Looks a good resource #medethics
I’m excited to share "Anatomy of a Decision," a new resource that uses the "Narrative Laboratory" of Grey’s Anatomy to teach rigorous Medical Ethics. 🩺📖
Bioethics doesn't have to be sterile. We’re taking the drama of Grey Sloan Memorial and putting it under the philosophical microscope to explore:
Bioethics doesn't have to be sterile. We’re taking the drama of Grey Sloan Memorial and putting it under the philosophical microscope to explore:
February 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Looks a good resource #medethics
Philosophy of Medicine is still a young discipline, so maybe you are the only one in the subfield at your institution.
Come hang out for an hour-ish every two weeks this fall to build community, discuss recent lit & plan where the field should go next.
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Come hang out for an hour-ish every two weeks this fall to build community, discuss recent lit & plan where the field should go next.
forms.gle/tzyjfd46x5AffX…
https://forms.gle/tzyjfd46x5AffX…
June 3, 2024 at 5:47 PM
#AcademicJob Assistant Professor in the Social Studies of Medicine joint between Departments of Sociology and History & Philosophy of Science at University of Cambridge. Apply by 17 November
#HPS #STS #Sociology #SocMed #HistMed #MedHum #MedAnth #MedEthics #PhilJobs
#HPS #STS #Sociology #SocMed #HistMed #MedHum #MedAnth #MedEthics #PhilJobs
A great job, application due November 17th. Please spread and help me with the right hashtags
Assistant Professor Social Studies of Medicine
This is a joint post 65% Sociology, 35% HPS. The Departments of Sociology and History and Philosophy of Science are looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in the Social Studies of Medicine in a
www.cam.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
#AcademicJob Assistant Professor in the Social Studies of Medicine joint between Departments of Sociology and History & Philosophy of Science at University of Cambridge. Apply by 17 November
#HPS #STS #Sociology #SocMed #HistMed #MedHum #MedAnth #MedEthics #PhilJobs
#HPS #STS #Sociology #SocMed #HistMed #MedHum #MedAnth #MedEthics #PhilJobs
Really excited to share that I’ve signed the paperwork and I’ll be a Fellow in Pediatric Clinical Ethics come July. #MedEthics #MedSky #ClinicalEthics
February 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Really excited to share that I’ve signed the paperwork and I’ll be a Fellow in Pediatric Clinical Ethics come July. #MedEthics #MedSky #ClinicalEthics
Great article feat. #histsci #histmed #STS Lundy Braun. Slaveowner "Thomas Jefferson once speculated that Black people had diff lung function than White...idea persisted to present day" leading "to diagnoses being entirely missed or undertreated in certain racial groups" #ScientificRacism #MedEthics
Removing Race from Lung Function Tests Could Benefit Millions of Black Americans
A new study shows that hundreds of thousands more Black people in the U.S. would qualify for a lung disease diagnosis and disability payments if lung-function measurements weren’t adjusted for race
www.scientificamerican.com
June 2, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Great article feat. #histsci #histmed #STS Lundy Braun. Slaveowner "Thomas Jefferson once speculated that Black people had diff lung function than White...idea persisted to present day" leading "to diagnoses being entirely missed or undertreated in certain racial groups" #ScientificRacism #MedEthics
#HistMed Lundy Braun (Brown U) has excellent book on the spirometer & #MedicalRacism #ScientificRacism #HPS #MedEthics
archive2.news.brown.edu/2007-2015/ar...
archive2.news.brown.edu/2007-2015/ar...
August 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
#HistMed Lundy Braun (Brown U) has excellent book on the spirometer & #MedicalRacism #ScientificRacism #HPS #MedEthics
archive2.news.brown.edu/2007-2015/ar...
archive2.news.brown.edu/2007-2015/ar...
I keep thinking about how many institutional failures symptomatic of our society led to this doctor being able to cause such harm. This @propublica.org piece is long, wild, sad, terrifying, and definitely worth reading!
#MedicalEthics #MedEthics
#MedicalEthics #MedEthics
Alternate headlines, all taken from quotes in this story:
“What the hell is going on here?”
"Was I killing people?"
“How the fuck did this go on for so long?”
“It’s for their comfort... It’s not that I euthanize them.”
“It depends on what you mean by killing them.”
“What the hell is going on here?”
"Was I killing people?"
