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10/28/2026

The Trouble with “Cure” in Sickle Cell Gene Therapy - Yoram Unguru, Akshay Sharma, Liza-Marie Johnson | 2026 - Hastings Center Report

This letter responds to the essay “Transformed but Not Cured: The Ethics of Describing Gene-Editing Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease,” by Jada Wiggleton-Little, Shameka Poetry Thomas, Kristin Walters,...

10/28/2026

ICYMI - Watch now! Paige Nong, PhD, "The Healthcare AI Alignment Problem: Key Gaps Between Patients and Organizations" | Berman Institute Seminar Series

Healthcare delivery is shaped by diverse types of AI across the car...

10/28/2026

Berman Institute Bulletin - This Week - New Events, Ethics & The Future of Reproduction, Epic Dominance, 'Less Transparent' CDC, Quicker Approval Pathway, Bird Flu Raging -Officials Won't Act, Requests Ignored, Controversial Vaccine Trial Halted, + Much More

10/27/2026

[EVENT] Ethics and the Future of Reproduction: Making Eggs and S***m from Skin Cells. Part of the 7 Stories Up at SNFL Series | Conversations in Bioethics: Life, Death, and Who Decides at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library - SNFL, NYPL, NYC.

Thursday, November 19, 6:30-7:30 pm EST.

What if ordinary skin cells could be transformed into eggs or s***m? Scientists are exploring in vitro gametogenesis (IVG), a technology that could expand reproductive options while raising new and challenging ethical issues. Join the Berman Institute’s Jeff Kahn and Anna Mastroianni to explore the ethics and policy issues underlying this debate.

This conversation is the third of six events in the 7 Stories Up at SNFL Series, Life, Death, and Who Decides?, in-person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 7th Floor, 455 Fifth Ave, NY, NY, and online. https://www.nypl.org/events/snfl/adult-programs/bioethics

Link for free registration to attend in person or online: https://events.leapevents.com/event/bioethicsjohnshopkinsnov

Tickets for Ethics and the Future of Reproduction: Making Eggs and S***m from Skin Cells with Jeffrey Kahn and Anna Mastroianni in New York from NYPL. What if ordinary skin cells could be transformed into eggs or s***m? Scientists are exploring in vitro gametogenesis (IVG), a technology that could e

10/27/2026

in the Academic Lit - This Week - Access, Philosophy of Addiction, Accidental Centennial, "That's My Decision", Mapping the Debate, Welfarist Consequentialist Case, Economic Pressure, + More

10/27/2026

ICYMI, Watch Now: When Bodies Become Markets: The Ethics of Organ Sales with Jeff Kahn & Mario Macis | Part of the 7 Stories Up at SNFL Series - Conversations in : Life, Death, and Who Decides at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library - SNFL, NYPL

Why should it be illegal to buy and sell human kidneys? As thousand...

10/26/2026

Book Review: What Would You Do Alone in a Cage With Nothing But Co***ne?: A Philosophy of Addiction - Hanna Pickard | Review by Alyssa Adwell | Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

Published in Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions (Ahead of Print, 2026)

10/26/2026

New: Access to Reproductive Health Services for Women Incarcerated in the United States: A Federal and State Policy Review - Bethany Kotlar, Margaret Matthews, Kimberly Piontkowski, Varshini Odayar, Karenna Thomas, Anwei Gwan, Rebecca Shlafer, Carolyn Sufrin

Introduction The United States (US) has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Women's incarceration has grown significantly since 1980, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities. ...

10/26/2026

Seminar TODAY, Noon - Paige Nong, PhD, "The Healthcare AI Alignment Problem: Key Gaps Between Patients and Organizations". Open to all, join in person, lunch provided, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Room W1030. Link for more info:

Healthcare delivery is shaped by diverse types of AI across the care continuum from scheduling to diagnosis and treatment through billing. However, rigorous evaluation of many of these tools remains thin and implementation is quickly outstripping organizational capacity to govern the technology. Th...

10/23/2026

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AI & Society Symposium
Responsibility, Trust, and Autonomy in Human-AI-Dependent Contexts

December 18, 2026
10 AM - 4 PM EST
Homewood Campus

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