The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
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The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (CBHD) is a Christian bioethics research center at Trinity International University that explores the nexus of biomedicine, biotechnology, and our common humanity.
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On this #GivingTuesday, stand with CBHD in affirming a distinctly Christian conception of bioethics.
On this #GivingTuesday, stand with CBHD in affirming a distinctly Christian conception of bioethics.
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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On this #GivingTuesday, stand with CBHD in affirming a distinctly Christian conception of bioethics.
On this #GivingTuesday, stand with CBHD in affirming a distinctly Christian conception of bioethics.
The Bioethics Monthly for November 2025:
+ INTERSECTIONS: Bryan Johnson vs. Bill Furlong: Renew the Mind, Don’t Worship the Body
+ CBHD Membership
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+ INTERSECTIONS: Bryan Johnson vs. Bill Furlong: Renew the Mind, Don’t Worship the Body
+ CBHD Membership
+++ MORE +++
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December 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Bioethics Monthly for November 2025:
+ INTERSECTIONS: Bryan Johnson vs. Bill Furlong: Renew the Mind, Don’t Worship the Body
+ CBHD Membership
+++ MORE +++
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+ INTERSECTIONS: Bryan Johnson vs. Bill Furlong: Renew the Mind, Don’t Worship the Body
+ CBHD Membership
+++ MORE +++
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
The BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
+ NEW INTERSECTIONS – Bryan Johnson vs. Bill Furlong: Renew the Mind, Don’t Worship the Body
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+ Empathetic, Available, Cheap: When A.I. Offers What Doctors Don’t
+ Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season
+++MORE+++
+ NEW INTERSECTIONS – Bryan Johnson vs. Bill Furlong: Renew the Mind, Don’t Worship the Body
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+ Empathetic, Available, Cheap: When A.I. Offers What Doctors Don’t
+ Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season
+++MORE+++
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
+ NEW INTERSECTIONS – Bryan Johnson vs. Bill Furlong: Renew the Mind, Don’t Worship the Body
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+ Empathetic, Available, Cheap: When A.I. Offers What Doctors Don’t
+ Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season
+++MORE+++
+ NEW INTERSECTIONS – Bryan Johnson vs. Bill Furlong: Renew the Mind, Don’t Worship the Body
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+ Empathetic, Available, Cheap: When A.I. Offers What Doctors Don’t
+ Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season
+++MORE+++
An exclusive, members-only email has just gone out. Become a CBHD member today and get in on all the benefits! www.cbhd.org/membership-s...
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
An exclusive, members-only email has just gone out. Become a CBHD member today and get in on all the benefits! www.cbhd.org/membership-s...
NEW INTERSECTIONS – "Bryan Johnson vs. Bill Furlong: Renew the Mind, Don’t Worship the Body," by Anna B. Vollema, PhD (Cand.)
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November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW INTERSECTIONS – "Bryan Johnson vs. Bill Furlong: Renew the Mind, Don’t Worship the Body," by Anna B. Vollema, PhD (Cand.)
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The Bioethics Weekly:
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+ They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real
+ Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.
+++ MORE +++
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+ They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real
+ Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.
+++ MORE +++
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Bioethics Weekly:
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+ They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real
+ Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.
+++ MORE +++
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+ They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real
+ Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.
+++ MORE +++
This BIOETHICS WEEKLY: An Opportunity for CBHD: Please Pray
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+ Personalized gene editing helped one baby: can it be rolled out widely?
+ She Was Ready to Have Her 15th Child. Then Came the Felony Charges.
+++ MORE +++
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+ Personalized gene editing helped one baby: can it be rolled out widely?
+ She Was Ready to Have Her 15th Child. Then Came the Felony Charges.
+++ MORE +++
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This BIOETHICS WEEKLY: An Opportunity for CBHD: Please Pray
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+ Personalized gene editing helped one baby: can it be rolled out widely?
+ She Was Ready to Have Her 15th Child. Then Came the Felony Charges.
+++ MORE +++
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+ Personalized gene editing helped one baby: can it be rolled out widely?
+ She Was Ready to Have Her 15th Child. Then Came the Felony Charges.
+++ MORE +++
The BIOETHICS MONTHLY email has just gone out, recapping our work in October. Read all about it: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/2174...
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The BIOETHICS MONTHLY email has just gone out, recapping our work in October. Read all about it: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/2174...
