Pandemic Lingers for Older Americans; Meet the New Hastings Fellows; Risks & Benefits of Chimeric Research; Remembering Longtime Supporter
February 16, 2023
For Older People, the Pandemic Isn't Over "Americans Do Not Agree on the Duty to Protect Others."
People over 65 suffer the majority of hospitalizations and deaths from Covid in the United States. What is owed to populations at highest risk of death or severe harm from a public health problem when risk can be reduced through collective actions? “The foundational questions about ethics are about what we owe others,” said Hastings Center research scholar Nancy Berlinger in an interview with the New York Times. “Americans do not agree about the duty to protect others.” Read the article.
Outstanding Ethics Scholars Recognized Hastings Welcomes 12 New Fellows
We are pleased to announce the election of 12 new fellows. They join a group of more than 200 individuals of outstanding accomplishment whose work has informed scholarship and public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology. Read more.
Exploring Chimeric Human-Animal Research Risks, Benefits of Science with Animals Containing Human Cells
A special event last week looked at the profound questions surrounding chimeric human-animal research. Hastings Center research scholar Josephine Johnston and Hastings Center fellow Insoo Hyun of the Boston Museum of Science unpacked some of the findings from a recent special report that called for improved oversight of this research. Watch a recording and read the transcript.
Remembering a Longtime Friend Patricia Klingenstein: Personal Warmth, Impactful Leadership
Klingenstein served on The Hasting Center’s board from 2008 to 2015. “She was a person of enormous insight and great personal warmth, and she had a deep and abiding commitment to community service,” recalled Hastings Center President Mildred Solomon. Read more.
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