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Ozempic Coverage May be Less Likely If You Have This Type of Insurance

Woman weighs herself and holds Ozempic in her hand ,iStock credit: Carolina Rudah

So You Want to Start Taking Ozempic?

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Opinion: Schools Can and Should Address Our Country’s Mounting Moral Quandaries

Files - New York Times, Dan Saelinger/Trunk Archive

14 Questions About Our Leaders’ Health

President Biden arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., in 2023. (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)

Should Doctor-Patient Confidentiality Still Apply When the Patient Is the President?

Answering the Question, “Should We?” How a Bioethics Alum is Putting Patients First in the Field of Biological Research and Technology

Dr. Joanna Bailey in Pineville, W.Va.

The True Cost of Anti-Obesity Drugs

Cultural Relativity and Acceptance of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

David Hoffman on BronxNet

The Bronx Social Justice & Anti-Violence Forums

Brooke Ellison in 2000 at Harvard - Evan Richman for The New York Times

Brooke Ellison, Prominent Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 45

George Hardart, Columbia University

How One Bioethicist Navigates the Role of Life-and-Death Bioethical Consulting

Woman Pregnant - Creative Commons Public Domain

What the Pope Is Missing about Commercial Surrogacy

Index

December 3
JAMA Letter from Bioethics Alum Revisits Research on Separating Adopted Twins at Birth

December 3
On the Learn for Life Podcast: Bioethics Academic Director Dr. Robert Klitzman

December 3
Dr. Robert Klitzman Urges Regulatory Action on Gene Editing in Carnegie Council Podcast

November 26
Bioethics Alum’s Medical Startup Secures Agreement for NASA Tech

November 15
Science Writers Celebrate Bioethicist Dr. Robert Klitzman’s ‘Designing Babies’

November 12
Arjun Mann: Building a Strong Foundation For Medical School

October 28
Scott Korotkin: An Ethical Path to Medical School

October 21
Bioethics Academic Director Robert Klitzman on the Need for a Sperm Donor Registry

September 17
"Designing Babies" by Dr. Robert Klitzman

September 8
Alumna Bela Fishbeyn Leads the American Journal of Bioethics

September 5
Bioethics Advisory Board Member to Lead Health Care Ethics at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

September 3
Before Med School, Bioethics Student Ali Schulz Is Writing Vital Work on Ethical Treatment in Nursing Homes

August 16
Research Ethics Challenges at Universities

August 16
Research Involving Terminal Cancer Patients Causes Controversy

August 16
Genetic Engineering is Transforming Research Ethics

July 30
Physician Aid-in-Dying Laws Spread Throughout U.S.

July 23
Dr. Seth Waldman’s Quest for Ethics in Pain Management

May 20
Dr. Robert Klitzman, Top Experts to Explore Ethics in Biotech Venture Investing

May 6
Dr. Craig Blinderman Discusses the Ethics of Palliative Care

May 6
Katrina Hui Applies Bioethics in Medical School and Beyond

May 6
Marilyn Eshikena: Science and Beyond

May 6
Jane Kang: At CUMC, Paying Forward Her Bioethics Knowledge

May 6
Molly Lucas, Bioethics Student, Researches Addiction

May 6
Getting a Job and Getting Into Med School with a Bioethics Degree

March 18
Dr. Robert Klitzman: "Smart" Pills are Here and We Need to Consider the Risks

January 3
Kira Peikoff and Robert Klitzman on Home Genetic Testing

November 29
Dr. Robert Klitzman: Gene-Editing Claim is a ‘Slippery Slope to Designer Babies’

September 28
The Five Biggest Bioethical Issues of the Next Five Years

September 24
SPS Welcomes Inaugural Master’s Cohorts in San Francisco

August 29
Should You Clone Your Dog?

