The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics is a prestigioius international reference collection that publishes of state-of-the-art reviews of ethical issues in public health solicited from leading scholars around the world. The recently published volume features work by five faculty and two mentees from the UNC Department of Social Medicine: Jean Cadigan, Gail Henderson, Elana … Read more

Tonia Poteat, PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Medicine has been appointed to the National Academies of Science Consensus Panel on the Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Minorities. An ad hoc committee will conduct a study to review data and research on the state of LGBTQ+ populations on dimensions such as family formation and parenting, social … Read more

Mara Buchbinder, PhD, associate professor of social medicine, appeared on WUNC’s State of Things as part of the May 23, 2019  show on the new wave of state abortion legislation.  

Kristen A. Sullivan, PhD, is first author and Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD, is corresponding author of an article that examines women’s views about contraception requirements for biomedical research participation. Both are in the Department of Social Medicine and the UNC Center for Bioethics. Kristen A. Sullivan, PhD, is first author and Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD, is … Read more

Nearly a decade after its enactment, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remains in limbo. The Trump administration’s recent decision to ask a federal appellate court to uphold a district court ruling that invalidated the entire ACA underscores the ongoing conflict over health care reform. Yet the ensuing controversy over the administration’s action illustrates the formidable barriers to overturning Obamacare. What are the origins of the latest legal … Read more

Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, professor and chair of social medicine, will serve on a new study panel formed by the National Academy of Social Insurance to examine potential changes to Medicare eligibility. Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, professor and chair of social medicine, will serve on a new study panel formed by the National Academy of Social Insurance to examine … Read more

Statutory Restrictions on Advance Care Planning and Pregnancy Honoring a person’s wishes at the end of life is widely recognized as profoundly important to humane, ethical care. To that end, efforts to help individuals make their preferences about end-of-life care known have involved advance care planning, including the completion of advance directives and identification of a surrogate decision maker. Yet, in … Read more

Eric Juengst, PhD, Director of the University of North Carolina Center for Bioethics, Department of Social Medicine NY Times interview.                

Tonia Poteat, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Social Medicine, is featured in an immersive video produced by TheBodyPRO.com. click to enlarge Tonia Poteat, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Social medicine, is featured in an immersive video produced by TheBodyPRO.com, which says she “transformed HIV and LGBTQ health care” and “her story is important for … Read more