OF COURSE I SAW BLACK PANTHER. I mean hello - I grew up in the height of the Washington, D.C., Pan-Africanism movement. I have baby pictures on a kente cloth playmat. What else could I be doing opening weekend?? I'm still recovering from my Wakanda experience. I need a Shield Blanket, I plan on … Continue reading Six Degrees of Bioethics Separation: Using Black Panther to Talk About Rationing.
Bioethics
The Magical Negro: Validating Black Patients’ Pain.
Recently, there have been multiple news articles addressing how Black people are not receiving adequate validation of their pain in healthcare settings. Jahi McMath's case was a prime example of this. Jahi was a 13 year old girl who was declared brain as a result of complications from a tonsillectomy. Though she is more well … Continue reading The Magical Negro: Validating Black Patients’ Pain.
Six Degrees of Bioethics Separation: Stranger Things
We're playing Six Degrees of Bioethics Separation again with Netflix's Stranger Things! Like, Comment, and Share!
Six Degrees of Bioethics Separation: The Space Time Continuum
(If you are not caught up with CW's The Flash, there are some teeny, tiny spoilers in this post! You've been forewarned.) I've been posting a lot of serious pieces lately on The Neighborhood Bioethicist, so I thought we should have some fun this week. So we will play a little game called Six Degrees … Continue reading Six Degrees of Bioethics Separation: The Space Time Continuum
Why Charlie Gard’s Story Happened the Way it Did: A Legal Analysis
A few days before I published last week's post, I saw the news of Charlie Gard's death on CNN. It was really a solemn moment for me - bioethics can help you rationalize death, but you never quite get used to it. Infants and children, especially, leave my heart feeling a bit like a festering … Continue reading Why Charlie Gard’s Story Happened the Way it Did: A Legal Analysis
Nia’s Nighttime Reading List
Fun Fact: I ruined my eyes by reading in the dark when I was six. I have worn glasses ever since. I've always been an avid reader. Looking back at my younger self, I have to chuckle because no book is worth needing vision insurance for life. But here we are and Warby Parker exists … Continue reading Nia’s Nighttime Reading List
Can We Talk: Organ Donation (Social Media Ethics)
Welcome to our last installment in our organ donation series. If you've missed the previous posts, you can find them here (part 1) and here (part 2). This time we will compare and contrast of the pros and cons of using social media to recruit organ donors. According to the digital marketing website, Smart Insights, … Continue reading Can We Talk: Organ Donation (Social Media Ethics)
Can We Talk: Organ Donation (Rumors and Truth)
I just wanna give a shout out this multimedia experience we have going on today! I mean come on - look at this slideshow. I'm done gushing over my handiwork now. Welcome back to our Can We Talk series on Organ Donation! Last week we did a basic 101 of organ donation - how … Continue reading Can We Talk: Organ Donation (Rumors and Truth)
Can We Talk: Organ Donation (The Basics)
Hey everyone - We are back with another Can We Talk series! *cues Tevin Campbell* This time the topic is organ donation. Organ donation can have a bit of a bad wrap - especially among people of color. And that means there is no better timing for some candid conversation about the topic. This will … Continue reading Can We Talk: Organ Donation (The Basics)
Slaves Can’t Give Informed Consent.
So heres the thing - we don't sanitize slavery here. Not on this blog, not in my house, and not in my universe. Now a few weeks ago, I was doing some light reading on the slave gynecological experiments. I came across a scholarly article that was defending the reputation of of J. Marion Sims … Continue reading Slaves Can’t Give Informed Consent.
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