This public workshop brought together stakeholders to discuss potential bioethical issues that may arise from new and emerging trends in biomedical research and society. The workshop described the ...

When the fourth season of BBC America’s hit sci-fi thriller “Orphan Black” premieres April 14, University of Alabama at Birmingham philosophy professor Gregory Pence, Ph.D., will be watching. “The ...

The 2005 culmination of the legal battle over Terri Schiavo’s life-sustaining treatment was as a flash point for public discussions about bioethics. While the field encompasses a wide range of complex ...

The Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership is inviting submission of abstracts and manuscripts for oral and/or ...

Every time scientists present a groundbreaking biological innovation, it seems as though there is a crescendo of noise—articles beckoning for public discussion, social media posts sharing the public’s ...

Approximately 45 international speakers from 16 countries discussed critical issues surrounding scientific practices at the two-day conference. The International Chair of Bioethics Jérôme Lejeune held ...

*'Gray Matters: Topics at the Intersection of Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society' , published March 2015, seeks to clarify the scientific landscape, identify common ground, and recommend ethical paths ...

Is Provenge, which demonstrated only a modest survival benefit, worth the price? Vaccine for advanced castration-resistant prostate cancer prolongs life by a median of four months, but at an extremely ...

You must apply and be accepted to the MD and MA programs separately, but this process can take place concurrently. If you’re a medical school student, you can apply to the master’s degree program ...

Churchill Is Still on the Front Line of the Culture War Why Did National Populism Disrupt the Right? A prominent institution that provided clear thinking on abortion and assisted suicide has closed ...