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We Need Healthier Schools, and Student Activists Are Stepping Up
California just passed two laws that advance health in schools in ways that might not seem intuitive: pushing middle school and high school start times to after 8am, and banning school districts from “lunch shaming” that treats students differently based on whether they have unpaid school lunch debt. These laws are part of a collection of diverse efforts to make U.S. schools healthier places. Continue reading
Web of Interests Surrounding Medicines Makes Patient Access Increasingly Difficult
This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Jennifer Carter-Johnson, PhD, JD A recent New York Times article described the problems that patients are having gaining access to a new class of cholesterol reducers, called PCSK9 … Continue reading
Making Martyrs of Our Children: Religious Exemptions in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Devan Stahl, PhD On August 2, 2018, Seth Welch called 911 after finding his 10-month-old daughter, Mary Anne Welch, unresponsive in her crib. Mary was pronounced dead at … Continue reading
Announcing the Fall 2018 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series
The Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences at Michigan State University is proud to announce the 2018-2019 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series, which features a variety of bioethics topics. The series will begin on September 19, 2018. You … Continue reading
Patient dumping: why are patients disposable?
This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Karen Kelly-Blake, PhD A public uproar ensued when a video revealed hospital staff literally dumping a woman wearing only a gown and socks in frigid weather on the … Continue reading
“Where does responsibility lie if a person acts under the influence of their brain implant?”
Visit The Conversation to read “It’s not my fault, my brain implant made me do it,” a collaborative article from Center Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Cabrera and College of Law Associate Professor Dr. Jennifer Carter-Johnson. They combine their neuroethics and … Continue reading
Bioethics for Breakfast: Medicaid Work Requirements: Blood, Sweat and Tears Too?
Adrianne Haggins, MD, presented at the Bioethics for Breakfast event on February 8, 2018, offering perspective and insight on the topic, “Medicaid Work Requirements: Blood, Sweat and Tears Too?” Leonard Fleck, PhD, moderated this session. The Trump administration has proposed giving … Continue reading
Bioethics for Breakfast: Autism Spectrum Disorder: Fair Sharing of the Therapeutic Pie?
Jeanette M. Scheid, MD, PhD, and Connie Sung, PhD, presented at the Bioethics for Breakfast event on November 30, 2017, offering perspective and insight on the topic, “Autism Spectrum Disorder: Fair Sharing of the Therapeutic Pie?” Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as … Continue reading
