Alan Regenberg
@aregenberg.bsky.social
Bioethicist, etc: Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. Ethics & emerging biotech. Curator: @bermaninstitute.bsky.social. Baltimore enthusiast. He/Him.
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Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall
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Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall
Decreased vaccination rates have led to measles outbreaks in Canada and other countries.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall
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‘God is an anti-vaxxer’: Inside the conference celebrating RFK Jr.’s rise. Eliminating the childhood vaccine schedule is among the goals for fringe activists who now claim Washington power. | The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
‘God is an anti-vaxxer’: Inside the conference celebrating RFK Jr.’s rise
An anti-vaccine conference in Austin celebrated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s rise to political power, highlighting his influence in Trump’s Washington.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
‘God is an anti-vaxxer’: Inside the conference celebrating RFK Jr.’s rise. Eliminating the childhood vaccine schedule is among the goals for fringe activists who now claim Washington power. | The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
They Fell in Love With AI Chatbots — and Found Something Real. Falling in love with A.I. is no longer science fiction. A recent study found that one in five American adults has had an intimate encounter with a chatbot. | NYTimes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real
Three people on the joys and anxieties of A.I. romances.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
They Fell in Love With AI Chatbots — and Found Something Real. Falling in love with A.I. is no longer science fiction. A recent study found that one in five American adults has had an intimate encounter with a chatbot. | NYTimes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Monitoring Students’ Chatbot Conversations Is Big Business Now gizmodo.com/monitoring-s...
Monitoring Students’ Chatbot Conversations Is Big Business Now
The problem is unsettling. The proposed solutions? Also unsettling.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Monitoring Students’ Chatbot Conversations Is Big Business Now gizmodo.com/monitoring-s...
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Bioethics Seminar TODAY, Noon EST: Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH, "Reducing Stigmatizing Language in Patient Health Records to Promote Respect for Patients" - Open to all, attend in person, lunch provided. Feinstone Hall,
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social - link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social - link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Bioethics Seminar TODAY, Noon EST: Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH, "Reducing Stigmatizing Language in Patient Health Records to Promote Respect for Patients" - Open to all, attend in person, lunch provided. Feinstone Hall,
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social - link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social - link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
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Thus do all traitors
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Thus do all traitors
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
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November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Trump admin tells states to “undo” food stamp benefits: “To the extent States sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized. Accordingly, States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025.“
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Trump admin tells states to “undo” food stamp benefits: “To the extent States sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized. Accordingly, States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025.“
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“If Trump cares about Christians or anyone else in Nigeria, all he needs to do is restore aid and let babies live,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.
“If Trump cares about Christians or anyone else in Nigeria, all he needs to do is restore aid and let babies live,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.
Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
Murderous attacks on Christians and Muslims alike are a real problem in Nigeria. Cutting humanitarian assistance there is even more lethal.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“If Trump cares about Christians or anyone else in Nigeria, all he needs to do is restore aid and let babies live,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.
“If Trump cares about Christians or anyone else in Nigeria, all he needs to do is restore aid and let babies live,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
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NEW: @govpritzker.illinois.gov's office says 3 masked ICE agents stopped & questioned an IL Department of Transportation employee working in Park Ridge about his immigration status & whether he had traveled to New York and his awareness of NYC Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social before leaving.
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
NEW: @govpritzker.illinois.gov's office says 3 masked ICE agents stopped & questioned an IL Department of Transportation employee working in Park Ridge about his immigration status & whether he had traveled to New York and his awareness of NYC Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social before leaving.
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Global #FoodEthics and Policy Program Weekly Roundup - Missing Aid Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands, Farmers Struggle, Who Gets SNAP, Celebs Addressing Food Insecurity, Food Ingredient Disclosure, The More You Know, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/we3frp22...
Global Food Ethics and Policy Program: News Roundup
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November 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Global #FoodEthics and Policy Program Weekly Roundup - Missing Aid Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands, Farmers Struggle, Who Gets SNAP, Celebs Addressing Food Insecurity, Food Ingredient Disclosure, The More You Know, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/we3frp22...
