Category Archives: Brownbag & Webinar Series

How do our loved ones make life-and-death medical decisions for us?

Posted on October 21, 2019 by

Speaking for the Dying: Life-and-Death Decisions in Intensive Care Event Flyer Seven in ten older Americans who require medical decisions in the final days of life lack capacity to make them. For many of us, our biggest life-and-death decisions—literally—will therefore … Continue reading →

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Exploring life with a spinal cord injury

Posted on September 16, 2019 by

Spinal Cord Injury: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask Event Flyer Look at him zip around in that wheelchair. He is so independent and inspirational. But I wonder how he goes to the bathroom, if he’s … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Fall 2019 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

The Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences at Michigan State University is proud to announce the 2019-2020 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series. The series will begin on October 16, 2019. You are invited to join us in person … Continue reading →

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What social and ethical challenges are presented by female cosmetic genital surgery?

Posted on February 28, 2019 by

Female Cosmetic Genital Surgery: Social and Ethical Considerations Event Flyer In recent years, there has been an upsurge in plastic surgery for women who wish to alter the look and feel of their genitalia. The women who undergo these procedures … Continue reading →

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Who wouldn’t want to live as long as possible?

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

Should We Be Reaching for Immortality? Event Flyer Whether by chipping away at the diseases of aging one-by-one, or by altering the fundamental biology of aging, medical research seems to be reaching for one over-arching goal: indefinitely extending the human … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Spring 2019 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

It’s almost time for the 2018-2019 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series to resume! This spring we’ll hear from Center for Ethics faculty on the topics of aging and extending the human lifespan, as well as the social and ethical considerations … Continue reading →

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How can we protect patient rights and improve patient safety?

Posted on September 25, 2018 by

Ending Medical Self-Regulation: Does Less Physician Control Improve Patient Safety and Protect Patient Rights? Event Flyer Medicine has long been one of the most self-regulating of all professions. In the 1970s, the new field of bioethics was designed to challenge … Continue reading →

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