August 1
David N. Hoffman Testifies on Proposed Medical Aid in Dying Bill

July 31
Robert Klitzman: The Terminally Ill Should Be Allowed To Die

July 13
Five Things to Know Before You Take a Home Genetic Test

May 16
Dr. Robert Klitzman Analyzes 104-Year-Old's Doctor Assisted Suicide

May 7
Dr. Robert Klitzman on New Depression Diagnostic Tests

February 2
How Psychiatrists Can Best Help Our Country in the 2018 Election

January 25
The First Cloning of Primates Poses Profound Ethical Questions

January 9
Talks@Columbia Season 4 Launches

October 17
Online Option Now Available for Bioethics Master’s Program

June 6
Charlie Gard and the Difficulties of Life and Death Medical Care

May 8
Four SPS Alumni and Students Awarded Fulbright Grants

April 21
Robert Klitzman on the Risks of Becoming the Next Henrietta Lacks

March 9
New Robert Klitzman Bioethics Paper on IVF

February 22
The Secret to President Donald Trump's Success: Blame

February 20
Bioethics Alumna Kaitlyn Arbour Honored at Tulane

December 19
Bioethics Student Interview: Why Obamacare Isn't a Solution

December 6
Bioethics Makes New Connections in China

December 5
With Fertility Innovations, New Bioethical Questions Arise

November 7
Dr. Mark Sauer on IVF in The New York Times

October 27
Bioethics Certificate Student to Speak at Oxford

October 6
Can a Baby Have Three Parents?

August 30
Robert Klitzman on EpiPen's Price Hike

August 11
Robert Klitzman on the Ethics of Human-Animal Embryos

August 5
Robert Klitzman in the New York Times

August 3
Why Donald Trump's Rhetoric Is Dangerous

June 10
FASEB Journal on Klitzman's Ethics Police: "This is an important book."

June 8
Robert Klitzman Celebrates the Life of Neurologist Oliver Sacks

June 2
‘The Ethics Police’ Asks Who Regulates Medical Research

June 2
Did “VIP Syndrome” Play a Role in Prince’s Death?

May 23
Extraordinary Columbians Honored With Awards at Graduation

May 23
Should You Take a Genetics Test?

May 20
Preparing to Succeed Today: School of Professional Studies Celebrates Its First Graduating Class

May 9
Health Affairs Reviews ‘The Ethics Police?’

May 7
Bioethicists Discuss Gene Editing's Deadly Potential

April 29
Robert Klitzman Talks Gene Editing on StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

April 20
Do Ethicists Hinder HIV Prevention Research?

April 20
Ten Students Awarded Innovation Scholarships

April 20
Bioethics Alumna Kira Peikoff on IVF Embryo Testing

April 4
How Goldman Sachs Drives Culture Change in the Financial Industry

April 3
Are “VIP” Patients Worth Breaking Hospital Protocols?

March 29
Seven Tips on Publishing Your Bioethics Article

March 11
6 Tips on Applying to Graduate School

March 7
Klitzman on Diagnosing the Presidential Candidates

March 4
Robert Klitzman and Bioethics Students Publish Journal Article

March 1
Klitzman on IVF and Choosing a Child’s Sex

March 1
Dr. Mark Sauer on the Ethics of Choosing a Baby's Sex

February 17
Robert Klitzman on Gene Editing

February 15
Connecting Business and Academia in the Hub of Miami

February 15
Voices in Bioethics Announces Partnership With Chinese University of Hong Kong

February 15
Robert Klitzman on the Threat of Bioterrorism

February 11
Program Director Robert Klitzman’s Latest Book Reviewed by BioNews

February 9
Sharyn O’Halloran’s Three Pillars for SPS Academic Excellence

February 8
TD Magazine Reviews Dean Jason Wingard’s Latest Book, Learning to Succeed

February 1
Alumna Kira Peikoff: NASH is a Health Threat

February 1
Three Major Changes in the New Normal Market

January 26
Robert Klitzman: The Fraught Role of IRBs

January 22
From Columbia to Outer Space

January 19
Robert Klitzman On Examining Ethical Review Boards

January 14
Bioethics Director Robert Klitzman: Charlie Sheen and Attitudes About AIDS

January 13
Organizational Strategy and Learning: The Birth of Comcast University

December 11
Kira Peikoff Writes on CPR in The New York Times

December 7
Robert Klitzman on Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Donald Trump

December 7
Dr. Robert Klitzman on the Numinous Side of Medicine

December 1
Dr. Robert Klitzman Weighs in on Medical Intern Study

November 17
Publishers Weekly Lauds Klitzman’s Book on IRBs

November 16
Bioethics Alumnus Obiora N. Anekwe Writes Children’s Book

November 16
The New York Review of Books Explores Klitzman's Latest Book

November 2
Robert Klitzman and Joseph Fins Discuss Patients in Liminal States of Consciousness

November 2
Dr. Klitzman: In Incurable Cases, the Best We Can Do Is Provide Comfort

October 26
Klitzman: Compensations for Egg Donors Raise Risks of Eugenics

October 19
Klitzman: Are Pharma Prices Unethical?

