Personal Digest: When consent fails: opioid pregnancy study audit

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Personal Digest: When consent fails: opioid pregnancy study audit
Digest Newsletter · Aug 26, 2026
Personal Digest: When consent fails: opioid pregnancy study audit

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consent under the microscope — An audit of Dr. Craig Towers’ high-profile study on pregnant opioid users uncovered significant issues that highlight weaknesses in informed consent and oversight for vulnerable participants.

Informed Consent

Informed Consent

Audit finds cracks in acclaimed opioid pregnancy study — consent under the microscope

Research ethics (mmm-online.com)

Sexual Minorities

Sexual Minorities

HIV prevention goes digital — care by tap, not trek

HIV (google.com)

Writing

Writing

How writers are shaping cartoons, accessibility hacks, and AI as sidekick

Animation (brandsuntapped.com) · Accessibility (journalnd.com) · Artificial Intelligence (tomsguide.com)

Fiction

Fiction

Icelanders love crime novels even when murders are rare

Crime Fiction (nytimes.com)

Sexuality

Sexuality

Allegations topple trust: child-star abuse claims and a champion convicted

Disney Channel (nbcnews.com) · Graeme Dott (reuters.com)

gender diversity

gender diversity

Active allyship named the missing ingredient for women in STEM

STEM education (timeshighereducation.com)