Barron H. LernerPosts by Barron H. LernerBioethics Forum EssayAnother Pragmatic Public Health DecisionThere has been much criticism of the decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to let Covid-infected people who are feeling better to stop quarantining after five days and simply wear a mask. But this sort of pragmatic decision has a long history in public health.Read Another Pragmatic Public Health DecisionBioethics Forum EssayBruce Springsteen: The Latest Celebrity DWIIt was especially disappointing to read about Bruce Springsteen’s recent arrest for suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI). Here's hoping the famous rocker will use his arrest to refocus attention on a risky and dangerous behavior that is thoroughly preventable.Read Bruce Springsteen: The Latest Celebrity DWIBioethics Forum EssayResisting Public Health Measures, Then and NowOne of the most surprising aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic for those of us who teach the history of public health is how unwilling many Americans have been to adopt health measures to protect others. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, tens of millions of Americans traveled, despite the fact that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged them to stay home and the overall death rate from the coronavirus is approaching 300,000. Should recent events make us revisit aspects of the history of public health? And how can these stories inform future public health efforts during pandemics?Read Resisting Public Health Measures, Then and NowBioethics Forum EssayFox, Bosk, and Rothman: An Appreciation of Three Scholars of MedicineRead Fox, Bosk, and Rothman: An Appreciation of Three Scholars of MedicineBioethics Forum EssayHow I Learned Bioethics in Medical SchoolThe director of the medical intensive care unit did not like the idea of having a bioethicist around. But she agreed to the request, and there he was on rounds,...Read How I Learned Bioethics in Medical SchoolRelated Posts ScheduleClick a day to view its schedule.All times in US Eastern.Read Schedule FacultyMichelle Brown-Yazzie Michelle Brown-Yazzie is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and is of Salish & Kootenai and Oglala Lakota descent. She is of the Táchii’nii Clan and is...Read Faculty The Hastings Center Bioethics Timeline“Bioethics” has been defined in several different ways. Most broadly, it is the interdisciplinary study of ethical, legal, and social issues arising in the life sciences and health care. Though...Read The Hastings Center Bioethics Timeline ScheduleClick on a date to see its schedule.Read Schedule FacultyBiographies are alphabetical by last name. Nancy Berlinger, PhD, MDiv Research Scholar, Director of Visiting Scholar Program, The Hastings Center Art Caplan, PhD Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor of...Read Faculty