Volume XIV Issue ii, "Life and Death: Drawing the Line" has entered our digital library! Lilo Blank of the University of Rochester and Iulia Barbur of Case Western Reserve University write about organ donation from anencephalic infants and treatment of infective endocarditis in IV drug users, respectively.
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Penn Bioethics Journal - PBJ
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Published papers are on a wide variety of topics, from neuroethics to xenotransplantation and everything in between. Our call for papers goes out to all undergraduates across the globe. The acceptance process is very competitive with submissions undergoing an initial review, a small-group review, and, if warranted a final review by the full editorial board of approximately 30 students. Penn studen
01/28/2019
Apply to be an Associate Editor for PBJ by TOMORROW, January 29, at midnight! Link to application below:
Associate Editor Application Penn Bioethics Journal Spring 2019 Due January 29th at midnight! Please email [email protected] or [email protected] with questions
Read about disparities in access to opioid palliatives, autonomy in the context of anorexia nervosa, the involvement of the homeless in clinical trials, and more in our Winter 2018 Issue!
06/04/2017
We will be extending our submission deadline for our Fall 2017 issue to June 16. Visit our website (http://bioethicsjournal.com) for more details on how to submit!
Penn Bioethics Journal undergraduate bioethics journal. Established in 2004, the Journal provides a venue for undergraduates to make contributions to the field of bioethics. Embracing the interdisciplinarity of bioethics, PBJ reviews and publishes original work addressing debates in medicine, technology, philosophy, publi...
03/28/2017
Join us April 4-6 for the second annual Penn Bioethics Film Festival! showings of "Avatar", "Her", and "Ex Machina" will each be preceded by a reception and followed up by a panel discussion on the topic "Almost Human?". Admission is free.
http://www.pennbioethicsfilmfest.org/
03/06/2017
How many Americans suffer from chronic pain? The answer may surprise you.
https://undark.org/2017/03/03/pain-pain-meds-delicate-dance/
The Delicate Dance Between Pain and Prescription Medication Pain levels are rising and especially burden people of lower socioeconomic status, a study finds. Are stricter prescription drug policies the answer?
02/27/2017
Why bioethics is important.
https://www.statnews.com/2017/02/23/bioethics-harvard-george-church/
A bioethicist embedded in a Harvard lab keeps scientists in check A bioethicist embedded in the Harvard Medical School lab of George Church keeps researchers from messing up as they create new biology.
02/13/2017
A radical proposition: you be the judge on its ethicality
https://www.bioedge.org/bioethics/give-them-sterile-razors-controversial-self-harm-strategy/12180
BioEdge: Give them sterile razors: controversial self-harm strategy It could be more respectful for their autonomy
Would like to draw attention to the fact that the Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee is named "Eugenijus"
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/what_exactly_is_bioethics_how_is_it_linked_to_our_everyday/
What exactly is bioethics? How is it linked to our everyday lives? Interview with Eugenijus Gefenas | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization First, I would see bioethics as problematic decisions on human life and health. This applies to both an individual level and a collective level—individual human beings and humankind as a whole. An important thing to keep in mind is that we are talking about complex and problematic issues, meaning th...
02/11/2017
You've heard of the Hippocratic Oath. But sometimes medical decision making isn't quite so simple...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/09/the-doctors-dilemma-is-it-ever-good-to-do-harm
The doctor’s dilemma: is it ever good to do harm | Dr Gwen Adshead The Long Read: If a patient’s heart stops, the doctor can resuscitate them. But how does the doctor decide if it’s the right thing to do?
02/01/2017
The problem with glowing beer. http://gizmodo.com/the-fda-is-cracking-down-on-rogue-genetic-engineers-1791760888
The FDA Is Cracking Down On Rogue Genetic Engineers David Ishee’s plan was simple, if not exactly free of complication. From the shed that functions as his laboratory in rural Mississippi, he hoped to use genetic engineering to rid dogs of the types of terrible disorders caused by decades of high-end breeding.
01/30/2017
Was the doctor justified in performing the lethal injection? Like for yes, angry react for no
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/28/panel-clears-dutch-doctor-asked-family-hold-patient-carried/
Panel clears Dutch doctor who asked family to hold patient down as she carried out euthanasia procedure A Dutch woman doctor who asked an elderly patient's family to hold her down while she administered a fatal drug dose has been cleared under Holland's euthanasia laws.
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