Gene editing is not a new concept. However, with a new technology called CRISPR, it is even easier to get the desired results from gene editing. In this article, Drs...
A conspiracy theory about microchips and the Covid-19 vaccine has recently been circulating through social media. You may have heard about it from your friends, family or colleagues. In this...
With a larger number of people now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the state will no longer require a doctors note or proof of eligibility. The state will rely...
A conspiracy theory about microchips and the Covid-19 vaccine has recently been circulating through social media. You may have heard about it from your friends, family or colleagues. In this...
With a larger number of people now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the state will no longer require a doctors note or proof of eligibility. The state will rely...
The shame that comes with illness can be detrimental to our health and well being. Unfortunately, shame for illness has been apart of human nature for as long as we...
Shame and illness have gone hand in hand for a long time, although there shouldn't actually be any shame when one is ill. Dr. Gretchen Case, PhD, discusses how this...
Spending time in the hospital or watching those we love suffer is never a fun experience. Especially not around the holidays. In this letter written by Dr. Gretchen Case, she...
One Utah family lost their father to COVID-19 earlier this year. Now they are seeking compensation from the company where they believed he contracted it while at work. Dr. Teneille...
The Department of Internal Medicine Congratulates Dr. Susan Sample, PhD, MFA on having her poem published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Dr. Teneille Brown (Faculty, Program in Medical Ethics & Humanities) sat down with Wired to discuss how voters do not necessarily need President Trump's medical records to see evidence of...
Dr. James Tabery (Adjunct Associate Professor, Program in Medical Ethics & Humanities) sat down with the Silicon Slopes podcast to discuss ethics surrounding COVID-19 conspiracy theories.
Dr. Brent Kious (Faculty, Program in Medical Ethics & Humanities) has been selected as a Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholar for the class of 2023. This extremely prestigious award is a...
Dr. Leslie Francis (Adjunct Professor, Program in Medical Ethics & Humanities) appeared as a guest on BYU's Top of Mind radio show, where she discussed "contact tracing" and the issues...
Dr. Margaret Battin (Adjunct Professor, Program in Medical Ethics & Humanities) was featured as a panelist on the Conference on World Affairs virtual session out of the University of Boulder...
In part two of a two-part series on pandemic control strategies in response to COVID-19, Drs. Leslie Francis (Adjunct Professor, Program in Medical Ethics & Humanities) and Margaret Battin (Adjunct...
In part one of a two-part series on pandemic control strategies in response to COVID-19, Drs. Leslie Francis (Adjunct Professor, Program in Medical Ethics & Humanities) and Margaret Battin (Adjunct...
The COVID-19 Pandemic is raising difficult to answer questions regarding the allocation of scare resources, such as ventilators. Providers are struggling to triage access to ventilators ethically. Some have argued...
Researchers, including Dr. Sam Brown (Associate Professor, Pulmonary & Adjunct Faculty, Program in Medical Ethics & Humanities) with the state’s two largest medical groups — Intermountain Healthcare and University of...
In the latest from the The Week in Health Law podcast, Dr. Leslie Francis (Adjunct Professor, Program in Medical Ethics & Humanities), discusses disability rights during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Leslie Francis (Adjunct Professor, Program in Medical Ethics & Humanities), recently appeared on a live stream of Public Health Law Watch, where she discussed the ethical and legal aspects...
As COVID-19 continues to spread globally, hand soaps and sanitizers are critical for safe sanitary practices. However, this has led to shortages on store shelves, even as the need is...
People who survive the most dire cases of disease caused by the novel coronavirus are about to learn one of the cruelest lessons of the pandemic: After defeating the virus...
Dr. James Tabery (Adjunct Associate Professor, Program in Medical Ethics & Humanities) shares insight as to how hospitals triage patients to save the most lives as possible with limited resources...
