News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
Robert Klitzman and Joseph Fins Discuss Patients in Liminal States of Consciousness
Dr. Robert Klitzman and Dr. Joseph Fins discuss the neuroethics of minimally conscious cases.
Dr. Klitzman: In Incurable Cases, the Best We Can Do Is Provide Comfort
Dr. Robert Klitzman discussed the difficult experiences of children coping with life-threatening diseases.
Klitzman: Compensations for Egg Donors Raise Risks of Eugenics
Robert Klitzman examined the ethical questions behind compensations for egg donors.
Report: Strategic Risk Accounts for About Two-Thirds of All Risk
Most risk is strategic, according to a report authored by Sim Segal, director of programs in Enterprise Risk Management.
Klitzman: Are Pharma Prices Unethical?
Robert Klitzman examined the complex struggle between pharmaceutical companies and the patients whom they serve.
Dr. Klitzman on Genetic Tests in Psychiatry
Robert Klitzman discusses genetic screening in mental health.
Robert Klitzman on Ohio Proposal to Ban Down Syndrome Abortions
Dr. Robert Klitzman examined the ethical implications surrounding abortion of a fetus with disabilities.
Dr. Klitzman: Genetic Tests Don’t Tell All
Dr. Klitzman says medical professionals shouldn’t base decisions about their patients solely on widely available genetic tests.
Robert Klitzman: Human Subject Research and Its Discontents
Utah Public Radio interviewed Bioethics director Dr. Robert Klitzman about his new book, The Ethics Police?
Klitzman: Home DNA Kits May Not Offer Ancestry Answers
Dr. Robert Klitzman casts doubt on the amount of insight one can glean from at-home genetic testing kits.
Dr. James Colgrove Talks Vaccination Ethics for Voices in Bioethics Podcast
Dr. James Colgrove discusses last December’s measles outbreak at Disneyland, Senate Bill 277, and the ethics of vaccinations.
Bioethics Director Explores the Power and Limits of IRBs
Bioethics Dr. Robert Klitzman and the need for more sophisticated medical ethics.