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Robert Klitzman Explores the Connection Between Culture, Rituals, and Disease Transmission
Stopping the spread of Ebola entails a new dilemma -- challenging long-standing rituals of an at-risk community.
Bioethics Director Robert Klitzman on the Spiritual Needs of Cancer Patients
Where does spirituality fit into medical practice? To find out, Medscape spoke with Bioethics program director Robert Klitzman.
Bioethics Director Comments on the Ethics of Treating Ebola with Experimental Drugs
From an ethical perspective, can clinicians treat the fast-spreading Ebola virus with experimental drugs?
On ABC News, Robert Klitzman Explores the Ethics of New Ebola Treatment
On ABC News, Robert Klitzman comments on questions surrounding ZMapp, the new Ebola treatment.
Dr. Robert Klitzman Named 2014 Hastings Center Fellow
The Hastings Center honors Dr. Robert Klitzman for his outstanding contributions in the field of bioethics.
Moving Closer to Genetically Engineered 'Designer Babies'
Dr. Robert Klitzman of the Bioethics program weighs in on the designer baby debate in Healthline.
Bioethics Professor Dr. Robert Klitzman Calls Facebook Mood Manipulation Study "Scandalous"
Dr. Klitzman asserts that Facebook's mood study violated ethics.
Prof. David Rosner, Expert on Lead Poisoning, Speaks With The Baltimore Sun
David Rosner speaks with The Baltimore Sun about Kennedy Krieger's lead poisoning study.
Genetics In Court Is a Very Messy Business
Bioethics professor Dr. Paul Applebaum debunks the "my genes made me do it" argument.
Prof. Simon Sinek Delivers TED2014 Talk on Good Leadership
Professor, author, and leadership expert Simon Sinek presented his talk at TED2014, "Why good leaders make you feel safe."
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.