Hastings Center News
- Awards for Exemplary End-of-Life Care by Physicians and Nurses
Posted on November 5, 2021
The Hastings Center and The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation announce three new awards to honor clinicians for outstanding care provided to patients nearing the end of life, based on technical competence, personal... - Ethical and Policy Guidance for Translational Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials
Posted on October 20, 2021
Xenotransplantation is a novel experimental treatment that involves transplanting organs from nonhuman animals into humans to reduce the organ shortage—a public health problem. A new four-year research study, supported by... - Tribute to Eric Cassell
Posted on October 13, 2021
Eric Cassell, a pioneer in patient-centered care and a Hastings founding fellow and former board member, wrote prolifically on medicine’s moral issues and care of the dying. - Genomics, Human Behavior, and Social Outcomes: A Discussion for Journalists
Posted on October 13, 2021
New research on genomic influences on human traits such as intelligence, educational attainment, household income, and sexual behavior is newsworthy and of high public interest. But covering the research findings... - Winning Essay: “Moral Bioenhancement as Potential Means of Oppression”
Posted on October 6, 2021
Faced with existential threats such as climate change, some scholars argue that “moral bioenhancements,” including psychotropics drugs and other interventions, are needed to improve our collective moral capacity to do... - Crisis Standards of Care: New in the Hastings Center Report
Posted on September 22, 2021
As Covid spreads and leaves intensive care units at or near capacity in several states, some regions have approved crisis standards of care, which involve health care rationing. The latest...
