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Recent News
1 month ago
Rennie Elected as New Hastings Center Fellow
Congratulations to Dr. Stuart Rennie, who has been elected as of the 2024 fellows for the Hastings Center! Hastings Center fellows are a group of about 300 individuals of outstanding accomplishment whose work has informed scholarship and public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology. Click to read the announcement!
2 months ago
Corbie graces Chapel Hill Magazine’s Nov/Dec Cover as one of four highlighted ‘Health Care Heroes’ in our Community.
Click to read the article! https://chapelhillmagazine.com/november-december-2024/
3 months ago
Fisher Co-Authors New Research: Perspectives on Biologics for Food Allergies
Jill A. Fisher and Maral Erol are co-authors, with colleague Edwin H. Kim, on a new article in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The researchers interviewed providers in community practice or academic medical centers. They asked providers about “their perceptions of the risks and benefits of current and future FA treatment options,” with a focus on biologics. While …
3 months ago
Buchbinder’s New Research Shows Moral Distress, Negative Impacts of State Abortion Bans
Since the June 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 18 states have put functional abortion bans in place. New research fills a gap in understanding impacts on physicians after these bans. Mara Buchbinder, Kavita S. Arora and colleagues identify sources of moral distress impacting physicians. Moral distress occurs when …