Articles tagged Ethical Issues
May 18, 2011 -Professor Wayne LaMorte Wins Prestigious Metcalf Award
Wayne LaMorte, professor of epidemiology for the Master of Science in Health Communication program, is the recipient of Boston University’s prestigious Metcalf Award. Read more…
March 3, 2011 - School of Public Health Lecture Series Addresses Patient Rights
Boston University School of Public Health recently launched a lecture series, named for asthma patient Cathy Shine, which is dedicated to advancing the rights of patients. Read more…
February 14, 2011 - Seeking Answers in Nicaragua Public Health Mystery
Researchers from Boston University’s School of Public Health have been looking for answers surrounding a public health epidemic in Nicaragua. Thousands of people in the northwestern part of the country are contracting chronic kidney disease at a high rate, with no clear cause. Read more…
Ethical Issues MET HC 754
This course reviews the nature and scope of moral dilemmas and problematic decision making in public health, medicine, and health care. Read more…
Cara Cheyette
Cara Cheyette was a Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights Fellow for the Boston University School of Public Health and recently worked as a research consultant for Physicians for Human Rights in connection with its Campaign Against Torture. Read more…
