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Nicole Varda

Nicole Varda is a medical student at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. She’s particularly interested in bioethics and narrative medicine. She also enjoys reading, exploring new coffee shops and breweries, and spending time with family and friends. Please feel free to reach out at nvarda@arizona.edu.

EthicsMay 6, 2025

Happy Mother’s Day: The Unprecedented Case of Baby M and the Regulatory Pitfalls of Assisted Reproductive Technology Living in a State without Enforceable Surrogacy Contracts

By Nicole Varda

Surrogacy has been a hotly contested legal topic, with opponents arguing it commodifies children and reduces the female body to an incubator, and proponents…

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EthicsJanuary 21, 2025

To Pull or Not to Pull: The Trolley Problem and its Application to Medicine

By Nicole Varda

The trolley problem is a classic example of an ethical thought experiment. The fictional conundrum is as follows: you are an onlooker watching a…

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EthicsSeptember 10, 2024

Wegovy: It’s all the Rage

By Nicole Varda

Discussion over glucagon-like peptide analogs (GLPs) has become a medical hot-topic, extending beyond clinical discussion and becoming a cultural phenomenon. Marketed as a weight-loss…

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