By Drs. Sylvain Ehrenfeld and Reba Goodman A whale was found dying off the coast of Norway last year. Thirty plastic bags were found in its stomach. At least 8 […]
UN Report
DR. SYLVAIN EHRENFELD is the IHEU and National Ethical Service Representative to the UN. He submits reports monthly to us regarding activities at the UN which he attends as a non-governmental representatives.
DR. REBA GOODMAN, member of ECSBC and Professor Emeritus Clinical Pathology; Special Lecturer in Pathology, co-authors the reports.
Journalists Under Fire
By Sylvain Ehrenfeld and Reba Goodman Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, has justified the killing of journalists. In 2016, he said “just because you’re a journalist, you are not exempted […]
Drug company ethics
By Drs. Sylvain Ehrenfeld and Reba Goodman Public health measures such as clean water, sanitation and the beginning of drug development have increased the average lifespan by nearly 40 percent, […]
Revisiting climate change
The year 2017 was a year of record-breaking climate events. The world saw some of the highest average surface temperatures ever recorded. Extreme weather events in the U.S. included massive […]
Human trafficking, a major moral challenge
By Drs. Sylvain Ehrenfeld and Reba Goodman More than 40 million people were victims of modern slavery in 2016. This amazing figure comes from the UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO) […]
2017 World Happiness Report
By Drs. Sylvain Ehrenfeld and Reba Goodman Should nations be judged by how happy their population is? Should government policy aim at increasing the nation’s happiness? Currently, most countries aim to […]