Voices in Bioethics Podcast

Marisa Dallas Discusses Sex-Based Algorithmic Bias in Health Care and Bioethics & Pharma

Camille Castelyn interviews Marisa Dallas about her diverse career interests including sex-based bias in healthcare artificial intelligence algorithms, patient non-compliance, and the intersection of the pharmaceutical industry and bioethics. Dallas is currently a Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate at the University of Michigan. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology at Michigan State University and a Master of Science…

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Hibah Ilyas, a Student of Osteopathic Medicine, Discusses Her Experiences and Exploitation of Indigenous People

Jennifer Cohen interviews Hibah Ilyas, a medical student studying to become a Doctor of Osteopathy. Hibah discusses the similarities and differences between allopathic and osteopathic medicine, as well as some of the misconceptions about her field. Hibah also describes her research into the exploitation of the Ainu people of Japan by medical researchers and anthropologists, and…

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Silva Sergenian on Helping Victims of Violent Crime

Jennifer Cohen interviews Silva Sergenian, MA, Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE), Program and Volunteer Coordinator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. They discuss counseling and services for victims of violent crime, privacy, and communications in the context of helping victims and navigating the difficulties of the doctor-person relationship and the role of law in…

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Lydia Dugdale Discusses Ethical Issues of Death and Dying

In this podcast, Jennifer Cohen discusses with Lydia Dugdale her claim that our present medical and lay cultures have lost touch with centuries of wisdom concerning the preparation, confrontation, and acceptance of death, and that this loss of wisdom is resulting in enormous mental and physical suffering. In her recently published book, “The Lost Art of Dying:…

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Artificial Womb Technology with Dr. Kelly Werner

Jennifer Cohen interviews Kelly Werner, MD about the science and ethics of artificial womb technology (AWT) research. AWT research is demonstrating successful outcomes in gestating animals in the United States, Australia, and Japan. Assuming this technology will soon be an available therapy in human neonatology, Dr. Werner discusses AWT’s projected impacts on the determination of viability,…

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