A Yale psychiatrist’s tweet about Dershowitz, her dismissal, and a lawsuit Penn In the News The New York Times A Yale psychiatrist’s tweet about Dershowitz, her dismissal, and a lawsuit PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno said he hadn’t heard of anyone being disciplined by the American Psychiatric Association for breaking the Goldwater rule, which says it’s unethical for psychiatrists to issue professional opinions about public figures they haven’t examined. Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Penn Today brings together noteworthy stories and images from the past year and highlights ways for individual members of the Penn community to share their personal experiences. No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine explained why apartment buildings and condo associations shouldn’t encourage their residents to cut the COVID-19 vaccine line by claiming to live in “congregate settings.” “I would also like to be vaccinated,” she wrote. “But each of us has an ethical obligation to wait our turn.” Jason Karlawish on the science and history of Alzheimer’s Jason Karlawish on the science and history of Alzheimer’s The the co-director of the Penn Memory Center outlines the medical, social, and ethical challenges that surround Alzheimer’s disease. Age-based vaccine distribution is not only unethical. It’s also bad health policy Penn In the News The Washington Post Age-based vaccine distribution is not only unethical. It’s also bad health policy PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel and Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine collaborated with Govind Persad of the University of Denver on an op-ed about equity in COVID-19 vaccine distribution models. “Age-only distribution is unethical, likely illegal and bad health policy,” they wrote. Can long-term care employers require staff members to be vaccinated? Penn In the News The New York Times Can long-term care employers require staff members to be vaccinated? Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Law School spoke about the ethics of paying employees to get vaccinated. “There’s good evidence from behavioral economics that offering money signals taking risks,” she said. “These vaccines really are safe and effective, so we don’t want to solidify people’s fears.” Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task Penn In the News Morning Edition (NPR) Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task Harald Schmidt of the Perelman School of Medicine said that the U.S. has an opportunity to prove that it’s invested in repairing longstanding health disparities through the COVID-19 vaccine rollout process. “The longer-term implication of how we dealt with social justice will be very powerful—so we do have to get this right,” he said. Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event The co-authors of ‘Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die’ joined virtually with moderator Andrea Mitchell and Penn Alumni to discuss the many bioethical concerns that have only heightened with COVID-19’s spread. Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger have been named Hastings Center Fellows in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in deepening public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology. Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger are acknowledged for their outstanding accomplishments in ethics and health. How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? It’s an ethical question many Penn experts are contemplating. One fact is certain, they say: Distribution must not exacerbate disparities and inequities in health care. Load More
Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Penn Today brings together noteworthy stories and images from the past year and highlights ways for individual members of the Penn community to share their personal experiences.
No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine explained why apartment buildings and condo associations shouldn’t encourage their residents to cut the COVID-19 vaccine line by claiming to live in “congregate settings.” “I would also like to be vaccinated,” she wrote. “But each of us has an ethical obligation to wait our turn.” Jason Karlawish on the science and history of Alzheimer’s Jason Karlawish on the science and history of Alzheimer’s The the co-director of the Penn Memory Center outlines the medical, social, and ethical challenges that surround Alzheimer’s disease. Age-based vaccine distribution is not only unethical. It’s also bad health policy Penn In the News The Washington Post Age-based vaccine distribution is not only unethical. It’s also bad health policy PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel and Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine collaborated with Govind Persad of the University of Denver on an op-ed about equity in COVID-19 vaccine distribution models. “Age-only distribution is unethical, likely illegal and bad health policy,” they wrote. Can long-term care employers require staff members to be vaccinated? Penn In the News The New York Times Can long-term care employers require staff members to be vaccinated? Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Law School spoke about the ethics of paying employees to get vaccinated. “There’s good evidence from behavioral economics that offering money signals taking risks,” she said. “These vaccines really are safe and effective, so we don’t want to solidify people’s fears.” Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task Penn In the News Morning Edition (NPR) Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task Harald Schmidt of the Perelman School of Medicine said that the U.S. has an opportunity to prove that it’s invested in repairing longstanding health disparities through the COVID-19 vaccine rollout process. “The longer-term implication of how we dealt with social justice will be very powerful—so we do have to get this right,” he said. Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event The co-authors of ‘Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die’ joined virtually with moderator Andrea Mitchell and Penn Alumni to discuss the many bioethical concerns that have only heightened with COVID-19’s spread. Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger have been named Hastings Center Fellows in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in deepening public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology. Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger are acknowledged for their outstanding accomplishments in ethics and health. How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? It’s an ethical question many Penn experts are contemplating. One fact is certain, they say: Distribution must not exacerbate disparities and inequities in health care. Load More
Jason Karlawish on the science and history of Alzheimer’s Jason Karlawish on the science and history of Alzheimer’s The the co-director of the Penn Memory Center outlines the medical, social, and ethical challenges that surround Alzheimer’s disease.
