A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. With an article and commentary on uncontrolled donation after circulatory determination of death and articles on obesity and how to respect donors to biobanks. The Hastings Center is a nonpartisan research institution dedicated to bioethics & the public i…

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. Featuring an essay set on public deliberation and articles on utopian themes in transhumanism and the U.S. STD inoculation study in Guatemala. The Hastings Center is a nonpartisan research institution dedicated to bioethics & the public interest since 196…

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. The January-February issue features articles on health policy and the rule of rescue. The Hastings Center is a nonpartisan research institution dedicated to bioethics & the public interest since 1969.Di The Hastings Center

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. The November-December issue features pieces questioning some of the standard philosophical answers to issues in bioethics: an article on how those with anorexia nervosa understand and utilize the concept of authenticity, an article on how a study of child…

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. The September-October issue features essays questioning the reliability of DNA forensics and the universality of medical ethics around the globe, and articles on when doctors may know best after all and dark humor in medicine. The Hastings Center is a non…

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. The July-August 2011 issue features five essays weighing in on the ethics of pursuing synthetic biology and an article that envisions how medical research and medical care might be ethically integrated with the same health care system. The Hastings Center…

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. The May-June 2011 issue features articles that question the ethical prohibitions against physician participation in capital punishment and torture, an essay on surrogate health care decisions and same-sex relationships, and three essays from the Report's …

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. The March-April 2011 issue features articles on whether it is sound practice to always provide hard data about treatment risks and benefits to patients and the possible ramifications of viewing research as morally obligatory, as well as a Special Report o…

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. The January-February 2011 issue features articles on technologies can use to enhance their children and an essay set on the impact of hospital design on a variety of health outcomes. The Hastings Center is a nonpartisan research institution dedicated to b…

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. The November-December 2010 issue features an article and commentaries on the ethics of growth attenuation for children with profound disabilities and four essays from the Report's fortieth anniversary contest on what issues bioethics should tackle in the …

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. The September-October 2010 issue features essays on personalized medicine, an article on the policies and practices of Oregon hospices regarding physician-assisted death, and an article on improving treatment decision-making for incapacitated patients. Th…

Dealing with genetic knowledge is new for most of us. It’s now possible to order specific genetic tests or analysis of your whole genome. Some of these test sold directly consumers claim to tell your risk for diabetes, heart disease, various forms of cancer, and other conditions. Often, however, genetic tests become available to the public long bef…

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Joyce A. Griffin, managing editor of the Hastings Center Report. The July-August 2010 issue offers a set of essays on books exploring bioethics issues through story. The result is a compelling look at how we face our fears and hopes about biotechnology and medicine. The Hastings Center is a nonpartisan research i…

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. The May-June 2010 issue features essays on the prospects of using fMRI to communicate with patients with severe brain injuries; and using MRI scans to guide end-of-life decisions. Articles on donation after cardiac death; an examination of current guideli…

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. The Mar-Apr 10 issue offers a set of essays that explore fairness in sports—what it requires, and what is necessary to ensure it. The articles focus on human reproduction: How are oocyte donors recruited & compensated and what we expect of parents? The Ha…

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report. The Jan-Feb 10 issue features articles on the ethics of "bioprospecting" (the search for new biological products for use in medicine) and medicalized weapons, non-lethal weapons that rely on the help of physicians and medical workers. Kaebnick also announ…

A bi-monthly bioethics podcast with Gregory E. Kaebnick, editor of the Hastings Center Report.The Nov-Dec 09 issue features columns on health care reform and clinical ethics consultations, articles on clinical ethics consultations and medical risk in pregancy, and an essay set on comparative effectiveness research.The Hastings Center is a nonpartis…