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How Palliation Can Improve Care of Patients With Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa

September 5, 2023

Data Science Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ethical Considerations in Crowdsourcing for Community Engagement

June 29, 2023

The Slippery Slope of Prenatal Testing for Social Traits.

April 4, 2023

Experiences Navigating the Pregnancy Care Continuum During the COVID-19 Pandemic

November 3, 2022

Translational Science: A Survey of US Biomedical Researchers’ Perspectives and Practices

December 23, 2021
This national survey aimed to identify how biomedical researchers using vertebrate animals viewed issues of significance for translational science, including oversight and public engagement, and to analyze how researcher characteristics and animal model choice correlate with those views. Responses from 1,187 researchers showed awareness of, and concerns about, problems of...

A Review of Public Health, Social and Ethical Implications of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Programs for HIV Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa

October 26, 2021
Ideally, the benefits of public health interventions should outweigh any associated harms, burdens, and adverse unintended consequences. The intended benefit of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs in eastern and southern Africa (ESA) is the reduction of HIV infections. We review the literature for evidence of reductions in HIV incidence,...

Biomedical Researchers’ Perceptions of the NIH’s Sex as a Biological Variable Policy for Animal Research: Results from a U.S. National Survey

August 26, 2021
Background: In 2015, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established a policy on sex as a biological variable (SABV) in an effort to address the overrepresentation of men and male animals in biomedical research and the lack of attention to sex-based responses to medical treatments. However, questions remain regarding how...

The Ethics of Stigma in Medical Male Circumcision Initiatives Involving Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa

April 15, 2021
Ongoing global efforts to circumcise adolescent and adult males to reduce their risk of acquiring HIV constitute the largest public health prevention initiative, using surgical means, in human history. Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs in Africa have significantly altered social norms related to male circumcision among previously non-circumcising groups...

Experiences of Menopause During Incarceration

March 24, 2021
Objective: Despite increasing representation of older women in US jail and prison facilities, their menopause experiences and access to related care remain uncharacterized. Our objective is to explore the menopause experiences of women incarcerated in jail and prison facilities. Methods: We conducted a pilot study of four semi-structured in-depth interviews...

Prioritization of Pregnant Individuals in State Plans for COVID-19 Vaccination

March 24, 2021