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Does YouTube widen health literacy disparities?
The 2020-2021 Bioethics Public Seminar Series (formerly the Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series) continues next month. You are invited to join us virtually – events will not take place in person. Our seminars are free to attend and open to all individuals. Is … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics Events, Center News, Outreach, Public Seminar Series, Uncategorized
Tagged Anjana Susarla, bioethics, computer science, COVID-19, diabetes, health disparities, health literacy, public seminar, social media, united states, webinar
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A COVID-19 Vaccine Won’t Stop the Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to maim and kill thousands and devastate countless others, many are pinning their hopes of returning to a life resembling normal upon the development of a vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has even advised states and cities to be prepared to allocate up to 800 million doses of a vaccine in late October or early November. But it is highly unlikely that a vaccine will do much to stop the pandemic and related significant harm. Continue reading
How might lack of access impact maternity care options for rural women in Michigan?
Announcing the first event of the 2020-2021 Bioethics Public Seminar Series (formerly the Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series) on “Maternity Care Deserts in Rural Michigan.” Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics Events, Center News, Outreach, Public Seminar Series
Tagged Andrea Wendling, bioethics, event announcement, health care deserts, lecture, maternal health, maternity care, Michigan, obstetrics, online, public seminar, rural health, webinar
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“There’s no proof that anything works!” The ethics of COVID-19 research
The New York Times Magazine recently published a long-form story about the tension between treating patients with COVID-19 by any means that might improve their chances of survival and recovery, and enrolling them in clinical trials to establish the safety and efficacy of these treatments, thus improving care both for future patients and for those who survived the trial. Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics in the News, Uncategorized
Tagged bioethics, Bioethics in the News, clinical ethics, clinical trial, clinical trials, coronavirus, COVID-19, disease, evidence-based medicine, evidence-based practices, health care, healthcare, research ethics, Robyn Bluhm, united states
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Women cannot afford “nice”: The unpaid labor of gendered caregiving
Much has been written about finding meaning in illness. Others have written about finding meaning in caregiving. But taking care of someone else’s s!#t has its own intrinsic meaning, and for much of the time, it’s not all good. Continue reading
Dr. Cabrera a co-author of human enhancement editorial in ‘Frontiers in Genetics’
Center Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Cabrera and co-author Dov Greenbaum have written an editorial published in Frontiers in Genetics, titled “ELSI in Human Enhancement: What Distinguishes It From Therapy?” The open access editorial, published June 23, is available in full … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged article, CRISPR, genetics, Laura Cabrera, neuroenhancement, open access
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COVID-19 vs. Childhood Immunization? A Bioethics Perspective from Nigeria
This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Felix Chukwuneke, MD Avoiding the Impending Calamity: Our Ethical Responsibility United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that COVID-19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions … Continue reading
Commentary from Dr. Fleck published in ‘Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics’
Center Acting Director and Professor Dr. Leonard Fleck has a commentary in the July 2020 issue of Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. The commentary is titled “Medical Ethics: A Distinctive Species of Ethics.” Dr. Fleck writes, “Like the sciences, medical … Continue reading
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Tagged article, bioethics, Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, health care, Leonard Fleck, medical ethics
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Dr. Cabrera co-authors commentary in ‘AJOB Neuroscience’ neuroethics issue
Center Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Cabrera and Dr. Robyn Bluhm, Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Lyman Briggs College, are co-authors of a commentary published in the latest issue of AJOB Neuroscience. In “Fostering Neuroethics Integration: Disciplines, Methods, … Continue reading →