Hastings Center News
- Issue Brief: Equitable Access to Precision Medicine
Posted on April 12, 2022
A new issue brief from The Hastings Center, “Strategies to Support Equitable Access to Precision Medicine for All of Us Participants from Federally Qualified Health Centers,” presents policy recommendations to mitigate disparities in access to appropriate medical follow-up after the return of genetic findings. - Polygenic Embryo Testing: Understated Ethics, Unclear Utility
Posted on March 24, 2022
New technologies are expanding the reach and accessibility of preimplantation genetic testing of human embryos. But what these advances can deliver is still unclear, and a frank assessment of their... - “Hard to Hear” About Racism in Medical Education
Posted on March 23, 2022
“You have to embed structural practices in health professions education to dismantle racism in medicine,“ said Priya Garg, associate dean of medical education at Boston University School of Medicine, at... - Improving Access Key to Improving Health Equity
Posted on March 17, 2022
Improving access to health care is critical to improving health equity, stated health care leaders at a panel at the health equity summit sponsored by The Hastings Center earlier this... - Love and Loss with Amy Bloom
Posted on March 15, 2022
Bestselling author Amy Bloom‘s world was altered forever when an MRI indicated that her husband Brian had Alzheimer’s disease. Together, led by Brian, Brian and Amy made the decision to travel to Switzerland to access an assisted dying process... - Bias and Inaccuracy in Marketing Noninvasive Prenatal Tests
Posted on March 8, 2022
Bias and inaccuracy are pervasive in the marketing of noninvasive prenatal tests (NIPTs), concludes an early-view study in the Hastings Center Report. The tests are marketed to consumers around the...