“How the fuck did this go on for so long?”
“It’s for their comfort... It’s not that I euthanize them.”
“It depends on what you mean by killing them.”
A Hospital Helped a Beloved Doctor’s Practice Flourish Even as It Suspected He Was Hurting Patients
Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did th...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2024 at 8:35 PM
I keep thinking about how many institutional failures symptomatic of our society led to this doctor being able to cause such harm. This @propublica.org piece is long, wild, sad, terrifying, and definitely worth reading!
#MedicalEthics #MedEthics
#MedicalEthics #MedEthics
My department is hiring!
Assistant Profesor
AOS: bioethics/biomedical ethics
AOC: open
Applications due one week from today.
#PhilSky #PhilJobs #MedEthics
Assistant Profesor
AOS: bioethics/biomedical ethics
AOC: open
Applications due one week from today.
#PhilSky #PhilJobs #MedEthics
Assistant Professor, The University of Mississippi
- PhilJobs:JFP
Assistant Professor, The University of Mississippi
An international database of jobs for philosophers
philjobs.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
My department is hiring!
Assistant Profesor
AOS: bioethics/biomedical ethics
AOC: open
Applications due one week from today.
#PhilSky #PhilJobs #MedEthics
Assistant Profesor
AOS: bioethics/biomedical ethics
AOC: open
Applications due one week from today.
#PhilSky #PhilJobs #MedEthics
Concerning! As more people undergo DNA testing, more will find they can't get long-term-care, disability, or life insurance, @kristenvbrown.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/health/archi... #genetics #MedEthics
Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All
Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Concerning! As more people undergo DNA testing, more will find they can't get long-term-care, disability, or life insurance, @kristenvbrown.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/health/archi... #genetics #MedEthics
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities Depart of Philosophy, University of Utah
AOS: Medical Humanities, broadly #bioethics, #medethics, #philmed, #philpsych, #philrace #MedHum #philsci #philsky PhD in philosophy or related field
Deadline Nov 1, 2024
AOS: Medical Humanities, broadly #bioethics, #medethics, #philmed, #philpsych, #philrace #MedHum #philsci #philsky PhD in philosophy or related field
Deadline Nov 1, 2024
Jobs | University of Utah
Founded in 1850, The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah, and offers over 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate degree programs to over 30,000 students. Uni...
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September 21, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities Depart of Philosophy, University of Utah
AOS: Medical Humanities, broadly #bioethics, #medethics, #philmed, #philpsych, #philrace #MedHum #philsci #philsky PhD in philosophy or related field
Deadline Nov 1, 2024
AOS: Medical Humanities, broadly #bioethics, #medethics, #philmed, #philpsych, #philrace #MedHum #philsci #philsky PhD in philosophy or related field
Deadline Nov 1, 2024
We are hiring! Join our team in the ethics subproject of our interdisciplinary research project “NEW_LIVES: Genomic NEWborn Screening Programs – Legal Implications, Value, Ethics and Society” 👶🧬
Deadline Jan 3
#bioethics #ethics #medethics
karriere.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php?ac...
Deadline Jan 3
#bioethics #ethics #medethics
karriere.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php?ac...
December 15, 2023 at 3:15 PM
We are hiring! Join our team in the ethics subproject of our interdisciplinary research project “NEW_LIVES: Genomic NEWborn Screening Programs – Legal Implications, Value, Ethics and Society” 👶🧬
Deadline Jan 3
#bioethics #ethics #medethics
karriere.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php?ac...
Deadline Jan 3
#bioethics #ethics #medethics
karriere.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php?ac...
rimum non nocere.
First, do no harm.
Are we applying this principle to TB preventive therapy in the era of primary drug resistance? A question the global TB community can no longer defer. #TB #GlobalHealth #MedEthics @organicbotanic.bsky.social @microlabdoc.bsky.social
First, do no harm.
Are we applying this principle to TB preventive therapy in the era of primary drug resistance? A question the global TB community can no longer defer. #TB #GlobalHealth #MedEthics @organicbotanic.bsky.social @microlabdoc.bsky.social
March 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
rimum non nocere.
First, do no harm.
Are we applying this principle to TB preventive therapy in the era of primary drug resistance? A question the global TB community can no longer defer. #TB #GlobalHealth #MedEthics @organicbotanic.bsky.social @microlabdoc.bsky.social
First, do no harm.
