Medical practitioners and life science researchers increasingly complain about bioethics as an inadequate endeavour that impedes both biomedical research and ethics itself. Some bioethicists have ...

It is hard to read a newspaper, watch a news show, or listen to the radio without hearing the voice of the bioethicist. Cloning, stem cell research, genetic testing, gene therapy, managed care, organ ...

Bioethics and Medical Humanities is interprofessional and multidisciplinary in its origin and in its current practice. Students must apply and gain acceptance to each program independently. Each ...

Susan Levin’s bright, spacious office in Dewey Hall reflects her approach to her scholarship. One wall is solidly lined with weighty volumes, while her desk is uncluttered except for two copies of her ...

This program combines the Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities with the Doctor of Jurisprudence and is offered in cooperation with the School of Law. Advances in health sciences have ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the critical need for access to accurate and timely information about ethical issues surrounding decision-making in science, medicine, and public health. To ...

George Annas is a national treasure—a passionate advocate for human rights in health care, with the sophistication and scholarly reliability to warrant not only regular publication in the New England ...

On September 23, 24 and 25, 2021, the VIII International Congress of REDBIOÉTICA UNESCO will be held, organized by the UNESCO Regional Office for Sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean with the ...

Understanding medical research findings involves two key assumptions: that the research is trustworthy and that the outcome of that research better enables a physician to take care of the patient.

National ethics and bioethics committee members from about forty countries * across the world gathered in Mexico City, Mexico, from 22 to 24 June 2014 for the 10th Global Summit of National Ethics and ...

After almost 35 years at the University of Minnesota, Medicine Professor Dr. Steven Miles announced Sunday to medical school leaders that he plans to retire after the 2016-17 school year. While his ...

Bioethics can be considered on two fronts, each front needing an in-depth look. Ethics, on the one hand, is the identification, study, and mitigation or resolution of various conflicts that happen ...