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An insights blog to showcase the research of the Centre for Biomedicine Self and Society
Careful Waves
Andrea Ford recounts her time at the Tiree Tech Wave in western Scotland
The bioethical implications of going ‘smokefree’
Several countries are introducing prohibitionist policies to reduce smoking - but what does bioethics tell us about the efficacy, safety, or fairness of these policies, by Francisco Blancarte Jaber
Consent, payment, and care: how doulas challenge social structures
A discussion of how doulas shape the experiences of people giving birth - and challenge social norms in the process, by Andrea Ford
What even is Bioethics?
Emma Nance reflects on her first year of the One Health Models of Disease PhD
UK Blood Donation and Homonationalism
A discussion of the end of the 'gay blood ban' by NHS England and why it risks further marginalising Black and immigrant would-be donors, by Chase Ledin
Crowdfunding Healthcare in Shetland: Maakin the NHS
A reflection on how a Shetland community are using traditional knitting to crowdfund an MRI scanner, by Ellen Stewart
Why Covid-19 shows governments should work closer with experts in the social aspects of biomedicine
COVID-19 shows how governments need to work more closely with experts in the social aspects of biomedicine by Martyn Pickersgill, Associate Director of CBSS
The hidden LGBT+ history of the Edinburgh Medical School
Learn about two stories of LGBT+ history from the Edinburgh Medical School to celebrate Pride Month
Welcome to the CBSS blog
An introduction to our new blog by Sophie Butcher, Communications and Social Media Intern at CBSS