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In new research in AJOB Empirical Bioethics, Jean Cadigan and co-authors interviewed networked biobank representatives. Using thematic analysis, they share how the representatives “describe three topics associated with stewarding biobank resources.” The three topics are funding, utlitzation and sustainability. Cadigan et al. argue that the results “support inclusion of funding,...

In the AMA Journal of Ethics, Rebecca Walker shares a case and commentary on nonhuman animals used in human-centered science. The article “considers the ethical tension” between justifications for using nonhuman animals in research that benefits humans. Importantly, the commentary also suggests the importance of extending reasoning “beyond governning regulations...

Arlene Davis is a co-author, with Heidi Davis and Alex Toledo, on a new correspondence piece out in The Lancet. The authors are working on the physician section of the Lancet Commission on the Emotional Determinants of Health project. “Medical training: emotions, empathy, and belonging” previews the commission’s consideration of...

from UNC Research, by Carleigh Gabryel

The PREPARE (PRomoting Equity for Pregnant Adolescents in REsearch) research team participated in AIDS 2024, the 25th Annual AIDS Conference sponsored by the International AIDS Society in Munich, Germany.  A day prior to the conference the PREPARE team convened the first meeting of the PREPARE Working Group for a half-day workshop. Members...

by Anissa Berger Congratulations to the first cohort of residents on the completion of our Clinical Ethics (CE) Pathway: Ghallia Kaouk, Calvin Gross and Rohit Jaswaney! Get to know the cohort Gallia Kaouk, M.D. Ghallia earned her medical degree from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine and joined the CE...

by Aurora Washington I feel that this was a short yet productive two years. I participated in multi-disciplinary research projects in my areas of interest: biotechnology, autism, neurotissue engineering, genetics and artificial intelligence (AI). I built scholarly connections on campus and across the country. I had the opportunity to collaborate...

Bioethics Forum Essay “Was This Job Market Study Ethical?”, Douglas MacKay, PhD, and Katherine Saylor, PhD, address concerns on a recent job market study conducted on Twitter that raised ethical questions on the Hastings Bioethics Forum.

On May 30, Savithri Nageswaran, MBBS, MPH, presented “Collaborative Decision Making: A Useful Model to Guide Families About Life-Sustaining Treatments for Children with Medical Complexity” as the Annual Pediatric Visiting Ethics Scholar. The recording is now available.

Supporting OB-GYNs practicing in states with abortion restrictions just got a little easier, thanks to new recommendations published in JAMA. Kavita S. Arora and Mara Buchbinder are co-authors, with Erika L. Sabbath (Boston College, Harvard University), on a new Viewpoint article in JAMA: “Supporting OB-GYNs in Abortion-Restrictive States—A Playbook for...