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The spectre of malnutrition is back and must be tackled — fast

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 4h

Nature Editorial: The spectre of malnutrition is back and must be tackled — fast. Nobody should be going hungry in the twenty-first century. Scientists must determine the reasons why malnutrition is increasing so policymakers can act. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Nobody should be going hungry in the twenty-first century. Scientists must determine the reasons why malnutrition is increasing so policymakers can act.

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Bioethics in the Academic Literature: October 14, 2025

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 5h

#Bioethics in the Academic Lit - This Week - Pragmatic Clinical Trials, AI, Health, and Health Care, Formal Reporting Standards, Explantation, DNR Orders for Patients with Cancer, Reuse of Genetic Data, Elective Surgery Waiting Lists, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...

Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 5h

Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work: A long tradition of separating politics and science is at risk, insiders say. www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/f... via @statnews.com

Current and former FDA staff said the level of involvement of political officials in nitty-gritty regulatory matters is unprecedented.

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 6h

The only thing standing between humanity and the end of HIV www.vox.com/future-perfe...

The only thing standing between humanity and the end of HIV

Even Trump is fast-tracking this innovative new drug. What could go wrong?

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 6h

What Brain Science Reveals about Ethical Decline and Moral Growth | Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...

How to Train Your Brain to Act Morally

Your brain gets used to wrongdoing. It can also get used to doing good

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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.bsky.social · 15h

#Medsky🧪 @uk.theconversation.com
Every medical student learns #anatomy from historical illustrations, but few ask who those dissected bodies belonged to…
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The dark history of medical illustrations and the question of consent

Historical anatomy textbooks are built on the bodies of prisoners, the poor and the powerless – and we’re still using them today.

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

Bioethics Seminar, TODAY, Noon - John Santelli, MD, MPH, "Inclusion of Minor Adolescents in Health Research: Key Issues, New Guidance". Open to all. Attend in person, Lunch provided. Feinstone Hall, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social -More info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

AI, Health, and Health Care Today and Tomorrow: The JAMA Summit Report on Artificial Intelligence | Authors include our Kadija Ferryman | JAMA jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

AI, Health, and Health Care Today and Tomorrow

This Special Communication discusses how health and health care artificial intelligence (AI) should be developed, evaluated, regulated, disseminated, and monitored.

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

Opinion | When Mental Illness Shapes Life-or-Death Transplant Decisions - By Daniela J. Lamas | New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion | Who Deserves an Organ? The Dilemma of Severe Mental Illness.

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country : NPR www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

Trump cuts jobs at nation's mental health agency and some jobs at CDC: Current and former employees at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) told NPR about the layoffs, which were part of a government-wide reduction in force. | Shots NPR www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error. Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to disease outbreaks and running an influential journal. Officials said the mistaken dismissals were being rescinded. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives. Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration. Here are four who focused on keeping pandemics at bay. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...

Does Clinical Documentation Reflect How Parents and Clinicians Share Decisions About Surgery?

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

Does Clinical Documentation Reflect How Parents and Clinicians Share Decisions About Surgery? - Angele Kelly, Dalia Mitchell, Anne Links, Mary Catherine Beach, Emily Boss, Elaine Thompson | Research Square www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

BackgroundWhile use of shared decision-making (SDM) is widely accepted and applied in practice, it is unknown how core elements of SDM are reflected in clinical documentation. This knowledge gap is un...

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A Call for Formal Reporting Standards for Legal Research in Public Health Studies | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 11

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

A Call for Formal Reporting Standards for Legal Research in Public Health Studies - Cason Schmit, Scott Burris, Safura Abdool Karim et al. | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 11 ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...

American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

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Should genetically modified wildlife be banned? Scientists weigh the risks

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 1d

Bioethics Seminar, TODAY, Noon - John Santelli, MD, MPH, "Inclusion of Minor Adolescents in Health Research: Key Issues, New Guidance". Open to all. Attend in person, Lunch provided. Feinstone Hall, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social -More info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 4d

Should genetically modified wildlife be banned? Scientists weigh the risks: Conservationists debate the pros and cons of using synthetic biology techniques to alter wild species. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Conservationists debate the pros and cons of using synthetic biology techniques to alter wild species.

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 4d

Global #FoodEthics and Policy Program Weekly Roundup - Defining 'Ultraprocessed', Food Label Fight, Farmer Aid, Government-Owned Groceries, Vertical Farming in Hospitals, Controversial Dietary Guidelines, AI in Food Processing, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/we3frp22...

Global Food Ethics and Policy Program: News Roundup

The Confusion Over Antidepressants During Pregnancy Is Harming People

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 4d

The Confusion Over Antidepressants During Pregnancy Is Harming People: Casting doubt on antidepressants & other well-studied drugs, govt health agencies are choosing minimal risk to a fetus over the major risk to the person carrying it - Catherine Birndorf www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

By casting doubt on antidepressants and other well-studied drugs, our government health agencies are choosing minimal risk to a fetus over the major risk to the person carrying it

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 4d

Surrogates’ perspectives on the communication and support processes that enable them as active decision-makers across chronic critical illness - authors include our Renee Boss | CHEST Critical Care www.chestcc.org/article/S294...

Surrogates’ perspectives on the communication and support processes that enable them as active decision-makers across chronic critical illness

Our findings suggest that future interventions should deliver decisional support in CCI through longitudinal, relationship-centered strategies integrating iterative care planning, compassionate and in...

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Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 4d

Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup | Knowing Enough, Mini-Brains to Power Computers, Chatbots Don't Want to Say Goodbye, Faking Crowds, Editing to Fix Failures, Meaningful Public Participation, Stem Cells In Space, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/sciencee...

Global Bioethics and Global Health in the Context of a New Antidemocratic Era - Journal of Medical Ethics blog

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 5d

Global Bioethics and Global Health in the Context of a New Antidemocratic Era - Journal of Medical Ethics blog blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethi...

by Gabriela Arguedas-Ramírez Five years ago, I wrote an editorial arguing that authoritarian and right-wing populism were a threat to global health and bioethics. Early this year, with colleagues from...

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AI Ethics & Governance Roundup

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 5d

AI Ethics & Governance Weekly Roundup | Subway Ad Debate, Kids Shouldn't Be Friends with ChatGPT, Europe's Digital Sovereignty, VR/AI -> Kindness, AI in Education, Kiss Reality Goodbye, Hated Coalition, LLMs in Clinical Reasoning, Explainability, + More mailchi.mp/3a11e6241e72...