Are we applying this principle to TB preventive therapy in the era of primary drug resistance? A question the global TB community can no longer defer. #TB #GlobalHealth #MedEthics @organicbotanic.bsky.social @microlabdoc.bsky.social
Should pediatric practices dismiss families who refuse vaccines? 🤔
It’s a common yet controversial practice. I’ve worked in clinics that dismiss and those that don’t, each with its own ethical, legal, and moral challenges.
#Vaccines #MedEthics #Pediatrics @nejm.org
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
It’s a common yet controversial practice. I’ve worked in clinics that dismiss and those that don’t, each with its own ethical, legal, and moral challenges.
#Vaccines #MedEthics #Pediatrics @nejm.org
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Deciding Whether to Accept an Unvaccinated Child into a Pediatric Practice | NEJM
This feature about a child unvaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella offers
a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one supporting accepting the child as a
patient without mandating the M...
www.nejm.org
February 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Should pediatric practices dismiss families who refuse vaccines? 🤔
It’s a common yet controversial practice. I’ve worked in clinics that dismiss and those that don’t, each with its own ethical, legal, and moral challenges.
#Vaccines #MedEthics #Pediatrics @nejm.org
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
It’s a common yet controversial practice. I’ve worked in clinics that dismiss and those that don’t, each with its own ethical, legal, and moral challenges.
#Vaccines #MedEthics #Pediatrics @nejm.org
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Norwegian clinic under fire after ethics ruling finds researchers used transgender patients' records without consent. Accountability demanded. Read more: mysocalledgaylife.eu/2025/12/norw... #Trans #Ethics #Privacy #Norway #MedEthics
Norway: Researchers Slammed for Secretive Study on Transgender Patients - MySoCalledGayLife.eu
Norwegian gender clinic accused of secretly using trans patients’ records for research without consent — ethics committee rules the studies unlawful.
mysocalledgaylife.eu
December 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Norwegian clinic under fire after ethics ruling finds researchers used transgender patients' records without consent. Accountability demanded. Read more: mysocalledgaylife.eu/2025/12/norw... #Trans #Ethics #Privacy #Norway #MedEthics
On May 21, Dr. @lizdzeng.bsky.social presented her research at King’s College London on how hospital culture shapes end-of-life care and contributes to moral distress among U.S. physicians. Hosted by the Cicely Saunders Institute. #EOLcare #MedEthics #UCSF
May 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
On May 21, Dr. @lizdzeng.bsky.social presented her research at King’s College London on how hospital culture shapes end-of-life care and contributes to moral distress among U.S. physicians. Hosted by the Cicely Saunders Institute. #EOLcare #MedEthics #UCSF
This appeals, more for the end-of-life "adventure" than by the evidence or reason, www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/h... #PalliativeCare #MedEthics
‘LIfe-Changing’ Psychedelic, for When Life Is Ending
People are turning to psilocybin, ketamine and other treatments for palliative care.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:59 PM
This appeals, more for the end-of-life "adventure" than by the evidence or reason, www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/h... #PalliativeCare #MedEthics
"Perhaps the best way [for doctors] to gain #trust is to bring our patients into our thought processes and to collaborate on our imperfect decisions." - Dr. Daniela J. Lamas www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o... #MedEthics
Opinion | A Good Doctor Knows When to Bend the Rules
Some physicians agree to patients’ requests for unproven treatment or altered vaccine schedules.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
"Perhaps the best way [for doctors] to gain #trust is to bring our patients into our thought processes and to collaborate on our imperfect decisions." - Dr. Daniela J. Lamas www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o... #MedEthics
Fascinating analysis of ethical implications of medical crowdsourcing sites like GoFundMe by two amazing students from the @HMSbioethics
cc: @SpencerPHey @Mitchell_HCB
<a href="http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/04/medethics-2017-104717.long" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/04/medethics-2017-104717.long
cc: @SpencerPHey @Mitchell_HCB
<a href="http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/04/medethics-2017-104717.long" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/04/medethics-2017-104717.long
November 18, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Fascinating analysis of ethical implications of medical crowdsourcing sites like GoFundMe by two amazing students from the @HMSbioethics
cc: @SpencerPHey @Mitchell_HCB
<a href="http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/04/medethics-2017-104717.long" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/04/medethics-2017-104717.long
cc: @SpencerPHey @Mitchell_HCB
<a href="http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/04/medethics-2017-104717.long" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/04/medethics-2017-104717.long
Au programme :
🔹 Une réflexion sur la loi Huriet-Sérusclat et son héritage.
