Bioethics for Everyone

When you take a vitamin or supplement throughout your daily routine, do you ever wonder how effective it is, the meaning behind certain marketing claims, or, most importantly, who approved it? Dietary supplement regulation in the United States was vastly transformed by the passing of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) in 1994, yet, in a time marked by creatine craze, “GLP-1” supplements, and an overwhelming interest in wellness, it is imperative to ethica

What if anyone with a few hundred dollars and internet access could attempt genetic engineering from their own home? Biohacking refers to the practice of individuals, often amateurs, conducting bodily experimentation or developing “homemade” biological devices such as automatic insulin pumps, outside traditional institutional, academic, or clinical settings. While supporters argue that biohacking promotes innovation and medical autonomy, critics warn that it creates serious r

This paper focuses on medical mistrust as a product of flawed systems, and the strain that arises between the duty to protect individual autonomy and protect the health of the greater population. It examines how behavioral science, journalistic media, social media algorithmic personalization, the commercialization of medicine, and different policies across geographical areas all shape public trust in medicine. Using this research, the paper explores how and why mistrust devel