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September 6, 2024

ASBH 2024

At the 26th annual American Society for Bioethics & Humanities Conference, Medical Ethics faculty and fellows will present their research

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April 26, 2024

Harsha Thirumurthy appointed as next Division Chief of Health Policy

Effective July 1, 2024, Dr. Harsha Thirumurthy will step into the role of Division Chief of Health Policy

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April 22, 2024

Emily Largent appointed next Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics

Effective July 1, 2024, Dr. Emily Largent will step into the role of Division Chief of Medical Ethics.

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March 19, 2024

Penn panel on "Legal Models for Psychedelics: Ethical, Clinical, and Practical Implications"

This event on January 31, 2024 was co-hosted between MEHP and the Law School. You can now watch the recording of the event.

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October 4, 2023

Podcast Episode: Do IRBs do more good than harm?

Holly Fernandez Lynch joins new podcast Bio(un)ethical to discuss IRB measurements.

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September 27, 2023

ASBH 2023

ME faculty and fellows to present at ASBH October 11 - 14

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July 24, 2023

Penn Medicine Researchers Awarded $27.5 Million for Large Palliative Care Study

The PCORI study is led by led by Scott D. Halpern and Kate Courtright along with other Penn faculty with more peripheral but important and defined roles, including: Jaya Aysola, Amol Navathe, Michael Harhay, and Kathy Bowles

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July 18, 2023

Dr. Callahan Wins Funding for Managing Uncertainty in Genetic Information in Neonates

Genetic testing is increasingly used in ill neonates and holds promise to improve care, but the uncertainty of many genetic results complicates their application to clinical practice and poses an important hazard.

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July 11, 2023

The Supreme Court’s Rulings on Race Neutrality Threaten Progress in Medicine and Health

Harald Schmidt wrote a JAMA Viewpoint after the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on affirmative action.

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July 3, 2023

Challenges and advances in brain-computer interfaces

Following the FDA approval for human clinical trials for brain tech startups, Anna Wexler of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses advances in brain-computer interfaces and looming ethical concerns.

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June 26, 2023

Innovation in Prostate Cancer Care: Frailty, Bone Health, and Cardiovascular Screening

Ravi Parikh, MD sits down with Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH to discuss his session on interventions to prevent or mitigate frailty in prostate cancer patients.

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June 9, 2023

Ethical Responsibilities for Companies That Process Personal Data

A new paper by Matt McCoy, Steve Joffe, and Zeke Emanuel (et. al) proposes the Ethics Data Practice Framework to inform policy on the collection and use of personal data.

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May 23, 2023

Cancer patients shouldn’t be responsible for out-of-pocket costs

The costs of cancer are literally killing patients. But there is a clear solution. Patients diagnosed with cancer should not be responsible for any deductibles, copays, or other cost-sharing.

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May 18, 2023

Should FDA Grant Accelerated Approval to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy?

— Waiting for the results of the SRP-9001 confirmatory trial may be a better move. by Reshma Ramachandran, MD, MPP, MHS, and Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBe

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May 15, 2023

Are We Ready to Care for Our Aging Population?

There’s a seismic shift of Americans going into retirement by 2030. They’ll need more medical care as they age — and the resources to pay for it.

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May 9, 2023

CHIBE and the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy Volunteer at Cradles to Crayons

Members of Penn’s Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy and the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) volunteered at Cradles to Crayons this May by cleaning and sorting books and sorting clothing.

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May 1, 2023

Do Accelerated Approvals Really Benefit Patients? With Ravi Parikh, MD, MPP

In this interview with OncData, he further discusses his research and gives a thought-provoking analysis of what these findings could mean for the future of the accelerated approval program, as well as how the multidisciplinary team could better advocate and let their voices be heard for more quality clinical trials.

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April 24, 2023

How an abortion pill ruling could threaten the FDA's regulatory authority

Holly Fernandez Lynch tells Morning Edition's Michel Martin that pharmaceutical companies that develop new products typically conduct clinical trials, evaluate drugs' safety and effectiveness, and submit a "massive dossier of data" to the FDA, the agency given authority by Congress to determine which products can go to market.

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April 19, 2023

PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel has been awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship

Four Penn faculty named 2023 Guggenheim Fellows

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April 18, 2023

Dr. Coe's Paper Is Selected for the 2023 John M. Eisenberg Article of the Year

Norma Coe’s paper with Sungchul Park and Rachel Werner, “Racial and ethnic disparities in access to and enrollment in high-quality Medicare Advantage plans,” published in a 2022 issue of Health Services Research has been selected as the journal's 2023 John M. Eisenberg Article of the Year.

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