From the latest issue of Dignitas – Searching for Sleep: Sleep Hygiene as a Biomedical and Theological Problem by Todd T. W. Daly, PhD
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offer a theological understanding of sleep and sleeplessness, framing these and our practices surrounding them in God’s divine economy
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offer a theological understanding of sleep and sleeplessness, framing these and our practices surrounding them in God’s divine economy
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
From the latest issue of Dignitas – Searching for Sleep: Sleep Hygiene as a Biomedical and Theological Problem by Todd T. W. Daly, PhD
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offer a theological understanding of sleep and sleeplessness, framing these and our practices surrounding them in God’s divine economy
www.cbhd.org/dignitas-art...
offer a theological understanding of sleep and sleeplessness, framing these and our practices surrounding them in God’s divine economy
This BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
Dignitas vol. 32, no. 1-2
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+Common IVF test misses some genetic abnormalities in embryos
+Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening
+Pig Kidney Removed From Transplant Patient After Nine Months
+++MORE+++
Dignitas vol. 32, no. 1-2
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+Common IVF test misses some genetic abnormalities in embryos
+Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening
+Pig Kidney Removed From Transplant Patient After Nine Months
+++MORE+++
November 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
This BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
Dignitas vol. 32, no. 1-2
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+Common IVF test misses some genetic abnormalities in embryos
+Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening
+Pig Kidney Removed From Transplant Patient After Nine Months
+++MORE+++
Dignitas vol. 32, no. 1-2
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+Common IVF test misses some genetic abnormalities in embryos
+Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening
+Pig Kidney Removed From Transplant Patient After Nine Months
+++MORE+++
This INTERSECTIONS article, "God’s Sovereignty in Barrenness" (www.cbhd.org/intersection...), is mentioned in a recent Christianity Today article, "There’s No Shame in Talking About Pregnancy Loss" (www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/ther...)
October 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This INTERSECTIONS article, "God’s Sovereignty in Barrenness" (www.cbhd.org/intersection...), is mentioned in a recent Christianity Today article, "There’s No Shame in Talking About Pregnancy Loss" (www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/ther...)
NOW AVAILABLE—Dignitas vol. 32, no. 1-2 (Spring/Summer 2025)
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Palliative Sedation for Existential Suffering
The 35th Anniversary of Germany’s Embryo Protection Act
Searching for Sleep
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Palliative Sedation for Existential Suffering
The 35th Anniversary of Germany’s Embryo Protection Act
Searching for Sleep
October 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
NOW AVAILABLE—Dignitas vol. 32, no. 1-2 (Spring/Summer 2025)
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Palliative Sedation for Existential Suffering
The 35th Anniversary of Germany’s Embryo Protection Act
Searching for Sleep
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Palliative Sedation for Existential Suffering
The 35th Anniversary of Germany’s Embryo Protection Act
Searching for Sleep
The BIOETHICS Weekly:
+ NEW PODCAST: Don’t Die
+ CBHD Membership
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+ The Race to Make the Perfect Baby Is Creating an Ethical Mess
+ ‘Girl, Take Your Crazy Pills!’ Antidepressants Recast as a Hot Lifestyle Accessory
+++MORE+++
+ NEW PODCAST: Don’t Die
+ CBHD Membership
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+ The Race to Make the Perfect Baby Is Creating an Ethical Mess
+ ‘Girl, Take Your Crazy Pills!’ Antidepressants Recast as a Hot Lifestyle Accessory
+++MORE+++
October 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The BIOETHICS Weekly:
+ NEW PODCAST: Don’t Die
+ CBHD Membership
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+ The Race to Make the Perfect Baby Is Creating an Ethical Mess
+ ‘Girl, Take Your Crazy Pills!’ Antidepressants Recast as a Hot Lifestyle Accessory
+++MORE+++
+ NEW PODCAST: Don’t Die
+ CBHD Membership
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+ The Race to Make the Perfect Baby Is Creating an Ethical Mess
+ ‘Girl, Take Your Crazy Pills!’ Antidepressants Recast as a Hot Lifestyle Accessory
+++MORE+++
Our latest MEMBERS ONLY EMAIL was sent this week, full of exclusive content, including an invitation to a members-only discussion of Guillermo del Toro’s new film adaptation of Frankenstein.
