Health-care professionals aren’t pacifists refusing conscription into the military. They freely choose health-care careers – that comes with obligations.
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Although there are rules that govern animal research, they don’t answer one important question: when are the gains from research enough to justify the harms it may inflict?
The Miami apartment collapse is a grim reminder of why engineering matters, and why comprehensive education in ethics should be embedded in the training of engineers.
Amazon and General Motors are among companies exploring ways to test employees for COVID-19 infection, but these measures may be against the law.
Yes, there are pros and cons of this new reproductive technology. But there are many other issues about maternal and child health we need to tackle first.
A scholar explains why there is no one answer. Some pain is devastating, and sometimes such pain responds well to opioids. On the other hand, there is evidence that some physicians overprescribe.
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Director of the Master of Bioethics degree program at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW
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Professor and Head of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW
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MD Anderson Foundation Endowed Professor in Health Law and Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University
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Adjunct Professor of Engineering, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Health Promotion, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Law (Health Law), Deakin University
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Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University; The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Practice, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW
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Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics, National University of Singapore; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, The University of Melbourne