🔹 Des discussions approfondies sur le droit pénal et le consentement éclairé.
🔹 Une perspective européenne avec le forum MedEthics EU.
🔹 Une réflexion sur la loi Huriet-Sérusclat et son héritage.
🔹 Des discussions approfondies sur le droit pénal et le consentement éclairé.
🔹 Une perspective européenne avec le forum MedEthics EU.
June 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Au programme :
🔹 Une réflexion sur la loi Huriet-Sérusclat et son héritage.
🔹 Des discussions approfondies sur le droit pénal et le consentement éclairé.
🔹 Une perspective européenne avec le forum MedEthics EU.
🔹 Une réflexion sur la loi Huriet-Sérusclat et son héritage.
🔹 Des discussions approfondies sur le droit pénal et le consentement éclairé.
🔹 Une perspective européenne avec le forum MedEthics EU.
Fascinating & rptd point by @LoisSBibbings, linking today's medical whistleblowers & #medethics w/ decisions & conscience in #ww1 #QSRA2015
November 22, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Fascinating & rptd point by @LoisSBibbings, linking today's medical whistleblowers & #medethics w/ decisions & conscience in #ww1 #QSRA2015
Also thinking again abt #medethics & images - @harbottlestores's working on this, incl at our @HistoryatHud event http://bit.ly/2ulryHG
Workshop report: The uses of historical medical photograp...
bit.ly
November 21, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Also thinking again abt #medethics & images - @harbottlestores's working on this, incl at our @HistoryatHud event http://bit.ly/2ulryHG
Very problematic article for a number of reasons, the least of which is £ and lbs being used interchangeably 🤯
How does this get published? Through BMJ no less.
https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2021/05/18/medethics-2020-107194.full
How does this get published? Through BMJ no less.
https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2021/05/18/medethics-2020-107194.full
November 27, 2021 at 4:43 PM
Very problematic article for a number of reasons, the least of which is £ and lbs being used interchangeably 🤯
How does this get published? Through BMJ no less.
https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2021/05/18/medethics-2020-107194.full
How does this get published? Through BMJ no less.
https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2021/05/18/medethics-2020-107194.full
The challenge of crafting policy for do-it-yourself brain stimulation http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2013/05/20/medethics-2013-101458.full #DIY #tDCS
The challenge of crafting policy for do-it-yourself brain...
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a simple ...
jme.bmj.com
April 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The challenge of crafting policy for do-it-yourself brain stimulation http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2013/05/20/medethics-2013-101458.full #DIY #tDCS
Broad concepts and messy realities: optimising the
application of mental capacity criteria - https://jme.bmj.com/content/medethics/early/2021/08/01/medethics-2021-107571.full.pdf
application of mental capacity criteria - https://jme.bmj.com/content/medethics/early/2021/08/01/medethics-2021-107571.full.pdf
Broad concepts and messy realities: optimising the
application of mental capacity criteria - Kim SYH, et al. J Med Ethics 2021 -
application of mental capacity criteria - Kim SYH, et al. J Med Ethics 2021 -
December 2, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Broad concepts and messy realities: optimising the
application of mental capacity criteria - https://jme.bmj.com/content/medethics/early/2021/08/01/medethics-2021-107571.full.pdf
application of mental capacity criteria - https://jme.bmj.com/content/medethics/early/2021/08/01/medethics-2021-107571.full.pdf
Crypto billionaire Brian Armstrong plans to fund a US startup for gene-editing human embryos, leveraging advancements in safer base-editing. This controversial move, due to significant legal and ethical concerns, aims to accelerate research into preventing genetic diseases. 🧬💻 #MedSky #MedEthics
Crypto billionaire Brian Armstrong is ready to invest in CRISPR baby tech
The stigmatized idea could get a massive boost from “tech bros”—and some scientists are cheering them on.
www.technologyreview.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Crypto billionaire Brian Armstrong plans to fund a US startup for gene-editing human embryos, leveraging advancements in safer base-editing. This controversial move, due to significant legal and ethical concerns, aims to accelerate research into preventing genetic diseases. 🧬💻 #MedSky #MedEthics