# bioethics (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover bioethics. Page: Feed: --- ## [Cannabis psychosis risk rises with age](https://www.australianpharmacist.com.au/cannabis-psychosis-risk-rises-with-age/) _2026-08-19 · Chloe Hava · Australian Pharmacist_ Cannabis use is linked to significantly earlier onset of psychosis, and age is a key factor – found new research from the University of New South Wales. The post Cannabis psychosis risk rises with age appeared first on Australian Pharmacist . ## [New Parliamentary Friendship Group champions safer medicines use](https://www.australianpharmacist.com.au/new-parliamentary-friendship-group-champions-safer-medicines-use/) _2026-08-19 · Leah Jacobsen · Australian Pharmacist_ The PSA has supported the launch of the inaugural Parliamentary Friends of Safe and Quality Use of Medicines event, using the opportunity to call for a stronger national focus on helping Australians use medicines safely, effectively and appropriately. The event was held at Parliament House in Canberra on the evening of Tuesday 18 August, with \[…\] The post New Parliamentary Friendship Group… ## [How this pharmacy found an extra 16 hours a day](https://www.australianpharmacist.com.au/how-this-pharmacy-found-an-extra-16-hours-a-day/) _2026-08-17 · Jonathan Bradley · Australian Pharmacist_ From clinical judgement to patient outreach and counselling, pharmacists have a rich variety of valuable skills. Too often, though, their days are spent chasing paperwork, re-entering data across different systems and manually checking prescripts for interactions that software should be flagging. It’s a struggle that Kristina Fox, a community pharmacist from Hobart, knows all too \[…\] The post How… ## [Why aren’t vitamin B6 warnings working?](https://www.australianpharmacist.com.au/why-arent-vitamin-b6-warnings-working/) _2026-08-10 · Chloe Hava · Australian Pharmacist_ New research found Australians are buying vitamin B6 supplements in potentially harmful quantities, years after public health warnings began. The post Why aren’t vitamin B6 warnings working? appeared first on Australian Pharmacist . ## [The drug that made women forget giving birth](https://www.australianpharmacist.com.au/scopolamines-twilight-sleep-era/) _2026-08-09 · Phoebe Armstrong · Australian Pharmacist_ Long before it became a standard patch for travel sickness, scopolamine was at the centre of a controversial obstetric practice. The post The drug that made women forget giving birth appeared first on Australian Pharmacist . ## [What counts as ethical practice in 2026?](https://www.australianpharmacist.com.au/untangling-ethics/) _2026-08-09 · Ruth Cooper · Australian Pharmacist_ PSA’s 2026 Code of Ethics for Pharmacists is designed to help pharmacists navigate a more complex profession. The post What counts as ethical practice in 2026? appeared first on Australian Pharmacist . ## [Standing ovation marks 50 years of PSA service](https://www.australianpharmacist.com.au/standing-ovation-marks-50-years-of-psa-service/) _2026-08-05 · Chloe Hava · Australian Pharmacist_ The these at PSA26 this year was ‘Welcome Home’. After 50 years at PSA, Judy Sinclair well and truly embodies that theme. The post Standing ovation marks 50 years of PSA service appeared first on Australian Pharmacist . ## [Why does every pharmacist need a pharmacist?](https://www.australianpharmacist.com.au/every-pharmacist-needs-a-pharmacist/) _2026-08-04 · Peter Guthrey FPS · Australian Pharmacist_ PSA's Code of Ethics for Pharmacists says pharmacists should not dispense medicines for their personal use, except in limited circumstances. The post Why does every pharmacist need a pharmacist? appeared first on Australian Pharmacist . ## [Pharmacists step up as PSA’s newest advocates](https://www.australianpharmacist.com.au/pharmacists-step-up-as-psas-newest-advocates/) _2026-08-03 · Leah Jacobsen · Australian Pharmacist_ At PSA26 on Friday, PSA named new leaders to champion important health priorities – pharmacist-led vaccination and harm reduction. The post Pharmacists step up as PSA’s newest advocates appeared first on Australian Pharmacist . ## [PSA26 is officially a wrap](https://www.australianpharmacist.com.au/psa26-is-officially-a-wrap/) _2026-08-03 · AP Staff · Australian Pharmacist_ The PSA’s national conference wrapped on Sunday after 3 days of learning, celebration and networking at Sydney’s International Convention Centre (ICC), with delegates embracing this year’s theme, ‘Home of Pharmacists’. The conference wrapped Sunday 2 August with ‘CSI Sunday’, tailored streams led by PSA’s consultant, hospital, early career, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities \[…\]… ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6MqJ0GCjcWuj) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [CBC heavily promotes drag performer ‘Gay Jesus’](https://theinterim.com/issues/society-culture/cbc-heavily-promotes-drag-performer-gay-jesus/) _2026-07-27 · admin · The Interim_ Tanis Cortens, Feature Writer: Here & Queer, a CBC talk series celebrating LGBTQ artists, interviewed a “nonbinary drag king” on April 2. Heath V. Salazar is a biological female performer across various artistic disciplines who uses the stage name “Gay Jesus” and is on Instagram as @theirholiness. In early 2020, she wrote a CBC article that \[...