Call for Abstracts: Reproductive Ethics Conference

The Ninth Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference will take place in Galveston Jan. 9 and 10, 2025. The goal of this conference is to explore the range of topics addressed in reproductive ethics. We welcome individuals from all professional fields to create a rich and robust discussion. We are seeking abstracts for individual presentations, 3-4 person panels, and posters. View the flier linked below for more information.

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50th Anniversary of the Institute for Bioethics and Health Humanities Timeline

In April of 1970, both The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Science at Houston and The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston sponsored the symposium "Humanism in Medicine" that would help shape and give impetus to the new institute that would emerge at UTMB in 1973. This new institute would be dedicated to medicine and the humanities.

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Dr. Alberto Aparicio featured in open peer commentary in the American Journal of Bioethics

Feb 26, 2024, 09:32 AM by IBHH

In this commentary, Alberto Aparicio engages with the question of whether precision medicine can address calls for equality and a fair distribution of benefits for underserved communities. He points out that precision medicine reflects modes and priorities of healthcare that are not aligned with expanded access and better health outcomes.