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Dr. Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH comments on the cause of the waste of vaccinations as the demand declines.

Dr. Jennifer Needle MD, MPH comments on the confusing information around COVID-19 booster shots. 

Dr. Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH describes the difference between vaccine passports and MDH's new vaccine report app. 

This post is part of our new monthly series featuring the experts of the Center for Bioethics community. The thoughts reflected in this piece are the authors’ individual, expert opinions and do not necessarily reflect the position of the…

Affiliate JP Leider, PhD, along with his colleagues, used death certificate data to characterize the association of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage with pre-2020 mortality, COVID-19 mortality, and 2020 excess mortality in the state…

The Center for Bioethics welcomes Dr. Justin Penny as a new member of our Clinical Ethics team. Dr. Penny joins the team part-time to provide clinical ethics services for the M Health Fairview System.

Affiliate Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH is interviewed on her latest accomplishments as a professional focused on racial justice.

A new research brief on the successful test of measuring structural racism in the pandemic by  University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers, including affiliate Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH. 

Affiliate Professor Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH comments on the disproportionate effect of extreme weather on pregnant people of color.

Affiliate Professor Christopher Michaelson, PhD, MA, interviews Pulitzer Prize winner Akhtar about his book on the moral foundations of capitalism in our society.