Hurricane Harvey dissipated in September, but much of the destruction that it wreaked on Texas and Louisiana remains. When addressing residential concerns, disaster relief officials prioritize the newly homeless over...

Josephine Johnston, a senior research scholar at The Hastings Center, was elected a Hastings Center Fellow on December 8, 2023. Hastings Center Fellows are a group of more than 200 individuals...

Nancy Berlinger, a senior research scholar at The Hastings Center, was elected a Hastings Center fellow on December 8, 2023. Hastings Center Fellows are a group of more than 200 individuals...

Bioethicists should practice linguistic justice, making our work accessible to people by using relatable language. It's key to improving health justice.

Selected resources from The Hastings Center. Bioethics Briefings: Clinical Trials Clinical trials are specifically designed to test the safety and efficacy of interventions in humans and are preceded by laboratory...

“Clinician burnout is one of the most tenacious problems facing the contemporary health system. Recent years have seen a plethora of guidance on reducing burnout and improving health care workers’ well-being following the pandemic, but...

Research on the genetic contributions to human social and behavioral characteristics, or phenotypes, including risk-taking, income, and educational attainment, is increasing. And it is both potentially beneficial and deeply controversial,...

The Hastings Center staff and board of directors are saddened by the passing of Patricia Klingenstein, a former board member and longtime supporter. She died peacefully on February 11 in...

Framing the Issue Conflict of interest is a broad term to describe situations where professional judgement risks being compromised by secondary interests. Research and clinical care  both involve judgment about...

The American Hospital Association and the ABIM Foundation join with the American Medical Association and the American Nurses Association as sponsors of January’s national summit on health equity, convened by...