Bioethics

    Bioethicist Art Caplan: Rein It In, Dr. Oz

    By Arthur Caplan A new piece by contributor Art Caplan on Medscape [Note: free registration required]: Dr Mehmet Oz is in trouble again. He was accused by 10 physicians in a letter of promoting quackery.…

    Bioethicist Art Caplan: Rein It In, Dr. Oz

  • Biotechnology

    Bioethicist Art Caplan: Actress Sofia Vergara Can’t Destroy Her Embryos

    By Arthur Caplan A new piece by contributor Art Caplan on NBC News: Nick Loeb and Sofia Vergara once were a huge item. Today, they are back in the tabloid press because of a dispute over…

    Bioethicist Art Caplan: Actress Sofia Vergara Can’t Destroy Her Embryos

  • Bioethics

    Bioethicist Art Caplan: German Mom Expecting Quads at 65 is ‘Irresponsible’

    By Arthur Caplan A new piece by contributor Art Caplan on NBC News: Berlin school teacher Annegret Raunigk is proudly prolific and, at age 65, not done making babies — pregnant with quadruplets that would enlarge…

    Bioethicist Art Caplan: German Mom Expecting Quads at 65 is ‘Irresponsible’

  • Bioethics

    Bioethicist Art Caplan: Why a New Alzheimer’s Drug Isn’t A No-Brainer

    By Arthur Caplan A new piece by contributor Art Caplan on NBC News: Biogen, a Cambridge, Massachusetts biotech company, announced last week that early tests of their new drug aducanumab, a monoclonal antibody, had shown…

    Bioethicist Art Caplan: Why a New Alzheimer’s Drug Isn’t A No-Brainer

  • Bioethics

    Bioethicist Art Caplan: UK Man, His Surrogate Mom and Their Baby Are Family

    By Arthur Caplan A new piece by contributor Art Caplan on NBC News: A British high court has permitted Kyle Casson, a single man, to adopt an eight-month-old boy who was carried and delivered by…

    Bioethicist Art Caplan: UK Man, His Surrogate Mom and Their Baby Are Family

  • Health Law Policy

    Bioethicist Art Caplan: Why Are Guns a Taboo Topic on Campaign Trail?

    By Arthur Caplan A new piece by contributor Art Caplan on NBC News: Guns are a medical issue — no matter how often the NRA denies it. Eight national health groups, including the American Academy…

    Bioethicist Art Caplan: Why Are Guns a Taboo Topic on Campaign Trail?