Podcast

Ethics Talk: Why Has US Health Research Shifted From Social and Environmental Factors to Genetics?

Description

Dr James Tabery joins Ethics Talk to discuss how US health research has shifted from social and environmental factors to genetics over the course of the mid-to-late 20th century.  

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James Tabery, PhD is a professor in the Department of Philosophy and a member of the Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and Humanities at the University of Utah. His research areas are history and philosophy of science, as well as bioethics. 

Recorded August 7, 2025.

 

Background image by Annie Broutman.

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