October 14
Dr. Klitzman on Genetic Tests in Psychiatry

October 9
Robert Klitzman on Ohio Proposal to Ban Down Syndrome Abortions

October 6
Dr. Klitzman: Genetic Tests Don’t Tell All

September 14
Dean: We’re Training the Leaders of Tomorrow

August 24
Robert Klitzman: Human Subject Research and Its Discontents

July 22
Klitzman: Home DNA Kits May Not Offer Ancestry Answers

July 1
Dr. James Colgrove Talks Vaccination Ethics for Voices in Bioethics Podcast

June 8
Bioethics Director Explores the Power and Limits of IRBs

May 13
Dr. Klitzman: Why I Wanted to Investigate IRBs

May 11
With Modern Families, New Ethical Questions Arise

April 17
Dr. Klitzman Debuts His New Book “The Ethics Police?”

April 6
Klitzman: When Violating Patient Confidentiality is Necessary

April 2
Klitzman: After Germanwings, a Reconsideration of Patient Confidentiality

April 1
Klitzman on CNN: Should doctor have told co-pilot's employer of problems?

March 25
Bioethics Director Recommends How We Should Address Subway Germs – and Fears

March 24
Robert Klitzman on Discovering One’s Ancestry Through Genetic Testing

March 18
Dr. Robert Klitzman on Genetic Testing and Cheating the System

February 25
How to Game a Job Search

February 12
On Anti-Vaxxers: Robert Klitzman Explores the Legacy of Public Health Backlashes

February 10
Robert Klitzman: Three Parents, One Baby? Not at All

February 9
Robert Klitzman: How Fraud Underlies Anti-Vaccine Claims

February 6
Robert Klitzman: Three-Parent Babies? “It’s More of a Transplant.”

February 6
Robert Klitzman: Doctor, Have You Had Your DNA Tested?

February 3
Bioethics Student Kira Peikoff: No Smoke, but Haze Around E-Joint

January 14
Bioethics Program Director Discusses the Troubling Implications of Genetic Sequencing

December 19
2014’s Best Videos from the School of Professional Studies

October 31
Getting Into Graduate School: What Do Admissions Directors Seek in an Application?

October 21
On HuffPost Live, Robert Klitzman Addresses the Ethical Issues That Surround Discussions of Ebola

October 9
Careers in Bioethics: Jonathan Haidt Discusses Sanctity Versus Care

September 5
Robert Klitzman Explores the Connection Between Culture, Rituals, and Disease Transmission

August 22
Bioethics Director Robert Klitzman on the Spiritual Needs of Cancer Patients

August 19
Bioethics Director Comments on the Ethics of Treating Ebola with Experimental Drugs

August 13
On ABC News, Robert Klitzman Explores the Ethics of New Ebola Treatment

July 22
Dr. Robert Klitzman Named 2014 Hastings Center Fellow

July 3
Bioethics Professor Dr. Robert Klitzman Calls Facebook Mood Manipulation Study "Scandalous"

June 25
Prof. David Rosner, Expert on Lead Poisoning, Speaks With The Baltimore Sun

July 11
Moving Closer to Genetically Engineered 'Designer Babies'

June 10
Genetics In Court Is a Very Messy Business

May 11
Making Organ Donations Worthwhile

April 28
First Stem Cells Cloned From Diabetes Patient, Thanks to Egg Donors

April 25
Infertility, Endured Through a Prism of Race

April 24
As Mixed-Status HIV Couples Weigh Risks, More Choose to Conceive the Old-Fashioned Way

April 8
Fearing Punishment for Bad Genes

March 20
Dr. Wendy Chung Delivers TED2014 Talk on Autism and Genetics

March 18
New Health Law Is Sending Many Back to School

March 16
Shop For a Cause: Each Item Has a Story at Accompany Boutique

March 7
New Task Force on Personalized Medicine Takes Interdisciplinary Approach

March 6
Northwestern U. Gets Renewed Grilling Over Unauthorized Tests on Patients

March 3
Research to Save Lives

February 22
Is Genetic Testing Humans Playing God?

