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- Envisioning “Good Care at Home” for Older Adults in an Aging Society
Posted on September 4, 2018
How should we think about the ethics of everyday interpersonal relationships focused on giving and receiving care? When home is also a care setting, how can family members and other... - Hastings Scholar Examines the Financial Burden of Long-Term Care
Posted on August 28, 2018
Nearly 11 million Americans use long-term care for help with daily tasks such as bathing and preparing meals, and yet few have private long-term care insurance. Thus, most of the... - The Gift and Weight of Genomic Knowledge
Posted on August 3, 2018
With the popularity of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, genomic knowledge is assuming a growing role in shaping human life. On the one hand, this knowledge is a gift, offering insights into... - Hastings Scholar on Ensuring Evidence-based Prescribing of Off-Label Drugs
Posted on July 25, 2018
It is legal and common for physicians to prescribe drugs for uses other than those for which they are approved by the Food and Drug Administration. But in a letter... - Should Gene-Edited Mice Be Released to Control Lyme Disease?
Posted on July 25, 2018
Hastings Center research scholar Carolyn P. Neuhaus participated in a panel discussion on Martha’s Vineyard on July 12 to discuss a proposal to release genetically modified mice to curb the... - What is Normal? Why Medicine Should Reconsider the Concept
Posted on July 6, 2018
The idea that there’s a normal human body has traditionally been “the glue that renders any given modern concept of health, illness, or disease coherent,” writes Joel Michael Reynolds, the...
