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The Medical Humanities Podcast is coming back soon. Find us wherever you get your podcasts open.spotify.com/episode/6ZGYKg…

🔬 A live public health ethics question: The University of Kent is managing a MenB outbreak. Students have been advised they can go home — raising a classic tension: individual freedom of movement vs. containment for collective protection. When does facilitating dispersal complicate prophylaxis delivery and contact tracing? Who holds moral responsibility for health outcomes across dispersed populations? No easy answers — but important ones. Where do you stand: autonomy or precautionary containment? #PublicHealthEthics #Bioethics #MedEthics #Meningitis news.sky.com/story/kent-men…

500,000 people consented to share their health data with UK Biobank to advance medical research. That data was later exposed online. This is a case study in the gap between consent, de-identification, and real-world data security. What obligations do researchers and institutions have when access controls fail? #MedEthics #Bioethics #ResearchEthics 🔗 theguardian.com/science/2026/m…

Assisted Dying Bill: running out of time🚨 The Assisted Dying Bill may not pass this parliamentary session — what does that mean for patients and doctors? The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is now very unlikely to complete its Lords stages in time, after the government declined to allocate additional parliamentary time. Should parliament have prioritised this — or does slowing down protect vulnerable patients? 📎 constitution-unit.com/2026/03/06/the… 💬 Do you think more parliamentary time should have been given to this bill? #AssistedDying #MedLaw #UKMedStudents

Are NRP organ donors truly dead, or resuscitated? A new paper argues we're asking the wrong question. William Choi advocates for a choice-based policy that respects patients' and families' own beliefs about death. bit.ly/4rP2ZMv #Bioethics #OrganDonation #TransplantMedicine #MedicalEthics #NRP #EndOfLife #JMedEthics

Here is the second blog in the SLSA series on the Terminally Ill Adults Bill: Limiting the Scope of the Terminal Illness Requirement slsa.ac.uk/post/limiting-…

📜 Relations of care are central to medical aid-in-dying decisions, but when do they support authentic end-of-life choices versus undermine them? bit.ly/3NTOOXh

Last chance to book on to attend our virtual seminar today! 'Lessons from Li: A Confucian Inspired Approach to Global Bioethics' Prof Nancy Jecker ime.datawareonline.co.uk/Event-Booking/… #bioethics #ethics #chinesebioethics #globalethics

'Doing ethics with AI' We have calls for papers in your subject area. Discover the Topic Collection: bit.ly/3MjbwqZ

Our first virtual seminar of the year is coming up soon! Lessons from Li: A confucian inspired approach to global bioethics Jan 28th 5:30pm Book your place! Further info: ime-uk.org/events-and-new… #medicalethics #bioethics #ethics

States of Jersey approve Assisted Dying Bill in first reading | ITV News Channel itv.com/news/channel/2…

📄Discover what’s new in JME Practical Bioethics! Read the journal’s inaugural articles and explore fresh insights on issues that are shaping the field bit.ly/4bGV6mW

The IME Student conference is soon approaching! Have you booked your ticket yet? Saturday 7th February Book here: ime-uk.org/events-and-new… #medicalethics @IMEstudents

Take a look at the conference programme and book your space NOW. £10 deposit is refunded upon attendance making this a FREE TO ATTEND event. ime-uk.org/events-and-new…

Interested in medical ethics? We’re hosting a wide range of sessions over the coming months. Explore our upcoming events and secure your place! Further info: ime-uk.org/events-and-new… #medicalethics #bioethics #ethics

Interested in medical ethics? We’re hosting a wide range of sessions over the coming months. Explore our upcoming events and secure your place! Further info: ime-uk.org/events-and-new… #medicalethics #bioethics #ethics

Interested in medical ethics? We’re hosting a wide range of sessions over the coming months. Explore our upcoming events and secure your place! Further info: ime-uk.org/events-and-new… #medicalethics #bioethics #ethics

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The IME Student conference is soon approaching! Have you booked your ticket yet? Saturday 7th February Book here: ime.datawareonline.co.uk/Event-Booking/… #medicalethics @IMEstudents