News
- Should Patients Be Considered Consumers? Hastings Scholars Say, No.
Posted on March 4, 2019
There is broad support for building health care systems that are patient centered, seen as a means of improving health outcomes and as morally worthy in itself. But the concept... - New Hastings Fellows Elected
Posted on January 30, 2019
The Hastings Center is pleased to announce the election of 18 new Fellows. Hastings Center Fellows are a group of individuals of outstanding accomplishment whose work has informed scholarship and/or public... - Dr. Richard Payne Remembered
Posted on January 7, 2019
The Hastings Center’s staff and board of directors are profoundly saddened by the passing on January 3 of their friend, colleague, and trustee, Richard Payne. A neurologist, Dr. Payne was... - The Hastings Center Celebrates Outstanding Journalists
Posted on December 11, 2018
Three journalists received The Hastings Center Awards for Excellence in Journalism on Ethics and Reprogenetics. The awards were presented at an event in New York City on December 6 that... - Policy Recommendations: Control and Responsible Innovation of Artificial Intelligence
Posted on December 4, 2018
A major international project at The Hastings Center released policy recommendations for the development of artificial intelligence and robotics to help reap the benefits and productivity gains and minimize the... - New in Braingenethics: What Role Should Genetic Testing Play in Psychiatric Care?
Posted on November 21, 2018
Several DNA tests claim to predict how well particular psychiatric medications are likely to work for individual patients with depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. And 23andMe just received approval to...