February 11
Reading a Newborn’s DNA

January 15
Bioethics Student’s Artwork Chosen for ‘Academic Medicine’ Cover

January 3
Kira Peikoff and Robert Klitzman on Home Genetic Testing

December 31
I Had My DNA Picture Taken, With Varying Results

December 20
The Limited Effects of Angelina Jolie’s Efforts to Educate the Public About Breast Cancer Risk

December 19
The Ethics and Controversies of Collecting DNA Information

December 19
How Much is Too Much to Know About Your Own DNA?

December 18
The FDA vs. 23andMe: A Lesson for Health Care Entrepreneurs

December 9
What to Consider Before Undergoing a DNA Test

December 9
The Case for Tolerating E-Cigarettes

November 22
Robert Klitzman on Using Donor-Developed Embryos for IVF

November 12
Bioethics Alumnus Starts E-Commerce Site for Ethical Fashion

September 6
Cancer Gene Sequencing Raises New Medical Ethics Issues

September 2
Henrietta Lacks' Genes and All of Yours?

August 27
Does Progress Breed Mental Illness?

August 7
Can We Control Our Own Genetic Destiny?

July 24
How Much Should Patients Know About Their Own Genome?

July 9
My Genome and Me

June 4
The Problems with Money and Medical Testing

May 21
Patent Protections Impede Public Health

April 29
Debating the Ethics of Paying Donors for Organs

April 16
Dr. Robert Klitzman Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

April 15
Recognizing the Anniversary of the Human Genome Map

April 5
Online Bioethics Certification Program Debuts in September

April 2
The Pros and Cons of "Designer Babies"

April 2
Correcting Myths of the Left Brain and Right Brain

February 8
Making Portraits Out of DNA

January 6
Insights vs. Myths About the Brain

January 6
How Do We Define Death?

December 20
Am I My Genes? Medical Privacy For Royalty and the Rest of Us

August 10
Many Egg-Donor Recruiters Ignore Ethical Standards

July 28
Is Depression Inherited?

July 2
A Court Allows Payment for Bone Marrow. Should People Be Able to Sell Their Parts?

June 11
Bioethics and Fetal Genetic Testing Make National News

May 31
The Doctor Will See Me...When? Patients, Patience and Care

May 17
Success Story: Bioethics Student Wins Fulbright Scholarship

May 14
Are We Our Genes?

May 8
Have You Missed An Event With Our Bioethics Program Lately?

May 7
Sharing Office Cubicles... And Diagnoses

April 30
Don’t Mind Us Snooping Through Your Genes

April 10
Genes and Autism: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

April 3
Am I My Genes: Why Do I Have These Genes? Questions of Fate, Free Will, and Genetics

April 2
UPDATED: Dr. Robert Klitzman's newest book, "Am I My Genes?" positively reviewed

February 27
Bioethics Program Director Robert Klitzman on the NPR program Talk of the Nation

January 20
When Scientists Lie

November 30
World AIDS Day 2011: Entering The Fourth Decade Of HIV

September 11
The Uses and Misuses of 9/11

August 15
Pathogens May Change, but the Fear Is the Same

May 19
DNA Test Picks Child's Sport

May 17
Can a Blood Test Determine How Long People Will Live?

May 4
Organ Donations and Facebook: The Perfect Match?

May 3
My Sister, My Grief

February 24
Family Pushes for Change in Donor Compensation

January 18
Two of New York’s Killers on the Run

December 10
The New Frontier of Surrogate Pregnancy

December 1
Master of Science in Bioethics Program Hosts First Online Information Session

November 19
Who Made Me? The Ethical Issues That IVF Families Face

August 30
Conservatives Killing Research That Could Potentially Save Millions of Americans

August 24
Scientists Dismayed by Stem Cell Research Ruling

August 11
Be Part of the Solution

June 21
Ethical Implications of HIV/AIDS

May 20
Creating Synthetic Life: Your Questions Answered

May 14
'Just Sign the Form': Informed Consent, Medical Research and You

April 25
Death Panels or Dignity, and You...

May 17
Praying for Doctors and Patients

December 9
New Masters Programs Added in Sustainability and Bioethics

November 24
President Obama Establishes New Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

October 14
IVF Websites Often Mum on Embryo Gene Test Risks

August 27
When the Patient Is a V.I.P.

July 22
New York’s Recent Policy Shift Could Make it the Stem Cell Capital of the Country

June 26
New York State Allows Payment for Egg Donations for Research

June 12
Mastering Bioethics: Science Dilemmas Yield Demand for New Degree