Age-based vaccine distribution is not only unethical. It’s also bad health policy Penn In the News The Washington Post Age-based vaccine distribution is not only unethical. It’s also bad health policy PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel and Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine collaborated with Govind Persad of the University of Denver on an op-ed about equity in COVID-19 vaccine distribution models. “Age-only distribution is unethical, likely illegal and bad health policy,” they wrote. Can long-term care employers require staff members to be vaccinated? Penn In the News The New York Times Can long-term care employers require staff members to be vaccinated? Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Law School spoke about the ethics of paying employees to get vaccinated. “There’s good evidence from behavioral economics that offering money signals taking risks,” she said. “These vaccines really are safe and effective, so we don’t want to solidify people’s fears.” Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task Penn In the News Morning Edition (NPR) Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task Harald Schmidt of the Perelman School of Medicine said that the U.S. has an opportunity to prove that it’s invested in repairing longstanding health disparities through the COVID-19 vaccine rollout process. “The longer-term implication of how we dealt with social justice will be very powerful—so we do have to get this right,” he said. Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event The co-authors of ‘Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die’ joined virtually with moderator Andrea Mitchell and Penn Alumni to discuss the many bioethical concerns that have only heightened with COVID-19’s spread. Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger have been named Hastings Center Fellows in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in deepening public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology. Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger are acknowledged for their outstanding accomplishments in ethics and health. How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? It’s an ethical question many Penn experts are contemplating. One fact is certain, they say: Distribution must not exacerbate disparities and inequities in health care. Load More
Can long-term care employers require staff members to be vaccinated? Penn In the News The New York Times Can long-term care employers require staff members to be vaccinated? Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Law School spoke about the ethics of paying employees to get vaccinated. “There’s good evidence from behavioral economics that offering money signals taking risks,” she said. “These vaccines really are safe and effective, so we don’t want to solidify people’s fears.” Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task Penn In the News Morning Edition (NPR) Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task Harald Schmidt of the Perelman School of Medicine said that the U.S. has an opportunity to prove that it’s invested in repairing longstanding health disparities through the COVID-19 vaccine rollout process. “The longer-term implication of how we dealt with social justice will be very powerful—so we do have to get this right,” he said. Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event The co-authors of ‘Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die’ joined virtually with moderator Andrea Mitchell and Penn Alumni to discuss the many bioethical concerns that have only heightened with COVID-19’s spread. Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger have been named Hastings Center Fellows in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in deepening public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology. Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger are acknowledged for their outstanding accomplishments in ethics and health. How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? It’s an ethical question many Penn experts are contemplating. One fact is certain, they say: Distribution must not exacerbate disparities and inequities in health care. Load More
Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task Penn In the News Morning Edition (NPR) Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task Harald Schmidt of the Perelman School of Medicine said that the U.S. has an opportunity to prove that it’s invested in repairing longstanding health disparities through the COVID-19 vaccine rollout process. “The longer-term implication of how we dealt with social justice will be very powerful—so we do have to get this right,” he said. Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event The co-authors of ‘Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die’ joined virtually with moderator Andrea Mitchell and Penn Alumni to discuss the many bioethical concerns that have only heightened with COVID-19’s spread. Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger have been named Hastings Center Fellows in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in deepening public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology. Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger are acknowledged for their outstanding accomplishments in ethics and health. How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? It’s an ethical question many Penn experts are contemplating. One fact is certain, they say: Distribution must not exacerbate disparities and inequities in health care.
Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event The co-authors of ‘Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die’ joined virtually with moderator Andrea Mitchell and Penn Alumni to discuss the many bioethical concerns that have only heightened with COVID-19’s spread.
Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger have been named Hastings Center Fellows in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in deepening public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology. Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger are acknowledged for their outstanding accomplishments in ethics and health.
How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? It’s an ethical question many Penn experts are contemplating. One fact is certain, they say: Distribution must not exacerbate disparities and inequities in health care.