Our Top 13 Posts of 2013January 2, 2014 |
With thanks to our readers for another great year at the Berman Institute Bioethics Bulletin, here are our top 13 posts from the past year
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Modernizing Food SafetySeptember 5, 2013 |
Each year, 48 million Americans get foodborne illnesses. 15% of the US food supply is imported from 150 countries. In an effort to promote the safety of imported food, the FDA proposed new regulations for importers
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Germany Recognizes Third GenderAugust 22, 2013 |
In an effort to fight discrimination, Germany has become the first country in Europe to pass a law allowing parents to select a third gender option, neither male nor female.
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India Takes Steps Toward Food SecurityAugust 20, 2013 |
The food security bill is an attempt to alleviate undernutrition and malnutrition through a variety of programs and entitlements
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Glass and PrivacyAugust 2, 2013 |
Google Glass is coming. What are the privacy implications of a world filled with wearable computers
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US Physicians and Health Care CostsJuly 31, 2013 |
JAMA published an article by Jon Tilburt et al. entitled “Views of US Physicians About Controlling Health Care Costs.” We sat down with our Matthew DeCamp, MD, PhD to get his thoughts
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Globalizing (and Localizing) Food SafetyJuly 22, 2013 |
Does increasingly global food production pose a threat to food safety?
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The Government Says Cut the FatJuly 18, 2013 |
Following on the controversial large, sugar-laden drinks ban, the newest front in Mayor Bloomberg’s war on obesity: encouraging New Yorkers to use the stairs
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