Tag Archives: Robyn Bluhm

“There’s no proof that anything works!” The ethics of COVID-19 research

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

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 →

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Dr. Cabrera co-authors commentary in ‘AJOB Neuroscience’ neuroethics issue

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

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 →

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Dr. Cabrera published in journal’s special section on feminist neurotechnologies

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Dr. Robyn Bluhm, Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Lyman Briggs College, and Dr. Laura Cabrera, Assistant Professor in the Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences and the Department of Translational Neuroscience, are co-authors of … Continue reading →

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Philosophy, Mental Illness, and Mass Shootings

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Robyn Bluhm, PhD Over the past month, mass shootings have occurred in Gilroy, CA, in Chicago, in El Paso, and in Dayton. Most recently, the FBI has arrested … Continue reading →

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Dr. Cabrera co-authors ‘AJOB Neuroscience’ commentary on deep brain stimulation for depression

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

“Interpreting Patients’ Beliefs About Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression: The Need for Caution and for Context” is an open peer commentary available in the latest AJOB Neuroscience issue. Michigan State University co-authors Dr. Laura Cabrera, Assistant Professor in the … Continue reading →

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New article from Dr. Cabrera’s research team in ‘Social Science & Medicine’

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Center Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Cabrera is co-author of an article in the January issue of Social Science & Medicine. The article, “Online comments about psychiatric neurosurgery and psychopharmacological interventions: Public perceptions and concerns,” was written by Dr. Cabrera, Marisa … Continue reading →

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Fall 2018 publications from Center faculty

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Continue reading below for a list of recent journal articles from Center faculty, including online first publications. MSU Library or other institutional access may be required to view these articles. Recently assigned an issue Stahl D. Patient reflections on the … Continue reading →

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Dr. Cabrera will help guide ethical development and use of electrical-based psychiatric treatments

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

A team led by Center Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Y. Cabrera will examine the ethical concerns, beliefs, and attitudes of psychiatrists, patients, and healthy members of the public, including caregivers, regarding the development and use of psychiatric electroceutical interventions (PEIs). … Continue reading →

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“Ask your doctor” – or just check Instagram?

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Robyn Bluhm, PhD A couple of months ago, Kim Kardashian posted – and then quickly deleted – and then reposted – an Instagram advertisement promoting a morning sickness … Continue reading →

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Dr. Cabrera and team published in ‘Neurosurgical Focus’

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Center Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Cabrera and co-authors Hayden M. K. Boyce, MD, Rachel McKenzie, and Robyn Bluhm, PhD, have an article in the August 2018 issue of Neurosurgical Focus. “Conflicts of interest and industry professional relationships in psychiatric neurosurgery: a … Continue reading →

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