Hastings Center News
- Hastings Center Report Commentary Helps Catalyze Connecticut Action Against Unconsented Intimate Medical Exams
Posted on June 10, 2022
A national survey, described in an essay in the Hastings Center Report, found a widespread practice, often for medical student teaching purposes, of doing pelvic and rectal exams in unconscious... - Hastings Center Welcomes the 2022-2023 Sadler Scholars
Posted on June 9, 2022
The Hastings Center is pleased to welcome the 2022-2023 Sadler Scholars, a select group of nine doctoral students with research relevant to bioethics who are from racial and ethnic communities... - Physicians and Nurses Recognized for Providing Exceptional End of Life Care
Posted on May 17, 2022
The Hastings Center and The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation are pleased to announce nine recipients of awards that honor clinicians for outstanding care provided to patients nearing the end of life. The... - Sheldon Krimsky Remembered
Posted on May 17, 2022
The Hastings Center staff and community are saddened by the death of Sheldon Krimsky, a Hastings Center fellow, who warned of the risk of conflicts of interest from private companies... - Report Examines Racism & Health, Calls on Bioethics to Lead Change
Posted on April 28, 2022
A new Hastings Center special report calls on the field of bioethics to take the lead in efforts to remedy racial injustice and health inequities in the United States. As... - Roscoe Award for Early-Career Scholar’s Essay on Science, Ethics, & Society
Posted on April 27, 2022
Artificial intelligence, gene editing, and other powerful new technologies have profound implications for society. They will likely bring both potential benefits and safety concerns and have other ethical and social...