Not a member, sign up today: $7/mo, $75/yr (students $5/mo, $40/yr)
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Not a member, sign up today: $7/mo, $75/yr (students $5/mo, $40/yr)
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October 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Our latest MEMBERS ONLY EMAIL was sent this week, full of exclusive content, including an invitation to a members-only discussion of Guillermo del Toro’s new film adaptation of Frankenstein.
Not a member, sign up today: $7/mo, $75/yr (students $5/mo, $40/yr)
www.cbhd.org/membership-s...
Not a member, sign up today: $7/mo, $75/yr (students $5/mo, $40/yr)
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In this episode of The Bioethics podcast, CBHD Research Scholar Anna Vollema and CBHD Research Analyst Heather Zeiger join CBHD Executive Director Matthew for a discussion of the Netflix documentary film Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In this episode of The Bioethics podcast, CBHD Research Scholar Anna Vollema and CBHD Research Analyst Heather Zeiger join CBHD Executive Director Matthew for a discussion of the Netflix documentary film Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever.
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This BIOETHICS Weekly:
+ A Science-Based Case for the Immortality of the Human Soul
+ Resources on Reproductive Technologies, IVF, and Embryos
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+ How dangerous are LLMs really?
+ He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?
+++MORE+++
+ A Science-Based Case for the Immortality of the Human Soul
+ Resources on Reproductive Technologies, IVF, and Embryos
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+ How dangerous are LLMs really?
+ He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?
+++MORE+++
October 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This BIOETHICS Weekly:
+ A Science-Based Case for the Immortality of the Human Soul
+ Resources on Reproductive Technologies, IVF, and Embryos
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/2174...
+ How dangerous are LLMs really?
+ He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?
+++MORE+++
+ A Science-Based Case for the Immortality of the Human Soul
+ Resources on Reproductive Technologies, IVF, and Embryos
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/2174...
+ How dangerous are LLMs really?
+ He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?
+++MORE+++
We have a host of resources on IVF?
“Children: Blessing or Project?
www.cbhd.org/intersection...
Baby-Making: The Fractured Fulfillment of Huxley's Brave New World”
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Further Reading
https://www.cbhd.org/issues/reproductive-ethics
“Children: Blessing or Project?
www.cbhd.org/intersection...
Baby-Making: The Fractured Fulfillment of Huxley's Brave New World”
www.cbhd.org/dignitas-art...
www.cbhd.org/dignitas-art...
Further Reading
https://www.cbhd.org/issues/reproductive-ethics
October 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We have a host of resources on IVF?
“Children: Blessing or Project?
www.cbhd.org/intersection...
Baby-Making: The Fractured Fulfillment of Huxley's Brave New World”
www.cbhd.org/dignitas-art...
www.cbhd.org/dignitas-art...
Further Reading
https://www.cbhd.org/issues/reproductive-ethics
“Children: Blessing or Project?
www.cbhd.org/intersection...
Baby-Making: The Fractured Fulfillment of Huxley's Brave New World”
www.cbhd.org/dignitas-art...
www.cbhd.org/dignitas-art...
Further Reading
https://www.cbhd.org/issues/reproductive-ethics
A Science-Based Case for the Immortality of the Human Soul
by Denyse O'Leary
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by Denyse O'Leary
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October 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A Science-Based Case for the Immortality of the Human Soul
by Denyse O'Leary
www.cbhd.org/intersection...
by Denyse O'Leary
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In the Bioethics Weekly:
+ Our Most Read Content
+ + Celebrities and Surrogacy
+ + AI Claims Its First Casualty
+ + Abortion and Scripture
+ + Death Pods
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+ The AI Genetics Revolution Is Coming
+ How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day
+++MORE+++
+ Our Most Read Content
+ + Celebrities and Surrogacy
+ + AI Claims Its First Casualty
+ + Abortion and Scripture
+ + Death Pods
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+ The AI Genetics Revolution Is Coming
+ How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day
+++MORE+++
October 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
In the Bioethics Weekly:
+ Our Most Read Content
+ + Celebrities and Surrogacy
+ + AI Claims Its First Casualty
+ + Abortion and Scripture
+ + Death Pods
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/2174...
