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Social media use by patients with hypermobile EDS

There is an enormous capacity for how social media in our current age can be utilized. In cases of chronic diseases such as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), there is a potentially overwhelming global network through which to source information, and both the good and the bad come along for the ride.

Sam Vershaw | Jul 24, 2024

On the Increase in Use of GLP-1s

GLP-1 agonists, which include Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Wegovy, are already FDA-approved for type-2 diabetes, weight loss, and heart disease. Research shows a 40-fold increase in

Pierce Logan, MA | Jun 27, 2024

Ethical Challenges of Ozempic for Weight-Loss Use

The rise in demand for Ozempic has caused ongoing ethical concerns such as known adverse effects, unknown long-term health consequences, accessibility, and economic challenges. "With

Morgan Rich | Jun 27, 2024

The Value of the Holocaust in Medical Education

A brief summary and response to the 2024 Silvers' Annual Lecture by the same name.

Nicolas Oliver | May 09, 2024

Dangerous Ignorance: What Patients Don’t Understand about Pharmacogenomics

Peter Schwartz, MD, PhD., writes about the emerging importance of pharmacogenomics as well as current shortcomings in patients' understanding of pharmacogenomic testing results.

Peter Schwartz, MD, PhD | Aug 30, 2023

The Naloxbox at IUPUI, containing opioid rescue kits (Narcan).

NaloxBoxes

Read all about the effects and ethics of the new NaloxBox at IUPUI, a Narcan distribution machine that's saving lives!

Morgan Rich | Aug 09, 2023

Doyle Publishes in Health Affairs on Personal Experience with Decision Aids

Tom Doyle, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow from the Center for Bioethics, reflects on his recent publication in Health Affairs on his personal experience with Hodgkin's

Tom Doyle, PhD | Jul 17, 2023

Faculty bringing a new focus on ethics, diversity, equity and inclusion in the anatomy field

As a child, Amber Comer, JD, PhD was close with her grandfather. A Holocaust survivor, he lived with her family and told her stories about

IU School of Medicine | Mar 14, 2022

A Conversation about Fortitude by Kurt Vonnegut

On Wednesday, October 13, 2021, IU Center for Bioethics, Medical Humanities and Health Studies Program at IU, and The Charles

Emily Varanka | Nov 10, 2021

Engaging in Research with/in Rural Communities

On September 12, 2021, Dr. Katharine Head delivered a TREATs talk entitled "Engaging in Research with/in Rural Communities." Click to find out more about Dr.

Emily Varanka | Sep 24, 2021