The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity

06/05/2026

In the Bioethics Weekly:
Christian Hippocratism & The Internal Morality of NP Practice [The Hottest Job in Healthcare]: The Unique Perspective of the Nurse Practitioner Ethicist
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+ Ozempic shows unexpected new side effect in the brain
+ At the Epicenter of A.I., Pope Leo’s Warnings Are Dismissed
+ Embryos made without s***m or eggs reveal why many pregnancies fail
+ First pig liver and kidneys transplanted into a person — strategy could ease organ shortages
+ Inside Putin’s $26 Billion Quest for Longevity
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06/03/2026

A thoughtful engagement with the many issues arising around vaccines and public trust today featuring Richard K. Zimmerman, MD MPH MA (Bioethics) FAAFP FIDSA, tenured professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Richard Zimmerman joins us to discuss vaccines, public trust, and the role of Christian healthcare professionals in a post-COVID world.

06/02/2026

This BIOETHICS MONTHLY: So much crammed into a single update!
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+ Bored in a Digital Age
+ Amplify CBHD’s Voice
+ Join Us In Person or Online
+ Making Physician-Assisted Su***de Unthinkable
+ The Challenge of Pastoral Leadership Today: What Is Our Technological Age Doing to Us?
+ Ethics & Medicine: Remembering the
+ Life and Legacy of Robert D. Orr (1941–2021)
CBHD Research Library Update
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06/02/2026

Our friends in the Anglican tradition, and others, will be interested to know about the launch of The Anglican Bioethics Center. They're hosting two launch events, one tonight (June 2) and one next Tuesday (June 9), each at 5:30 Eastern. Both events will be livestreamed on their page:
https://www.facebook.com/Anglicanbioethics

06/01/2026

The Wall Street Journal last week declared Nurse Practitioner "the Hottest Job in Healthcare." We already had lined up for this month's conference a plenary address entitled, "Christian Hippocratism & The Internal Morality of NP Practice: The Unique Perspective of the Nurse Practitioner Ethicist." And it's just one of six outstanding plenaries, workshops, and papers scheduled for June 25-27. Join us online OR in person!
https://www.cbhd.org/conference-2026

05/29/2026

This BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
+ Bored in a Digital Age
+ E&M Remembers Robert Orr
+ Join Us in Person or Online
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+ Doctors’ AI Systems Are Hallucinating Nonexistent Medical Issues During Appointments With Patients
+ Weight-Loss Drugs May Have Surprising Side Effect: Stalling Cancer
+ Surgeon general’s office issues warning on screen time for children
+ Ontario man dies of MAID after being assessed outside Tim Hortons
+ Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak
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05/28/2026

Bored in a Digital Age
https://www.cbhd.org/intersections/bored-in-a-digital-age

Boredom is not merely neutral but potentially generative: It is the gateway to mind-wandering, the cognitive state in which the brain forms new connections, solves problems, and generates creative ideas. On this account, the real danger of the digital age is not boredom itself but our refusal to tolerate it. We have a self-defeating habit of reaching for the phone at the first twinge of discomfort, crowding out the very mental space in which our best thinking happens.
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Dr. Jonathan Lett is Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Faith, Science, and Technology Initiative at LeTourneau University. His teaching and research sit at the intersection of Christian doctrine, moral philosophy, and technology, and are animated by a pressing question: What does it mean to be human in a world being rapidly reshaped by technology?

Boredom is not merely neutral but potentially generative: It is the gateway to mind-wandering, the cognitive state in which the brain forms new connections, solves problems, and generates creative ideas. On this account, the real danger of the digital age is not boredom itself but our refusal to tol...

05/27/2026

Are you attending the Colson Center National Conference in Knoxville this week? Drop a comment below or send us a DM. Dr. Eppinette would love to meet up with you there!

05/22/2026

The BIOETHICS WEEKLY
+ Trusted National Voice
+ CBHD Research Library
+ 2026 Summer Conference
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+ The American Rebellion Against AI Is Gaining Steam
+ Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus
+ Tick bites surge, sending many to ER. Maps show where.
+ Could this synthetic egg bring back extinct birds? Researchers urge caution
+ Not alive, but not dead: disembodied human brains used for drug testing
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