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“Who are you going to call?:” Research ethics consultation directors’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators | Journal of Clinical and Translational Science www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“Who are you going to call?:” Research ethics consultation directors’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators | Journal of Clinical and Translational Science | Cambridge Core
“Who are you going to call?:” Research ethics consultation directors’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators - Volume 9 Issue 1
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November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“Who are you going to call?:” Research ethics consultation directors’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators | Journal of Clinical and Translational Science www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Gaps in US Psychedelic Policy and How to Close Them | Health Policy - By @caleighpropes.bsky.social, @katherinecheung.bsky.social, Matthew Eisenberg, David Yaden | @jama.com Health Forum jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Gaps in US Psychedelic Policy and How to Close Them
This Viewpoint discusses how to fill policy gaps surrounding the use of psychedelics to treat mental health and substance use conditions, should they be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Gaps in US Psychedelic Policy and How to Close Them | Health Policy - By @caleighpropes.bsky.social, @katherinecheung.bsky.social, Matthew Eisenberg, David Yaden | @jama.com Health Forum jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Early Liver Transplantation for Alcohol‐Related Liver Disease and Desire to Donate: A Nationally Representative US Survey - Janetta Brundage, Baimaji, Mayan Teles, Rivka Abedon, Aura Teles, Hannah Sung, Po-Hung Chen, Daniel Warren, Andrew Cameron, Olivia Kates onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Early Liver Transplantation for Alcohol‐Related Liver Disease and Desire to Donate: A Nationally Representative US Survey
Background Early liver transplantation (ELT) describes liver transplantation (LT) for alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) performed before 6 months of alcohol abstinence, commonly known as the “6-mo...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Early Liver Transplantation for Alcohol‐Related Liver Disease and Desire to Donate: A Nationally Representative US Survey - Janetta Brundage, Baimaji, Mayan Teles, Rivka Abedon, Aura Teles, Hannah Sung, Po-Hung Chen, Daniel Warren, Andrew Cameron, Olivia Kates onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hospital CEO Pay Is Too Damn High — The wage gap at nonprofit facilities is growing at a difficult economic moment.
by Sabrina D Wang, MD www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
by Sabrina D Wang, MD www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | Hospital CEO Pay Is Too Damn High
The wage gap at nonprofit facilities is growing at a difficult economic moment
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November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hospital CEO Pay Is Too Damn High — The wage gap at nonprofit facilities is growing at a difficult economic moment.
by Sabrina D Wang, MD www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
by Sabrina D Wang, MD www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
Trump Pressure Risks Free Speech at University of California, Judge Warns: A federal judge said that faculty members were being affected in their teaching and research by the Trump administration’s pressure campaign. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Trump Pressure Risks Free Speech at University of California, Judge Warns
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November 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump Pressure Risks Free Speech at University of California, Judge Warns: A federal judge said that faculty members were being affected in their teaching and research by the Trump administration’s pressure campaign. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Researchers ‘decode’ Mandarin Chinese from neural signals: Advances in brain-computer interfaces could help millions who use tonal languages speak again after stroke or disease | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Researchers ‘decode’ Mandarin Chinese from neural signals
Advances in brain-computer interfaces could help millions who use tonal languages speak again after stroke or disease
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November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Researchers ‘decode’ Mandarin Chinese from neural signals: Advances in brain-computer interfaces could help millions who use tonal languages speak again after stroke or disease | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Chatbots don’t judge. Customers prefer robots over humans when it comes to to purchasing products that traditionally come with a degree of embarrassment – like acne cream, diarrhea medication, adult sex toys or personal lubricant. theconversation.com/chatbots-don...
Chatbots don’t judge! Customers prefer robots over humans when it comes to those ’um, you know’ purchases
When it comes to buying sex toys, diarrhea medication and acne cream, consumers like the impersonal touch.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Chatbots don’t judge. Customers prefer robots over humans when it comes to to purchasing products that traditionally come with a degree of embarrassment – like acne cream, diarrhea medication, adult sex toys or personal lubricant. theconversation.com/chatbots-don...
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AI Ethics & Governance Weekly Roundup - Erroneous Filings, Chatbots Debunk, AI Brain Rot, Limiting Autonomous Weapons, AI Is Not God, AI Music, Leveraging AI and Tech for Patient Safety, + More mailchi.mp/d01c24da587e...
AI Ethics & Governance Roundup
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November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
AI Ethics & Governance Weekly Roundup - Erroneous Filings, Chatbots Debunk, AI Brain Rot, Limiting Autonomous Weapons, AI Is Not God, AI Music, Leveraging AI and Tech for Patient Safety, + More mailchi.mp/d01c24da587e...
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Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup: Editing Human Embryos? Chimps Weigh Evidence, Rewiring the Past, Artificial Brains, Leveraging AI and Tech for Patient Safety, Children Banned from Chatbot Use, Blockchain Biobanking, Personalized Gene Editing, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/sciencee...
Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup
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November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup: Editing Human Embryos? Chimps Weigh Evidence, Rewiring the Past, Artificial Brains, Leveraging AI and Tech for Patient Safety, Children Banned from Chatbot Use, Blockchain Biobanking, Personalized Gene Editing, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/sciencee...
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
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November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Are AI Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use? Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Administration is exploring whether to regulate them as medical devices. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
Are A.I. Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use?
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November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Are AI Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use? Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Administration is exploring whether to regulate them as medical devices. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...