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Berman institute of bioethics

COVID-19

Johns Hopkins releases digital contact tracing report

Published May 26, 2020

Leading global experts offers clear guidance and recommendations on ethics, governance as digital technologies are developed to fight the coronavirus pandemic

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Q+A

The ethical challenges of digital contact tracing

Published May 26, 2020

Jeffrey Kahn, director of the Berman Institute of Bioethics, discusses the ethical considerations of using digital technologies for public health surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Berman Institute celebrates 25 years

Published Jan 28, 2020

Planned events include a film and discussion series, as well as screening and conversation focused on the Netflix series 'Unnatural Selection'

Plays well with humans

Published Winter 2019

In the not-too-distant future, robots might assist us at home, school, hospitals, and workplaces. Roboticists and ethicists want to ensure they do so effectively, and help rather than hurt—even if it's just our feelings. / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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Bioethicist sounds alarm on 'worst-case scenario' drug shortage

Published Nov 22, 2019

Hematologist/oncologist Yoram Unguru helped raise awareness recently when a pharmaceutical company stopped producing a widely used pediatric cancer drug

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A bioethicist discovers the pain of opioid withdrawal

Published Fall 2019

In his new book, bioethicist Travis Rieder blends a personal account of drug dependence with a broad exploration of America's byzantine opioid problem / Johns Hopkins Magazine