Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

11/21/2025

Global and Policy Program Weekly Roundup | Global Protein Supply, Farmer Healthcare, Culprit to Solution, Too Late, Ultra-Processed Harms, Massive Profits, Hunger Rising, Machine Learning in Modern Agriculture, + More

The Johns Hopkins Global Food Ethics and Policy Program, a collaboration of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International studies, addresses critical global issues of under- and over-nutrition and diet-related diseases, poverty, inequity ...

11/21/2025

Dr. Yoram Unguru wrestles with that daily, as a pediatric oncologist, "The quality issues are tremendous," he told us. "It's great to have a drug, but if the drug does not meet the standards that are required, it's not only not good, it oftentimes could be bad." https://thenationaldesk.com/news/spotlight-on-america/bad-drugs-or-no-drugs-cancer-patients-face-scary-reality-tied-to-foreign-supply-chain #

In our special report, Tainted Trust: Inside the Global Medicine Pipeline, we've exposed widespread risk on the shelves of pharmacies.

11/20/2025

AI Ethics & Governance Weekly Roundup | When AI is Wrong, Cult of the Chatbot, Water Use, Generated Songs, Synthetic Data, Indicators of Consciousness, What Patients Want, Hallucinations, Normatively Meaningful Bias, + More

11/20/2025

Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup | Brain Access, Neurotechnology Governance, Mind-Control Games, Griefbots, AI Divorce? Robotaxis, Organoid Pioneers, Pig-Organ Transplants, Gene-Editing Treatments, + More

11/19/2025

More evidence is needed to improve molecular HIV surveillance for cluster detection and response - Anne Schuster, Juli Bollinger, Gail Geller, Susan Little, Sanjay Mehta, Travis Sanchez, Jeremy Sugarman & John Bridges | Communications Medicine

Schuster et al. engaged researchers and public health professionals working in molecular HIV surveillance (MHS) to assess how they value strategies to improve its use. Participants indicate that the greatest emphasis should be placed on providing certainty of benefit, considering the range of ethica...

11/19/2025

ICYMI - Watch Now! Zoë Fritz, "What should you say when you are not sure?" - An ethical, legal and empirical analysis of the communication of Diagnostic Uncertainty | Berman Institute Bioethics Seminar Series

"What should you say when you are not sure?" Ethical, legal and empirical analysis of the communication of Diagnostic UncertaintyDr. Fritz will present a ser...

11/19/2025

Women's Protective Sexual Behaviors: A Test of The Health Belief Model - By Andrea Carlson Gielen, Ruth R. Faden, Patricia O'Campo, Nancy Kass and Jean Anderson | AIDS Education and Prevention

Heterosexual transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has become a significant health issue for women. The present study describes the extent to which a sample of women from an urban area report making efforts to protect themselves from becoming infected with HIV through several protec...

11/19/2025

Stephanie Morain Elected Hastings Center Fellow | Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

Selection recognizes outstanding accomplishment regarding ethical issues in health, science, and technology

11/19/2025

Berman Institute Bulletin - Principles Into Practice, Medical Aid In Dying, Clinical Trial Toll, Brain Organoids, Cutting Corners, Direct Access to our Brains, Funding Falters, Conflicting Advice, SNAP Benefits, First - The Frogs Died, + More

Fujifilm Launches Bioethics Advisory Committee to Guide Ethical Decision-Making Across Life Sciences and Healthcare Businesses in the Americas Fujifilm Alta Charo, JD, Committee Chairperson said, “Ethics is not a box to check; it is a promise to patients. Our goal is to anticipate ethical risks e...

11/19/2025

ICYMI, Watch Now! "Ethical and Legal Considerations in Responding to Requests for Hastened Death: Medical Aid in Dying" | Freeman Family Ethics for Lunch: Case Presentation & Discussion

CaseMs. A is a 58-year-old engineering professor in excellent health who presents to a Maryland hospital after experiencing a seizure at a conference in Balt...

11/18/2025

in the Academic Lit - This Week - Parent Race and Communication, Transplantation from Living Donors with HIV to Recipients with HIV, R3 Initiative - Nursing, Urban Food Systems, Pain, Power, Policiing, Ethical Model Limits, Secular Bioethics Consensus, + More

November 18, 2025 Parent Race and Communication During Elective Pediatric Surgery Consultations, JAMA Network Open Authors: Chenery Lowe, Mary Catherine Beach, Somnath Saha, Anne Links, Emily Boss Our objective was to explore racial differences in communication during initial consultations for 3...

11/18/2025

Fujifilm Launches Bioethics Advisory Committee to Guide Ethical Decision-Making Across Life Sciences and Healthcare Businesses in the Americas | Committee members include Jeremy Sugarman and Jonathan Moreno. Alta Charo is the committee chair.

New advisory committee will uphold and strengthen Fujifilm’s commitment as a life sciences and healthcare leader to bioethical principles and standards in all areas of its life sciences- and healthcare-related research and business activities in the Americas