\] The post CBC heavily promotes drag performer ‘Gay… ## [Abortion pill forced upon or secretly given to pregnant mothers](https://theinterim.com/issues/abortion/abortion-pill-forced-upon-or-secretly-given-to-pregnant-mothers/) _2026-07-27 · admin · The Interim_ Gianna Baklinski: In 2023, Rosalie Markezich, a day-care worker from Louisiana, was pregnant and excited about motherhood. Then, she told her boyfriend about her pregnancy. He obtained abortion drugs and coerced Rosalie into taking them. Although she tried to vomit up the pills in an attempt to save her baby, it was too late, and, \[...\] The post Abortion pill forced upon or secretly given to… ## [Poland begins recognizing same-sex unions](https://theinterim.com/issues/marriage-family/poland-begins-recognizing-same-sex-unions/) _2026-07-24 · admin · The Interim_ Mary Zwicker, European Correspondent: Same-sex “marriage” is slowly creeping into Poland through recent court decisions which have allowed for the recognition of out-of-country unions, despite the country’s traditional stance on marriage. On May 14, Warsaw officials formally registered the union of two Polish men whose “marriage” took place in Germany, despite the fact that Poland’s \[...\] The post… ## [Andorra pauses plan to liberalize abortion](https://theinterim.com/issues/abortion/andorra-pauses-plan-to-liberalize-abortion/) _2026-07-24 · admin · The Interim_ Mary Zwicker, Europe Correspondent: A small European country is temporarily pausing efforts to decriminalize abortion amidst ongoing discussions with the Vatican. The Principality of Andorra, a small, majority Catholic country located in the mountain range between France and Spain, is stalling the implementation of their fully drafted bill on the decriminalization of abortion. “I hope this \[...\]… ## [Mostly observations about ‘pride season’](https://theinterim.com/columnist/paul-tuns/mostly-observations-about-pride-season/) _2026-07-24 · admin · The Interim_ From the editor’s desk: This “From the Editor’s Desk” could focus exclusively on pride month events – or “pride season” as the Liberal government calls it. Depending on where you live in this great country of ours, you could be exposed to pride day, pride week, or pride month (or all three) any time in \[...\] The post Mostly observations about ‘pride season’ appeared first on The Interim . ## [CLC lauds fourth annual National ‘Pride’ Flag Walk-Out Day](https://theinterim.com/issues/society-culture/clc-lauds-fourth-annual-national-pride-flag-walk-out-day/) _2026-07-23 · admin · The Interim_ Kesiah Beere: On June 1, Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) held the fourth annual National “Pride” Flag Walk-Out Day. Each year, on the day that schools and school boards raise “Pride” flags in celebration of “pride month,” CLC calls for parents to keep their children home from school in protest of the LGBT agenda that infiltrates \[...\] The post CLC lauds fourth annual National ‘Pride’ Flag Walk-Out… ## [B.C. midwives now allowed to prescribe abortion pill, contraception](https://theinterim.com/issues/abortion/b-c-midwives-now-allowed-to-prescribe-abortion-pill-contraception/) _2026-07-23 · admin · The Interim_ Gianna Baklinski: In British Columbia, midwives will now act as abortionists after a health-policy change allowing them to prescribe the abortion pill. The policy change brings B.C. to join Quebec and Saskatchewan in a growing band of provinces that allows midwives to both assist at births and kill babies. B.C. Health Minister Josie Osbourne announced \[...\] The post B.C. midwives now allowed to… ## [Backdoor digital ID](https://theinterim.com/politics/backdoor-digital-id/) _2026-07-22 · admin · The Interim_ John Carpay: Social media is actually quite anti-social. Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and WhatsApp drive many teens and adults into isolation and loneliness as they spend less time in face-to-face interactions with others. Some people use artificial intelligence chatbots as a substitute for friendships. Pornography, now freely available to everyone at all times on an anonymous \[...\] The post… ## [Ottawa seeks to regulate internet under guise of social media ban](https://theinterim.com/politics/ottawa-seeks-to-regulate-internet-under-guise-of-social-media-ban/) _2026-07-22 · admin · The Interim_ Kesiah Beere and Paul Tuns: On June 10, 2026, Liberal MP Marc Miller introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, in the House of Commons. The proposed bill seeks to protect children from online harm through preventative measures. “Regulated services,” which includes designated social media sites, AI chatbots, and other platforms, must adhere to new \[...\] The post Ottawa seeks to regulate… ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VnO7kep1J62b) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [London euthanasia doctor engulfed in controversy](https://theinterim.com/issues/euthanasia-suicide/london-euthanasia-doctor-engulfed-in-controversy/) _2026-07-21 · admin · The Interim_ Declared alive patient dead, approved MAiD at Tim Horton’s Gianna Baklinski: A 45-year-old man was “assessed” outside a Tim Horton’s franchise, approved for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), and killed by euthanasia. The physician responsible, Dr. James MacLean, is still practicing as a doctor. MacLean is a doctor from London, Ontario. In June of 2023, he \[...\] The post London euthanasia doctor…