Alumni of the Fordham University Master’s Program in Ethics and Society Discuss Careers in Ethics

Ethics, as a discipline interdisciplinary in nature, is both necessary and integral to various careers including those in medicine, business, … More

Unheard or Ignored: The Medical Complaints of Black Women

STUDENT VOICES | ETHICS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ESSAY PRIZE SECOND-PLACE WINNERBy Denayia Miniex, Fordham University at Lincoln Center Unheard or Ignored: The … More

Fordham RETI Alum Dr. Faith Fletcher Discusses Harmful Characterization of Black Communities as Vaccine Hesitant in Rolling Stone

In November 2020, Pew Research Center published findings from a survey conducted on American’s confidence and intent to get the COVID-19 vaccine. … More

Structural Violence in Global Clinical Research

STUDENT VOICES | CHYNN ETHICS PRIZE HONORABLE MENTIONBy Julia Sese For the first half of my education at Fordham, I … More

Fordham RETI Alum Dr. Faith Fletcher Featured in Rolling Stone Discussing Anti-Black Racism as a Public Health Crisis

For years, leaders in public health, including members of the American Public Health Association (APHA) have been calling for the … More

Dr. Fisher Presents with RETI Fellows at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

As recently featured in the National Institute of Health Record, Dr. Celia B. Fisher brought four early-stage investigators who are … More

Embryonic Stem Cell Research According to Islamic Texts and Beliefs

STUDENT VOICES | CHYNN ETHICS PRIZE HONORABLE MENTION By Yara Contijoch Numerous religions push back against medical science when it … More

A Population of Addiction

STUDENT VOICES | CHYNN ETHICS PRIZE THIRD-PLACE WINNER By Claire Becker Scientific research takes pride in the multitude of new, … More

The Uncomfortable Ethics of a Surgeon’s Shadow

STUDENT VOICES | CHYNN ETHICS PRIZE SECOND-PLACE WINNER By Michael Bub Family gatherings for the holidays are one of those … More

Savior Siblings for a “Noble Cause”

STUDENT VOICES By Elizabeth Andersen Originally named ‘medicine babies,’ savior babies have been a more recent discovery in the medical … More

Ethics and Society Newsfeed – September 21, 2018

Politics Trump Rated Worse Than Other Modern-Day Presidents on Ethics “The American public’s ratings of the ethical standards of Trump … More

The Experience of Long-Distance Caregiving: Dr. Elizabeth Yuko Reflects on Her Journey

Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D., the Health & Sex Editor for SheKnows Media and Adjunct Professor of Ethics at Fordham University, explains … More

The Clinical Dialectic: What Makes Life Worth Living?

STUDENT VOICES | CHYNN ETHICS PRIZE THIRD-PLACE WINNER By Brett Taylor Can too much of a good thing become bad? … More

It’s Not Science Fiction: Ethics of Artificial Wombs

With the advent of 3-D printers and similar technology, modern science has come closer and closer to artificially solving medical issues and … More

TEDxFordhamUniversity: Lesson in Bioethics Given by Golden Girls | Dr. Elizabeth Yuko

As one of the most groundbreaking sitcoms of all time, The Golden Girls introduced a range of bioethical issues on the … More

First Baby Born Via ‘3-Parent IVF’ Raises Ethical Questions

On Tuesday it was reported that the first live birth resulting from mitochondrial donation was born in New York to … More

Fordham’s Dr. Elizabeth Yuko Address Ethics of Web Self-Diagnoses

Millions of people use websites like WebMD every day to gain insight on a range of medical issues from cancer … More

Relying on Psychological Assessments do not Right Death Penalty Wrongs for the Intellectually Disabled

Although the death penalty is on the decline in the United States, the case of James Rhodes highlights the ethical quagmire facing forensic psychiatrists and psychologists … More