During a COVID-19 surge, ‘crisis standards of care’ involve excruciating choices and impossible ethical decisions for hospital staff

A physician-bioethicist reflects on how health professionals are yet again facing painful reminders of the early months of the pandemic.

Matthew Wynia, Director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Dec. 22, 2021 • ~11 min

Pandemic, war and environmental disaster push scientists to deliver quick answers – here's what it takes to do good science under pressure

Scientists can be asked to help find solutions during disasters. A study of how archaeologists worked on the problem of looting during the Syrian war offers lessons for science done during crisis.

Michelle D. Fabiani, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, University of New Haven • conversation
Dec. 14, 2021 • ~8 min

COVID-19 crisis in Los Angeles: Why activating 'crisis standards of care' is crucial for overwhelmed hospitals

States and hospitals are starting to declare 'crisis standards of care' as the pandemic floods their ERs. The orders have consequences – both good and bad, as a medical ethicist explains.

Maria Howard, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Gonzaga University • conversation
Jan. 6, 2021 • ~8 min

3 ways the coronavirus pandemic is changing who we are

The coronavirus pandemic alters who we are, writes a psychologist. It affects how we think, how we relate to others and what we value.

Arie Kruglanski, Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland • conversation
March 20, 2020 • ~6 min

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