Bioethics
11/1 conference – When Less Information Is Better: Blinding As a Solution to Institutional Corruption
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Bioethics
11/22 conference: Bioethical Reflections in Honor of Dan Brock
By The Petrie-Flom Center More information, including registration, is available on the conference website.
11/22 conference: Bioethical Reflections in Honor of Dan Brock
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Research Funding
Government Shutdown: Why the Pipeline Matters
By Suzanne M. Rivera, Ph.D. Much attention has been paid to the government shutdown that started last week. Many of us heard heart-tugging stories on public radio about the NIH closing down new subject enrollment…
Government Shutdown: Why the Pipeline Matters
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Bioethics
BoH Exclusive: Sigrid Sterckx comments on the media storm following Nature’s press release on her article announcing 23andMe’s patent for a method to obtain designer babies
By Sigrid Sterckx, as part of our collaboration with Genetics in Medicine Yesterday, 3 October, an article I wrote with three co-authors about a controversial US patent was published by the (Nature) journal Genetics in Medicine.…
BoH Exclusive: Sigrid Sterckx comments on the media storm following Nature’s press release on her article announcing 23andMe’s patent for a method to obtain designer babies
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Weekly Round-Up
Petrie-Flom Intern’s Weekly Round-Up: 9/27-10/4
By Fatima Mirza A recent article in the New York Times highlighted the disparity in insurance coverage for mental health as opposed to other chronic disorders. Insurers have failed to pay for intense psychiatric care…
Petrie-Flom Intern’s Weekly Round-Up: 9/27-10/4
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Announcements
Today at IU McKinney
By The Petrie-Flom Center October 4, 2013Hall Center for Law and HealthWill Neuroscience Redefine Mental Injury? Legal systems have traditionally treated physical and mental injuries differently. Advances in neuroscience provide insights that challenge this dichotomy.…
Today at IU McKinney
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Bioethics
Economics, Morality, and End of Life Care
By Nathaniel Counts Over a quarter of Medicare spending goes toward a patient’s last six months of life. This monopolizes limited resources, both in the hospital and in the federal budget. Much of the blame…
Economics, Morality, and End of Life Care
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Events
Nanocourse in Public Health at HSPH: FIRST SESSION TOMORROW
By The Petrie-Flom Center Not sure how all the disciplines of public health function or work together? Are you interested in a brief overview of Public Health? LOOK NO FURTHER! The Harvard School of…
Nanocourse in Public Health at HSPH: FIRST SESSION TOMORROW
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Events
Monday, October 7: Kimberly Krawiec at the Health Law Policy and Bioethics Workshop
By The Petrie-Flom Center This Monday at the Petrie-Flom Center’s Health Law Policy Workshop, Kimberly Krawiec of the Duke University School of Law will discuss her paper “Reverse Transplant Tourism” (click the link to download).…
Monday, October 7: Kimberly Krawiec at the Health Law Policy and Bioethics Workshop
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Events
10/9: Greg Jaffe on Regulatory and Policy Issues Surrounding Genetically Engineered Foods
By The Petrie-Flom Center
10/9: Greg Jaffe on Regulatory and Policy Issues Surrounding Genetically Engineered Foods