Hastings Center for Bioethics News
- Individualized Genetic Therapies Raise Hopes and Ethical, Regulatory Questions
Posted on July 17, 2024
Until recently, medicine had little to offer most of the millions of people with rare genetic conditions. That changed in 2019, when the first genetic intervention was developed for a... - Relational Public Health: Pandemic Policies that Support Health Equity
Posted on June 25, 2024
Federally Qualified Health Centers—federally funded nonprofit primary care centers—were critical points of access for underserved patients during the Covid pandemic, administering 61% of their Covid vaccinations to people of color,... - Hastings Open House: AI, Health, and Bioethics
Posted on June 18, 2024
Our campus overlooking the Hudson River came to life on the beautiful evening of June 13 when many old and new friends gathered at our open house. Scientists, doctors, executives,... - Hastings Center Welcomes 2024-2025 Sadler Scholars
Posted on June 12, 2024
The Hastings Center has selected seven doctoral students in the fields of neuroscience, human genetics, sociology, global health, and health policy as the 2024-2025 Sadler Scholars. The Sadler Scholar initiative,... - It Is Too Soon for Clinical Trials on Artificial Wombs: Scientific American Essay
Posted on June 6, 2024
“Artificial wombs are moving from the realm of science fiction to possible trials with severely premature babies,” write Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky and Louise P. King, a surgeon and... - Ravitsky Discusses AI in Health Care on Radio Show
Posted on June 6, 2024
Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky was a guest on Doctor Radio Reports on SiriusXM on June 4, discussing AI in health care and other bioethics issues. Asked whether she thinks...