+ The AI Genetics Revolution Is Coming
+ How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day
+++MORE+++
+ Our Most Read Content
+ + Celebrities and Surrogacy
+ + AI Claims Its First Casualty
+ + Abortion and Scripture
+ + Death Pods
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+ The AI Genetics Revolution Is Coming
+ How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day
+++MORE+++
CURIOUS ABOUT OUR MOST-READ CONTENT? Trending articles include:
AI Claims Its First Casualty
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Abortion and Scripture, Part 1: A Whole-Life Pro-Life Stance in Biblical Law
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Celebrities and Surrogacy
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AI Claims Its First Casualty
www.cbhd.org/intersection...
Abortion and Scripture, Part 1: A Whole-Life Pro-Life Stance in Biblical Law
www.cbhd.org/intersection...
Celebrities and Surrogacy
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October 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
CURIOUS ABOUT OUR MOST-READ CONTENT? Trending articles include:
AI Claims Its First Casualty
www.cbhd.org/intersection...
Abortion and Scripture, Part 1: A Whole-Life Pro-Life Stance in Biblical Law
www.cbhd.org/intersection...
Celebrities and Surrogacy
www.cbhd.org/cbhd-resourc...
AI Claims Its First Casualty
www.cbhd.org/intersection...
Abortion and Scripture, Part 1: A Whole-Life Pro-Life Stance in Biblical Law
www.cbhd.org/intersection...
Celebrities and Surrogacy
www.cbhd.org/cbhd-resourc...
We’ve just finished our latest Cohort, The Ethics of Life & Death. In case you weren’t able to participate, here is a small sampling of the resources we shared with the group:
Hans Madueme, “Thinking Theologically About Bioethics,” Dignitas 18, no. 3 (2011)
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Hans Madueme, “Thinking Theologically About Bioethics,” Dignitas 18, no. 3 (2011)
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October 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We’ve just finished our latest Cohort, The Ethics of Life & Death. In case you weren’t able to participate, here is a small sampling of the resources we shared with the group:
Hans Madueme, “Thinking Theologically About Bioethics,” Dignitas 18, no. 3 (2011)
www.cbhd.org/dignitas-art...
Hans Madueme, “Thinking Theologically About Bioethics,” Dignitas 18, no. 3 (2011)
www.cbhd.org/dignitas-art...
In the BIOETHICS MONTHLY:
+ INTERSECTIONS Revisited: Christian Ministry in a Digital Age
+ PODCAST: Walking with Those Who Weep
+ VIDEO COURSE: A Christian Response to Developments in AI
+++MORE+++
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+ INTERSECTIONS Revisited: Christian Ministry in a Digital Age
+ PODCAST: Walking with Those Who Weep
+ VIDEO COURSE: A Christian Response to Developments in AI
+++MORE+++
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October 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In the BIOETHICS MONTHLY:
+ INTERSECTIONS Revisited: Christian Ministry in a Digital Age
+ PODCAST: Walking with Those Who Weep
+ VIDEO COURSE: A Christian Response to Developments in AI
+++MORE+++
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/2174...
+ INTERSECTIONS Revisited: Christian Ministry in a Digital Age
+ PODCAST: Walking with Those Who Weep
+ VIDEO COURSE: A Christian Response to Developments in AI
+++MORE+++
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In the BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
+ Intersections Revisited: Christian Ministry in a Digital Age
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+ Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time
+ Obesity Is Killing American Men
+ These Patients Got the Cure. Then It Went Away.
+++MORE+++
+ Intersections Revisited: Christian Ministry in a Digital Age
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+ Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time
+ Obesity Is Killing American Men
+ These Patients Got the Cure. Then It Went Away.
+++MORE+++
September 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
In the BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
+ Intersections Revisited: Christian Ministry in a Digital Age
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+ Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time
+ Obesity Is Killing American Men
+ These Patients Got the Cure. Then It Went Away.
+++MORE+++
+ Intersections Revisited: Christian Ministry in a Digital Age
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+ Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time
+ Obesity Is Killing American Men
+ These Patients Got the Cure. Then It Went Away.
+++MORE+++
September Center Update
The response to our capital campaign has been generous! We are waiting on the next report, but I know we are very close to meeting our $176,000 goal. Thank you!
The response to our capital campaign has been generous! We are waiting on the next report, but I know we are very close to meeting our $176,000 goal. Thank you!
September 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
September Center Update
The response to our capital campaign has been generous! We are waiting on the next report, but I know we are very close to meeting our $176,000 goal. Thank you!
The response to our capital campaign has been generous! We are waiting on the next report, but I know we are very close to meeting our $176,000 goal. Thank you!