CNN podcast; 2025-26 Sadler Scholars; Euthanasia in Canada
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September 18, 2025
Meet the 2025-26 Sadler Scholars and CERA Fellows Professional development for doctoral students and early-career bioethicists
We welcome the 2025-26 Sadler Scholars, advanced doctoral students and early-career bioethics researchers selected through a competitive application process. Two of the new Sadler Scholars are also CERA Fellows—thanks to our collaboration with the Center for ELSI Research and Analysis (CERA), which will offer them professional opportunities relevant to their research on the ethical, legal, and social implications of human genomics. Learn more.
In the Media Dr. Sanjay Gupta's CNN podcast features voice AI project
Can AI hear cancer in your voice? Earlier this month, Dr. Sanjay Gupta explored the possibility that, with the help of AI, doctors might be able to diagnose cancer and other illnesses from the sound of your voice. His podcast featured Yaël Bensoussan, an otolaryngologist at the University of South Florida who discussed a project on voice as a biomarker of health that she is leading with Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky. Listen to the podcast. Learn about the project.
Euthanasia as Medical Therapy in Canada Bioethicist raises concerns
Less than a decade after Canada legalized euthanasia and medical assistance in dying, recent reports show how Canada has normalized ending life as a form of therapy, often for only indirectly health-related suffering, writes Trudo Lemmens in the Hastings Center Report. Lemmens, a Hastings Center Fellow and a member of the committee that issued the reports, cites a young woman who received medical aid in dying for lacking affordable housing that met her accessibility needs. Read the essay.
Responsible Research Through Shifting Currents Register for PRIMR25; Vardit Ravitsky keynote speaker
Register now for the leading research ethics conference. PRIMR25 will take place on November 6–8, 2025, in Baltimore or online. Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will be a keynote speaker. Special offer for Hastings newsletter readers: You can get the PRIM&R member rate if you register with this code HCPRIMR25. Learn more and register.
Building Trust: AI Governance and Ethics in Medicine and Health. The National Academy of Medicine's annual conference will include Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky as a panelist. October 20.
PRIM&R Annual Conference. Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will deliver the keynote address. November 7.
Healthcare Leadership Symposium. Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will participate in a fireside chat with the president of SUNY Downstate. November 12.
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