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Bioethics for Breakfast: Mental Health Care Access: Making the Dollars and “Common Sense” Case for Parity
Malkia Newman, Anti-Stigma Team Supervisor at CNS Healthcare, and Dr. Debra A. Pinals of MDHHS and the University of Michigan presented at the Feb. 25 Bioethics for Breakfast session, offering perspectives and insight on the topic “Mental Health Care Access: Making the Dollars and “Common Sense” Case for Parity.” Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics Events, Outreach, Uncategorized
Tagged behavioral health, bioethics, bioethics for breakfast, community health centers, health disparities, health equity, health policy, mental health, mental illness, Michigan, psychiatry, stigma, united states
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Human Microchip Implantation: A Bridge Too Far?
In the past 15 years, discussion and related controversy has taken place about a Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) or microchip that can be implanted in human bodies. That chip would contain, store, and update data about us. Might such an implant be a benefit or a risk? Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics in the News, Uncategorized
Tagged autonomy, bioethics, Bioethics in the News, biotechnology, implanted microchips, law, medical innovation, microchip, RFID, Sabrina Ford
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Dr. Fleck presents on public funding for whole genome sequencing at International Bioethics Retreat
Dr. Leonard Fleck, professor in the Center for Ethics, participated in a keynote debate this month as part of the 24th annual International Bioethics Retreat that was presented virtually from Paris. Within the debate format, Dr. Fleck addressed the question: “Whole Genome Sequencing: Should It Be Publicly Funded?” Continue reading
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Tagged conference, DNA, genetics, genomic sequencing, health care justice, International Bioethics Retreat, Leonard Fleck, medical ethics, whole genome sequencing
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Who “owns” the healthcare data about you?
The Bioethics Public Seminar Series continues on March 24 with “Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Needs Patient Data: Who “Owns” the Data About You?” from Dr. Adam M. Alessio. Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Alessio, artificial intelligence, big data, bioethics, biomedical engineering, data ownership, healthcare, medical data, medicine, patient rights, public seminar, webinar
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Dr. Cabrera co-authors article in ‘Frontiers in Human Neuroscience’
Center Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Cabrera is co-author of an article published last month in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Appearing in the Brain Imaging and Stimulation section of the journal, “International Legal Approaches to Neurosurgery for Psychiatric Disorders” was written … Continue reading
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Tagged article, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Laura Cabrera, law, neuroscience, neurosurgery, open access, psychiatric treatments, psychiatry
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Dr. Fleck contributes to perspective on heritable human genome editing published in ‘The CRISPR Journal’
Center for Ethics professor Dr. Leonard M. Fleck is among a group of seventeen international co-authors of “Heritable Human Genome Editing: The Public Engagement Imperative,” published in the December 2020 issue of The CRISPR Journal. Continue reading
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Tagged article, CRISPR, gene-editing technology, genetic modification, genome, human genome editing, Leonard Fleck, The CRISPR Journal
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Lessons on eating in a pandemic
Though COVID-19 is not a food-borne illness, the coronavirus outbreak has drastically changed the way many of us eat. According to one survey from mid-2020, 85% of people in the U.S. “have altered their food habits as a result of the pandemic.” Continue reading
Announcing Center Director Sean A. Valles and Assistant Director Karen Kelly-Blake
The Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sean A. Valles as Center Director. Additionally, associate professor Dr. Karen Kelly-Blake has been promoted to Assistant Director. Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Karen Kelly-Blake, health equity, health justice, sean valles
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