Scott B. GrantRelated Posts Ethics and Stem CellsSelected resources from The Hastings Center. Bioethics Briefings: Stem CellsStem cells hold great promise for treating degenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and diabetes, understanding genetic illnesses, and answering fundamental...Read Ethics and Stem Cells TRANSCRIPT: Unpacking Neglected Factors to Ensure ImpactFebruary 7, 2023 Transcription by machine — may contain errors Elizabeth Lanphier Want to welcome you to today’s second installment of Bioethics with Bigger Impact. I’m Elizabeth Lanphier. I’m a coeditor of...Read TRANSCRIPT: Unpacking Neglected Factors to Ensure ImpactBioethics Forum EssayThe CDC’s Misguided Medical Masking PolicyThe Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s revised guidelines have done away with universal masking at health care facilities, making masking optional if community Covid transmission isn’t high. It’s the latest attempt of public health officials to adapt their guidance to meet the country’s fatigued sensibilities. Some patients will be at risk.Read The CDC’s Misguided Medical Masking Policy 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 TimelineHastings Center NewsHastings Center Welcomes 14 New FellowsThe Hastings Center is pleased to announce the election of 14 new Fellows.Read Hastings Center Welcomes 14 New FellowsIRB: Ethics & Human ResearchResearch on Medical Practices (ROMP): Attitudes of IRB Personnel about Randomization and Informed ConsentActivities such as continuous quality improvement, comparative effectiveness research, and electronic medical record review—collectively referred to as research on medical practices (ROMP)—are posing more and more challenges for meeting regulatory...Read Research on Medical Practices (ROMP): Attitudes of IRB Personnel about Randomization and Informed ConsentIRB: Ethics & Human ResearchWaivers and alterations to consent in pragmatic clinical trials: Respecting the principle of respect for personsIs it ever ethical to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) without consent?1This surprising question is increasingly being asked2owing to great interest in RCTs that compare widely used “standard” treatments...Read Waivers and alterations to consent in pragmatic clinical trials: Respecting the principle of respect for personsIRB: Ethics & Human ResearchPublic Comments on Proposed Regulatory Reforms That Would Impact Biospecimen Research: The Good, the Bad, and the PuzzlingIn July 2011 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) published in theFederal Registeran Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) entitled “Human Subjects Research Protections: Enhancing Protections...Read Public Comments on Proposed Regulatory Reforms That Would Impact Biospecimen Research: The Good, the Bad, and the PuzzlingIRB: Ethics & Human ResearchDetermining Minimal Risk for Comparative Effectiveness ResearchDecisions about whether or not a study involves minimal risk structure critical procedural and substantive determinations by institutional review boards (IRBs). In particular, minimal risk is a necessary—though not a...Read Determining Minimal Risk for Comparative Effectiveness Research