Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
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Our mission: Identify & address key ethical issues in science, clinical care, public health - locally & globally.
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Parent Race and Communication During Elective Pediatric Surgery Consultations | Chenery Lowe, Mary Catherine Beach, Somnath Saha, Anne Links, Emily Boss | JAMA Network Open jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Parent Race and Communication During Elective Pediatric Surgery Consultations
This cohort study investigates the association of parent race with parent-clinician communication during pediatric elective surgery consultations.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Parent Race and Communication During Elective Pediatric Surgery Consultations | Chenery Lowe, Mary Catherine Beach, Somnath Saha, Anne Links, Emily Boss | JAMA Network Open jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Ethically sourced image data set encourages fairness in AI research: AI systems rely on data that often lack diversity, perpetuate biases and violate intellectual-property rights. An ethical human-image data set addresses these problems. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ethically sourced image data set encourages fairness in AI research
AI systems rely on data that often lack diversity, perpetuate biases and violate intellectual-property rights. An ethical human-image data set addresses these problems.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Ethically sourced image data set encourages fairness in AI research: AI systems rely on data that often lack diversity, perpetuate biases and violate intellectual-property rights. An ethical human-image data set addresses these problems. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#Bioethics in the Academic Lit - This Week - Human Neural Organoid and Assembloid Research, US Psychedelic Policy, Alcohol-Related Liver Disease, Multidisciplinary HBV Cure Research Agenda, Open Pharma Movement, Consent-GPT, Who Are You Gonna Call? (RECS), + More mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
Bioethics in the Academic Literature: November 11, 2025
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November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#Bioethics in the Academic Lit - This Week - Human Neural Organoid and Assembloid Research, US Psychedelic Policy, Alcohol-Related Liver Disease, Multidisciplinary HBV Cure Research Agenda, Open Pharma Movement, Consent-GPT, Who Are You Gonna Call? (RECS), + More mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
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What Would it Take to Convince a Neuroscientist That an AI is Conscious? gizmodo.com/what-would-i...
What Would it Take to Convince a Neuroscientist That an AI is Conscious?
Before we can test for AI consciousness, we need to understand how consciousness actually emerges, experts say.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What Would it Take to Convince a Neuroscientist That an AI is Conscious? gizmodo.com/what-would-i...
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The computers that run on human brain cells. Move over silicon: scientists want to use neurons to make powerful computers with minuscule energy needs. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The computers that run on human brain cells
Move over silicon: scientists want to use neurons to make powerful computers with minuscule energy needs.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The computers that run on human brain cells. Move over silicon: scientists want to use neurons to make powerful computers with minuscule energy needs. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Nature Editorial: Failure is not an option for Africa’s newly launched medicines agency. The inequitable distribution of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic was the final proof of the need for more home-grown manufacturing and regulatory capacity across Africa. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Failure is not an option for Africa’s newly launched medicines agency
The inequitable distribution of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic was the final proof of the need for more home-grown manufacturing and regulatory capacity across Africa.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Nature Editorial: Failure is not an option for Africa’s newly launched medicines agency. The inequitable distribution of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic was the final proof of the need for more home-grown manufacturing and regulatory capacity across Africa. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’. Diagnosed with A.L.S., they traded stories, drank tequila and made grim jokes at a unique annual gathering on Cape Cod. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/h...
The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’
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November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’. Diagnosed with A.L.S., they traded stories, drank tequila and made grim jokes at a unique annual gathering on Cape Cod. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/h...
Canadian government kills ostriches afflicted by H5N1 despite appeal from RFK Jr: Culling proceeds after Canada’s Supreme Court ends heated 11-month battle over the fate of more than 300 birds | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Canadian government kills ostriches afflicted by H5N1 despite appeal from RFK Jr.
Culling proceeds after Canada’s Supreme Court ends heated 11-month battle over the fate of more than 300 birds
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November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Canadian government kills ostriches afflicted by H5N1 despite appeal from RFK Jr: Culling proceeds after Canada’s Supreme Court ends heated 11-month battle over the fate of more than 300 birds | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Medicare will pay more than $1,000 for AI to analyze a heart scan. Is that too much? As insurers pay for more AI-powered devices, the debate over value grows. www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/m... via @statnews.com
Medicare will pay more than $1,000 for AI to analyze a heart scan. Is that too much?
Medicare will pay more than $1,000 for AI to analyze a heart scan. Is that too much?
