News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
Making Organ Donations Worthwhile
Organ exchanges encourage altruistic donation and benefit poorer people, argues Robert Klitzman.
First Stem Cells Cloned From Diabetes Patient, Thanks to Egg Donors
Should researchers incentivize women to donate their eggs to science? Dr. Mark Sauer weighs in.
Infertility, Endured Through a Prism of Race
Dr. Mark V. Sauer discusses the medical and cultural issues that surround infertility for an underserved group – women of color.
As Mixed-Status HIV Couples Weigh Risks, More Choose to Conceive the Old-Fashioned Way
Dr. Mark Sauer notes that recent medical advances have made unprotected sex with an HIV-positive partner less risky
Fearing Punishment for Bad Genes
Kira Peikoff writes for The NY Times about the effects of a major omission in the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
Dr. Wendy Chung Delivers TED2014 Talk on Autism and Genetics
Bioethics professor Wendy Chung spoke about autism and genetics at the 30th annual TED conference.
New Health Law Is Sending Many Back to School
Robert Klitzman notes how the Bioethics program addresses the ethical issues stemming from the Affordable Care Act.
Shop For a Cause: Each Item Has a Story at Accompany Boutique
Jason Keehn, a graduate of the Master's Program in Bioethics at Columbia University, discusses his online boutique.
New Task Force on Personalized Medicine Takes Interdisciplinary Approach
Robert Klitzman comments on why the timing is right, from the standpoint of advances in genetics.
Northwestern U. Gets Renewed Grilling Over Unauthorized Tests on Patients
Robert Klitzman comments on the case in which one cardiac surgeon experimented on unsuspecting patients.
Research to Save Lives
Robert Klitzman and Mark Sauer discuss the possibility of misuse when it comes to genetically modifying babies.
Is Genetic Testing Humans Playing God?
Testing to screen embryos for gene mutations raises ethical issues, writes Robert Klitzman.