Current Volume

Volume XV, 2024

Editor-in-Chief: Nikhil Ramavenkat. Editors: Khushi Arora, Sheethal Ayalasomayajula, Sanchali Dighe, Kaavya Gollapudi, Adhya Gummadi, Jack Lau, Diya M Nathan, Alicia Pfeiffer, Mariana Simpson, Helena Tan, Abigail Usiyevich, Yuchi Zhang, Adithi Santhosh

Our fifteenth editions’ contributors offer a wide array of focused discussions concerning the most current and compelling of bioethical discourse. From the University of Toronto, Mashiyat Ahmed sheds light on the novel use of psychdelics in therapeutic interventions. Then, Joshua Park, from Case Western Reserve University takes us to NYC with an examination of the diabetic A1C Registry. Under the tutelage of Assistant Professor of Urban Bioethics, Dr. Brian Tuohy, at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Hannah Calvelli and Julia Carp next speak on consent in the carceral system. Our very own Abigail Usiyevich rounds off our Editorials with a piece on CPR and its use. Also from Rutgers University, Yuchi Zhang breaks the trend with an article on GMOs and their controversy. He is followed by another Rutgers student, Mariana Simpson, as she highlights the truth behind carceral healthcare. Maritou Biteye, a Rutgers alumni, then talks on the various barriers and implementations of modern, male contraception. Lastly, our own Helena Tan discusses racial biases in the medical screening tests we hold as standards.

Editorials:

The Ethics of Psychedelics: DEK: Why Should Informed Consent Change in Response to Psychedelic Therapies? 

By Mashiyat Ahmed

Revisiting A Model Precedent in Noncommunicable Disease Reporting: An Argument for the NYC A1C Registry

By Joshua Park

Voices of the Unheard: Informed Consent and Autonomy for Patients in Prison

By Hannah Calvelli

Is “Reversing” Death the Same as Restoring Life? : The Ethical Implication of CPR as a Default Treatment

By Abigail Usiyevich

 

Articles:

Recombinant Revolution: The Argument for Agricultural GMOs

By Yuchi Zhang

Babies Behind Bars: The Cruelties of the Healthcare System in Correctional Facilities

By Mariana Simpson

Misplaced Burden, Global Demand for Modern Male Contraception Options, and the Social and Pharmaceutical Barrier to Its Development

By Maritou Biteye

How Medical Screening Tests Cause Racial Disparities

By Helena Tan

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