The study will use interviews and deliberative dialogues to shed light on how TB stakeholders in greater Gaborone, Botswana understand ethical issues, risks, and benefits that accompany uses of methods from TB genomic epidemiology to understand transmission patterns.

To obtain some exploratory, qualitative data on ethical issues and values in managing a research laboratory, we conducted three focus groups with experienced investigators and laboratory managers.

While it is not explicitly included in capacity assessment tools, “consistency” has come to feature as a central concern when assessing patients’ capacity. In order to determine whether inconsistency indicates incapacity, clinicians must determine the source of the inconsistency with respect to the process or content of a patient’s decision-making.

IBHH faculty and students will be presenting at the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) Virtual Conference, October 12-16.

The presentation covered the common ethical issues in fertility preservation and reviewed cases involving patient with cancer, intersex traits and who identify as transgender and unique considerations for these groups.

Informed consent should be generated by clear communication exchanges about patients’ and surgeons’ hopes and expectations, patients’ and surgeons’ risk tolerance, and the risk that surgeons or patients could experience regret.

Compassion Speaks: An Evening of Personal Stories Online

Endocrine Ethics Association Inaugural Fall Conference

While at IBHH Dr. Flood will work on her project on the cultural meanings and political work of Midwestern herbal medicine from approximately 1950-2005. For more information see the Visiting Scholars page.

The fact that there is no contraceptive pill for men is not due to science that cannot make it, but to gender inequality .

In her book Jill B. Delston makes the case that medical sexism serves as a major underlying cause of these systemic and persistent violations.

On September 1st, Dr. Molldrem joined UTMB as a member of the Institute for Bioethics and Health Humanities and an assistant professor in Preventive Medicine & Public Health.

The article examines gendered practices in authorship communication, disagreement, and fairness. The results demonstrate that women were more likely to experience authorship disagreements and experience them more often.

The presentation provided an overview of some of the most pressing ethical issues in cryobiology.

It was supposed to be available years ago – so why are we still waiting for a male contraceptive pill? But is the roadblock science, sexism, a lack of interest from the pharmaceutical industry - or a toxic mix of all three?

Our goal in discussing the practical and normative differences between tribunals for negative and positive conscience claims is not to dismiss tribunals—in fact, we are overall supportive of tribunals—but rather to highlight possible ways in which asymmetrical legal protections for positive and negative claims are justifiable.

The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

Plenary presentation at conference hosted virtually by UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

New male contraceptives would benefit not just men, but everyone.