“Five years after the initial accelerated approval, you should have a definitive answer. Thousands of people are getting those drugs. That seems a mistake if we don’t know whether they work or not," said Zeke Emanuel. Carla K. Johnson U.S. FDA bit.ly/3xBUZHf

CHIBE's study on gamification and financial incentives to increase physical activity among patients at high risk of cardiovascular events was featured on the TODAY! Alex Fanaroff Kevin Volpp Penn Medicine youtube.com/watch?v=GCYlZj…

Excited to kick off the International Neuroethics Society annual meeting (#Neuroethics2024) with an exclusive screening of Werner Herzog's new film about the brain. I'll be moderating the discussion. If you're in Baltimore tonight, join us! It's free and open to the public.

Congrats to Jere R. Behrman, Harsha Thirumurthy, Aaron Richterman, MD et al. - honored by Clinical Research Forum with a Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award for The Effects of Government-Led Cash Transfers on All-Cause Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: go.nature.com/3WTFNOA

Grateful to Penn LDI's Hoag Levins for recapping recent Senate Finance Hearing Testimony about challenges in care fragmentation: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

Congratulations to Emily Largent on her appointment to Division Chief of Medical Ethics effective July 1. Read the full announcement here: …dicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/events/in-the-…

Are you a caregiver trying to access your loved one's health information? Remember, you don’t automatically have that right. Get a waiver signed to ensure you're included in their journey. Learn about your and your loved one's medical record rights. 🔗bit.ly/3JxEBKG

Congratulations to Harsha Thirumurthy on his appointment to Division Chief of Health Policy, effective July 1! Read the full announcement here: …dicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/events/in-the-…

Please save the date! The papers from this terrific event will be published in The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics! ASLME Katie Kenney Johnson Holly Fernandez Lynch Steve Joffe UPenn Medical Ethics & Health Policy Penn

What's the promise and challenge of value-based payment? Daniel Shenfeld, Amol Navathe, and Zeke Emanuel discuss what can be done to accelerate value-based payment in this JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

A recent study found that traffic light & physical activity labels on vending machines ⬆️ healthy beverage purchasing ft. Laura Gibson, Sophia Hua, Jennifer Orr, MSPH, Kevin Volpp, Christina A. Roberto (UPenn Medical Ethics & Health Policy/ Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ) & Alisa Stephens-Shields (Dept. of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics) tinyurl.com/f46pxvrm

Utilizing #hospice to provide upstream palliative care can increase access & improve outcomes for seriously ill patients ft. Tamar Klaiman, PhD, MPH, Jenna Steckel, Caleb Hearn, Amaya Diana, William Ferrell, Zeke Emanuel, Amol Navathe & Ravi B. Parikh (UPenn Medical Ethics & Health Policy) tinyurl.com/mdenfmsn

The development has inspired new interest & predictions about the device. Anna Wexler expressed caution: “It certainly raises questions about what’s drawing these people into the studies and what they’re understanding about what they’re getting into.” go.nature.com/3YyWqlt

"Rather than another empty, feel-good bill, both presidential candidates should commit to improving the options available to dying patients, avoiding false promises, and emphasizing equity," write Holly Fernandez Lynch & Dr. Alison Bateman-House statnews.com/2024/08/02/tru…

Please Welcome Research Associate Ari B. Friedman @aribfriedman.bsky.social to Population Aging Research Center at Penn Assistant Professor of UPenn Medical Ethics & Health Policy & Penn LDI Senior Fellow Read papers by Dr. Friedman: scholar.google.com/citations?user… Recent JAMA Network Open editorial on Artificial Intelligence for Emergency Care doi.org/10.1001/jamane…

.Emily Largent, Jason Karlawish & Anna Wexler (UPenn Medical Ethics & Health Policy) identify ethical & regulatory considerations across the digital health product-development lifecycle to help developers grapple with potential challenges & advance desirable outcomes tinyurl.com/322b645m

Lots of debate re 2024 International Association of Bioethics World Congress location (Qatar). Important. But global bioethics equity debate is broader: All need to actively engage in next phase. Not engaging isn't neutral. It's being complicit in sustaining inequitable status quo jme.bmj.com/content/50/9/5…

🚨🚨We (UPenn Medical Ethics & Health Policy) are hiring up to two new faculty members (Assistant Professors) in #HealthPolicy! We are specifically looking for researchers interested in #populationhealth (highlighted below) -- a key growth area for us. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/152931

VIDEO: While HIPAA provides protections for #health information, consumer data collection systems now gather information that's outside HIPAA's purview. LDI Fellow Matthew McCoy discusses a framework to guide corporations in their use of personal data. ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

Penn Medical Ethics is hiring! Please apply or share with those who might be interested in applying! apply.interfolio.com/152959