Focus On: Fake Sick NotesMarch 9, 2011 |
Right-wing groups witness doctors giving sick notes to protesting teachers in Wisconsin. Incidents underscore the need for physicians to separate personal beliefs from professional duties
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Focus On: No Smokers at WorkMarch 2, 2011 |
Are hospital hiring policies banning smokers extreme or economical? Healthier workplace may mean fewer job opportunities and freedoms for some
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Focus On: Illicit Designer DrugsFebruary 23, 2011 |
Published findings of legitimate work on mind-altering chemicals keep unscrupulous chemists in business and a step ahead of the law. Dilemma illustrates where bioethics ends—and law enforcement begins
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Berman Institute Moves to a New HomeFebruary 2, 2011 |
The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics is pleased to announce we are now in our new East Baltimore home
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Focus On: Preventing HIV InfectionJanuary 26, 2011 |
Antiretroviral use before sex among men who have sex with men has shown early success. But “pre-exposure prophylaxis” raises ethical issues for current, future HIV prevention trials
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Hinxton Group formed by Johns Hopkins bioethicists says progress depends on openness.
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Focus On: Identifying Alzheimer’s DiseaseJanuary 14, 2011 |
Accurate screening methods becoming more likely, but should they be offered? A doctor, speaking from experiences in caring for the elderly, says “no.”
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Focus On: Community Engagement in ResearchDecember 22, 2010 |
New survey reveals widespread enthusiasm among Hopkins faculty for more community collaboration
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