THE BIOETHICS HUB
a resource of the Bioethics Institute of Loyola Marymount University
Facing Disaster: COVID-19 and the Ethics of Pandemic
October 28, 2020 (LMU)
The Bioethics Institute held the: "Facing Disaster: COVID-19 and the Ethics of Pandemic" lecture on October 28th, 2020.
This webinar, hosted by Bioethicist Roberto Dell'Oro, approaches ethical consideration in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers include: Dr. Nicholas Brown, Dr. Joseph Raho, and Dr. Gianna McMillan
To read more and watch the lecture, click here.
COVID-19 impact of trauma and stress on medical professionals
March 30, 2020 (LMU)
Bioethics Institute Professor Thomas V. Cunningham spoke with LMU Magazine about the impact of trauma and stress from the virus on medical professionals and staff people.
To read more and listen to the podcast, click here.
2020 Spring Lecture: The Ethics of Germline Modification
February 11, 2020 (LMU)
The Bioethics Institute held the: "The Ethics of Germline Modification" lecture on February 11th, 2020.
The event consisted of three 20-minute lectures about the cutting edge of genetics set the stage for moderated audience discussion. Speakers were; Bioethicist Roberto Dell'Oro, Health law attorney Jennifer Gumer and Legal expert Cesare Romano.
To read more and watch the lecture, click here.
SPOTLIGHT
This section features interviews with and narratives of Southern California bioethicists as well as students and faculty of the LMU Bioethics Institute.
NATIONAL AND GLOBAL BIOETHICS NEWS, SCHOLARSHIP, AND ISSUES
CRISPR and the Splice to Survive
January 11, 2020
(The New Yorker)
New gene-editing technology could be used to save species from extinction—or to eliminate them.
Read the article here.
Deciding Who Should Be Vaccinated First
January 11, 2021
(The New Yorker)
Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (A.C.I.P.) recommended that covid-19 vaccines be given first to frontline health-care workers and adults over the age of seventy-five. Earlier in the month, A.C.I.P. had released preliminary recommendations and suggested that it would place the greatest emphasis on protecting frontline workers, in part because those workers are disproportionately members of hard-hit communities of color.
Read the article here.
Scientists are monitoring a coronavirus mutation that could affect the strength of vaccines
January 7, 2021
(STAT)
As scientists try to track the spread of a new, more infectious coronavirus variant around the world — finding more cases in the United States and elsewhere this week — they are also keeping an eye on a different mutation with potentially greater implications for how well Covid-19 vaccines work.
Read the article here.
CALENDAR
Below you will find bioethics events and opportunities.