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November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Medicare will pay more than $1,000 for AI to analyze a heart scan. Is that too much? As insurers pay for more AI-powered devices, the debate over value grows. www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/m... via @statnews.com
FDA reverses decades-old warning on hormone therapy products for menopause: Agency says the treatments offer heart, brain, and bone health benefits. www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/f... via @statnews.com
FDA reverses decades-old warning on hormone therapy products for menopause
The FDA is reversing a 2003 decision that put a stringent warning on hormone therapy products for menopausal women, saying that the treatments offer heart, brain, and bone health benefits.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
FDA reverses decades-old warning on hormone therapy products for menopause: Agency says the treatments offer heart, brain, and bone health benefits. www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/f... via @statnews.com
No Clear Autism Link With Prenatal Tylenol, Major Review Finds — Familial genetic factors, confounding may have driven previous outcomes www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
No Clear Autism Link With Prenatal Tylenol, Major Review Finds
Familial genetic factors, confounding may have driven previous outcomes
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November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
No Clear Autism Link With Prenatal Tylenol, Major Review Finds — Familial genetic factors, confounding may have driven previous outcomes www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
Envisioning a Multidisciplinary HBV Cure Research Agenda - By Karine Dubé, Ali Ahmed, Chari Cohen et al., including Jeremy Sugarman | Current HIV/AIDS Reports link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Envisioning a Multidisciplinary HBV Cure Research Agenda - Current HIV/AIDS Reports
Purpose of Review We examine the current understanding of the multidisciplinary aspects of hepatitis B cure research, such as socio-behavioral sciences, ethics, community engagement, and translational...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Envisioning a Multidisciplinary HBV Cure Research Agenda - By Karine Dubé, Ali Ahmed, Chari Cohen et al., including Jeremy Sugarman | Current HIV/AIDS Reports link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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They Fell in Love With AI Chatbots — and Found Something Real. Falling in love with A.I. is no longer science fiction. A recent study found that one in five American adults has had an intimate encounter with a chatbot. | NYTimes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real
Three people on the joys and anxieties of A.I. romances.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
They Fell in Love With AI Chatbots — and Found Something Real. Falling in love with A.I. is no longer science fiction. A recent study found that one in five American adults has had an intimate encounter with a chatbot. | NYTimes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall
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Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall
Decreased vaccination rates have led to measles outbreaks in Canada and other countries.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall
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Waiting for the all-clear: how medics and villagers rallied when Ebola returned to DRC: If no new cases are reported in Bulape by early Dec, the country will have vanquished its 16th outbreak of the deadly virus since it was discovered there in 1976 | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Waiting for the all-clear: how medics and villagers rallied when Ebola returned to DRC
If no new cases are reported in Bulape by early December, the country will have vanquished its 16th outbreak of the deadly virus since it was discovered there in 1976
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November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Waiting for the all-clear: how medics and villagers rallied when Ebola returned to DRC: If no new cases are reported in Bulape by early Dec, the country will have vanquished its 16th outbreak of the deadly virus since it was discovered there in 1976 | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
CRISPR gene-editing works to reduce high cholesterol in a new study : NPR www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...
CRISPR gene-editing works to reduce high cholesterol in a new study
An experimental gene-editing treatment shows promise for permanently lowering levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, possibly helping cut the risk for heart disease.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
CRISPR gene-editing works to reduce high cholesterol in a new study : NPR www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...
People want to avoid ultra-processed foods. But experts struggle to define them | NPR www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
People want to avoid ultra-processed foods. But experts struggle to define them
The evidence that ultra-processed foods are bad for us is piling up. But efforts to reduce their role in our diets face a big hurdle: experts can't agree on what they are and which to target.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
People want to avoid ultra-processed foods. But experts struggle to define them | NPR www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
In West Virginia’s Maternity Deserts, a Midwife Fills a Void - Staysha Quentrill is part of a small group trying to revive Appalachia’s tradition of at-home midwifery — in a state where women drive hours for obstetric care. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
In West Virginia’s Maternity Deserts, a Midwife Fills a Void
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November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
In West Virginia’s Maternity Deserts, a Midwife Fills a Void - Staysha Quentrill is part of a small group trying to revive Appalachia’s tradition of at-home midwifery — in a state where women drive hours for obstetric care. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm talks about efforts by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy to inform vaccine recommendations and maintain public-health awareness during the Trump administration. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Vaccine advice: how a US centre is filling growing gaps in public-health information
Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm talks about efforts by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy to inform vaccine recommendations and maintain public-health awareness during the Trump ad...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm talks about efforts by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy to inform vaccine recommendations and maintain public-health awareness during the Trump administration. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The overlooked SNAP recipients: 1.1 million college students. With benefits suspended, college students — especially those with children — have been distracted by a battle over food they never expected to fight. 19thnews.org/2025/11/coll...
The overlooked SNAP recipients: 1.1 million college students
With benefits suspended, college students — especially those with children — have been distracted by a battle over food they never expected to fight.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The overlooked SNAP recipients: 1.1 million college students. With benefits suspended, college students — especially those with children — have been distracted by a battle over food they never expected to fight. 19thnews.org/2025/11/coll...
Opinion | Make Medical School Three Years - By Ezekiel Emanuel Emily Kim and Vitor de Souza | The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Make Medical School Three Years
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November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Opinion | Make Medical School Three Years - By Ezekiel Emanuel Emily Kim and Vitor de Souza | The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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Bioethics Seminar TODAY, Noon EST: Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH, "Reducing Stigmatizing Language in Patient Health Records to Promote Respect for Patients" - Open to all, attend in person, lunch provided. Feinstone Hall,
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November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Starting soon - join us!
Bioethics Seminar TODAY, Noon EST: Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH, "Reducing Stigmatizing Language in Patient Health Records to Promote Respect for Patients" - Open to all, attend in person, lunch provided. Feinstone Hall,
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social - link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Bioethics Seminar TODAY, Noon EST: Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH, "Reducing Stigmatizing Language in Patient Health Records to Promote Respect for Patients" - Open to all, attend in person, lunch provided. Feinstone Hall,
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social - link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
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Global #FoodEthics and Policy Program Weekly Roundup - Missing Aid Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands, Farmers Struggle, Who Gets SNAP, Celebs Addressing Food Insecurity, Food Ingredient Disclosure, The More You Know, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/we3frp22...
Global Food Ethics and Policy Program: News Roundup
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November 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Global #FoodEthics and Policy Program Weekly Roundup - Missing Aid Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands, Farmers Struggle, Who Gets SNAP, Celebs Addressing Food Insecurity, Food Ingredient Disclosure, The More You Know, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/we3frp22...
“Who are you going to call?:” Research ethics consultation directors’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators | Journal of Clinical and Translational Science www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“Who are you going to call?:” Research ethics consultation directors’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators | Journal of Clinical and Translational Science | Cambridge Core
“Who are you going to call?:” Research ethics consultation directors’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators - Volume 9 Issue 1
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November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“Who are you going to call?:” Research ethics consultation directors’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators | Journal of Clinical and Translational Science www.cambridge.org/core/journal...