Pairing science with ethics to save lives Pairing science with ethics to save lives Penn President Amy Gutmann and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Jonathan Moreno discussed their new book “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven But Nobody Wants to Die” at a Free Library of Philadelphia book talk Monday.
Gutmann and Moreno talk bioethics, health care in new book Gutmann and Moreno talk bioethics, health care in new book The University’s president, a political philosopher, teamed up with a Penn Integrates Knowledge professor to write “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die.”
Bioethics and changing health care Penn In the News Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane (WHYY-FM) Bioethics and changing health care President Amy Gutmann and PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno discussed the role of bioethics in contemporary medicine and their new book, “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die.” Scientists seek better guidelines for editing genes in human embryos Penn In the News Scientific American Scientists seek better guidelines for editing genes in human embryos Bruce Levine of the Perelman School of Medicine called for a moratorium on scientific research that entails gene editing in human embryos. “There has not been a conversation with society at large—the lay public, government, religious groups, NGOs [nongovernmental organizations], stakeholders—because the science has been moving faster than [our own] conversations have been,” he said. Reduced work hours for trainee doctors not seen to compromise care Penn In the News Reuters Health Reduced work hours for trainee doctors not seen to compromise care Krisda Chaiyachati of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on workday reforms that limited doctors in training to an 80-work week and 30-hour shifts. “I imagine it would be politically challenging to ask young physicians to routinely work, say, 100 hours a week.” Aid in dying soon will be available to more Americans. Few will choose it Penn In the News The New York Times Aid in dying soon will be available to more Americans. Few will choose it Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on a study about Alzheimer’s risk and the perception of aid-in-dying laws. While most participants would not choose the route for themselves, the majority of those surveyed supported the option’s legality for others. Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students A Penn Medicine study shows unanticipated adverse effects of affirmative action bans on health behaviors in minority high school students. The flimsy promises of brain wearables Penn In the News Axios The flimsy promises of brain wearables Anna Wexler of the Perelman School of Medicine said the FDA is ill prepared to reign in the companies producing wearable brain devices, which record brain activity or stimulate the brain with electric currents in spite of little oversight. Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Penn In the News The New York Times Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Liisa Hantsoo of the Perelman School of Medicine said that, by only studying male animals in medical research, “we may be missing big pieces of the puzzle.” First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors, or interns, spend 87 percent of their work time away from patients, half of which is spent interacting with electronic health records. Load More
Scientists seek better guidelines for editing genes in human embryos Penn In the News Scientific American Scientists seek better guidelines for editing genes in human embryos Bruce Levine of the Perelman School of Medicine called for a moratorium on scientific research that entails gene editing in human embryos. “There has not been a conversation with society at large—the lay public, government, religious groups, NGOs [nongovernmental organizations], stakeholders—because the science has been moving faster than [our own] conversations have been,” he said. Reduced work hours for trainee doctors not seen to compromise care Penn In the News Reuters Health Reduced work hours for trainee doctors not seen to compromise care Krisda Chaiyachati of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on workday reforms that limited doctors in training to an 80-work week and 30-hour shifts. “I imagine it would be politically challenging to ask young physicians to routinely work, say, 100 hours a week.” Aid in dying soon will be available to more Americans. Few will choose it Penn In the News The New York Times Aid in dying soon will be available to more Americans. Few will choose it Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on a study about Alzheimer’s risk and the perception of aid-in-dying laws. While most participants would not choose the route for themselves, the majority of those surveyed supported the option’s legality for others. Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students A Penn Medicine study shows unanticipated adverse effects of affirmative action bans on health behaviors in minority high school students. The flimsy promises of brain wearables Penn In the News Axios The flimsy promises of brain wearables Anna Wexler of the Perelman School of Medicine said the FDA is ill prepared to reign in the companies producing wearable brain devices, which record brain activity or stimulate the brain with electric currents in spite of little oversight. Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Penn In the News The New York Times Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Liisa Hantsoo of the Perelman School of Medicine said that, by only studying male animals in medical research, “we may be missing big pieces of the puzzle.” First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors, or interns, spend 87 percent of their work time away from patients, half of which is spent interacting with electronic health records. Load More
Reduced work hours for trainee doctors not seen to compromise care Penn In the News Reuters Health Reduced work hours for trainee doctors not seen to compromise care Krisda Chaiyachati of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on workday reforms that limited doctors in training to an 80-work week and 30-hour shifts. “I imagine it would be politically challenging to ask young physicians to routinely work, say, 100 hours a week.” Aid in dying soon will be available to more Americans. Few will choose it Penn In the News The New York Times Aid in dying soon will be available to more Americans. Few will choose it Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on a study about Alzheimer’s risk and the perception of aid-in-dying laws. While most participants would not choose the route for themselves, the majority of those surveyed supported the option’s legality for others. Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students A Penn Medicine study shows unanticipated adverse effects of affirmative action bans on health behaviors in minority high school students. The flimsy promises of brain wearables Penn In the News Axios The flimsy promises of brain wearables Anna Wexler of the Perelman School of Medicine said the FDA is ill prepared to reign in the companies producing wearable brain devices, which record brain activity or stimulate the brain with electric currents in spite of little oversight. Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Penn In the News The New York Times Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Liisa Hantsoo of the Perelman School of Medicine said that, by only studying male animals in medical research, “we may be missing big pieces of the puzzle.” First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors, or interns, spend 87 percent of their work time away from patients, half of which is spent interacting with electronic health records. Load More
Aid in dying soon will be available to more Americans. Few will choose it Penn In the News The New York Times Aid in dying soon will be available to more Americans. Few will choose it Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on a study about Alzheimer’s risk and the perception of aid-in-dying laws. While most participants would not choose the route for themselves, the majority of those surveyed supported the option’s legality for others. Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students A Penn Medicine study shows unanticipated adverse effects of affirmative action bans on health behaviors in minority high school students. The flimsy promises of brain wearables Penn In the News Axios The flimsy promises of brain wearables Anna Wexler of the Perelman School of Medicine said the FDA is ill prepared to reign in the companies producing wearable brain devices, which record brain activity or stimulate the brain with electric currents in spite of little oversight. Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Penn In the News The New York Times Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Liisa Hantsoo of the Perelman School of Medicine said that, by only studying male animals in medical research, “we may be missing big pieces of the puzzle.” First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors, or interns, spend 87 percent of their work time away from patients, half of which is spent interacting with electronic health records. Load More
Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students A Penn Medicine study shows unanticipated adverse effects of affirmative action bans on health behaviors in minority high school students.
The flimsy promises of brain wearables Penn In the News Axios The flimsy promises of brain wearables Anna Wexler of the Perelman School of Medicine said the FDA is ill prepared to reign in the companies producing wearable brain devices, which record brain activity or stimulate the brain with electric currents in spite of little oversight. Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Penn In the News The New York Times Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Liisa Hantsoo of the Perelman School of Medicine said that, by only studying male animals in medical research, “we may be missing big pieces of the puzzle.” First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors, or interns, spend 87 percent of their work time away from patients, half of which is spent interacting with electronic health records. Load More
Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Penn In the News The New York Times Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Liisa Hantsoo of the Perelman School of Medicine said that, by only studying male animals in medical research, “we may be missing big pieces of the puzzle.” First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors, or interns, spend 87 percent of their work time away from patients, half of which is spent interacting with electronic health records.
First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors, or interns, spend 87 percent of their work time away from patients, half of which is spent interacting with electronic health records.