We Asked For Racial Equity And They Gave Us Pig Hearts
by Keisha Ray, PhD Here is a list of just some of the things that contribute to Black people’s inequitable access to p...
January 20, 2022
Surveillance Capitalism + the Medical Gaze = Yikes
by Adam Omelianchuk, PhD Consider what the future holds for mental health treatment options. One could authorize an “I...
March 17, 2021
Human Brain Surrogates Research: The Onrushing Ethical Dilemma
Abstract Human brain research is moving into a dilemma. The best way to understand how the human brain works is to study...
Identifying Ethical Considerations for Machine Learning Healthcare Applications
Abstract Along with potential benefits to healthcare delivery, machine learning healthcare applications (ML-HCAs) raise ...
Planning for the Known Unknown: Machine Learning for Human Healthcare Systems
Abstract Clinical medicine is an inexact science. In situations of uncertainty, we often ask an experienced colleague fo...
Revising, Correcting, and Transferring Genes
Abstract The distinction between germline and somatic gene editing is fundamental to the ethics of human gene editing. M...
Ethically Problematic Medical Device Representation
Abstract Ethical issues in physician-industry and academia-industry relationships have focused largely on the financial ...
Upstream Ethical Mapping of Germline Genome Editing
Abstract In his lead article, Cwik derives categories for the upstream mapping of germline genome editing (GGE). Some pe...
Fourth Pillar or “Third Rail?:” Towards a Community-Centered Understanding of the Role...
by Justin C. Smith Molldrem and Smith’s thoughtful article “Reassessing the Ethics of Molecular HIV Surveillanc...
September 25, 2020
We Are People, Not Clusters!
by Edwin J. Bernard, Alexander McClelland, Barb Cardell, Cecilia Chung Marco Castro-Bojorquez, Martin French,...
September 25, 2020
Improving the Informed Consent Process for Seniors Regarding AICDs: The Need for Bioethici...
by Arnold R. Eiser, MD MACP Our healthcare system is failing our most senior citizens by assuming they want and need to ...
July 17, 2020
Balancing COVID-19 Quantity and Quality of Care via Geographic Redistribution: A Matter of...
by Joyeeta G Dastidar, MD In New York City, the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country with a quarter of the ...
May 26, 2020