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by John H. Evans, Ph.D.
In this issue [of The American Journal of Bioethics], McCarthy, Homan and Rozier (henceforth MHR) make the case for re-stablishing the relationship between theological and secular bioethics.…
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by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
I just finished watching a press conference with my mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago. She announced a new stay-at-home order starting Monday that will last for at least 30 days.…
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by Jonathan H. Chen MD, PhD and Abraham Verghese MD, MACP
The post originally appeared as an editorial in the November 2020 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics.…
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by Justin C. Smith
Molldrem and Smith’s thoughtful article “Reassessing the Ethics of Molecular HIV Surveillance in the Era of Cluster Detection and Response: Toward HIV Data Justice,” calls attention to vitally important considerations in the implementation of molecular HIV surveillance (MHS) in HIV cluster detection response (CDR) efforts.…
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by Edwin J. Bernard, Alexander McClelland, Barb Cardell, Cecilia Chung Marco Castro-Bojorquez, Martin French, Devin Hursey, Naina Khanna, Mx Brian Minalga, Andrew Spieldenner, and Sean Strub
As advocates and scholars, including people living with HIV, we have been engaged in a critical debate over molecular HIV surveillance (MHS), as well as its antecedent and future practices.…
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This post will appear as an editorial in a future issue of the American Journal of Bioethics
by Robert Klitzman, MD
While attention has focused in many states and countries on the initial acute phase of COVID-19 pandemic and on lowering rates of infection and deaths, evidence suggests that among many survivors, the virus is causing ongoing symptoms that need to be more fully anticipated and addressed.…
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… Full ArticleThis piece appears as an editorial in the August 2020 issue of The American Journal of Bioethics. You can read this piece and others here.
… Full ArticleThis piece appears as an editorial in the August 2020 issue of The American Journal of Bioethics. You can read this piece and others here.
This post appears as an editorial in the July 2020 special COVID-19 issue of The American Journal of Bioethics
by Sheri Fink, M.D.,
This post appears in the June issue of the American Journal of Bioethics.
by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD
It is time to revise the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) to assure a consistent nationwide approach to consent for brain death testing.…
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