STUDENT VOICES | CHYNN ETHICS PRIZE THIRD-PLACE WINNERBy Sophia Idso As a student at Fordham, I have been fortunate to … More
Tag: Vulnerable populations
Ethics and Global Health Research
As part of the Fordham University Center for Ethics Education’s Advancing Health and Social Justice Web Series, Dr. Purnima Madhivanan from the … More
White Opioids: Pharmaceuticals, Race, and the War on Drugs That Wasn’t | Lecture with Helena Hansen, MD, PhD
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 115 Americans die every day due to opioid overdose, creating … More
Fordham University’s Dr. Celia Fisher Discusses What the Revised Common Rule Means for Informed Consent in Medical Ethics Advisor
The Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, or the Common Rule was revised earlier this year and is … More
Best intentions, worst outcomes: Ethical and legal challenges for international research involving sex workers
Central America hosts a thriving sex work industry that is a key source and transit region for sex trafficking and … More
Fisher describes innovative approach to research involving vulnerable adolescents at OHRP conference
Fordham University Center for Ethics Education Director and Marie Ward Doty University Chair in Ethics Dr. Celia B. Fisher … More
Predatory Publishers: a $75 million-a-year business that can exacerbate health disparities
A longitudinal study published yesterday indicates that predatory publishing is big business, bringing in $75 million in 2014 alone by … More
Dr. Elizabeth Yuko appointed to international bioethics advisory board
Fordham University Center for Ethics Education bioethicist Dr. Elizabeth Yuko has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Global … More
Humanitarian intervention: what are the ethical challenges facing aid workers, and how should they be addressed?
By: Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D. Recent natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, the earthquake in Haiti, and the tsunami in Southeast … More
The Fallen Children: has the Christian narrative failed foster care?
By: Kate Smoot Justice is notoriously difficult to get right. Often, injustice prevails through simple ignorance or willful blindness. Even … More
Clinical trials can & should be designed to include people with disabilities
Clinical trials tend to exclude vulnerable populations, such as people with disabilities. Speaking to Joshua Howgego of SciDev.net, Dr. Celia … More
Do Current Drug Patent Laws Meet the ‘Preference for the Poor’ Standard?
By: Ken Ochs All of us have seen the colorful television commercials promoting a brand-name prescription medication. As a butterfly … More
Advance Directives for Research Involving Adults with Advancing Dementia
By Celia B. Fisher, Ph.D. As advance directives for health care have become increasingly accepted in society, some have suggested … More
