With Good Reason: Death and Dying in the American Medical System
7/30/05 - Lung cancer kills more people than all other cancers combined. Dr. David Jones of the U.Va Medical Center speaks about lung cancer in our society and new research into the treatment of the disease. And Dr. Tom Smith of Virginia Commonwealth University discusses palliative care in the United States and how it can better serve dying patients and reduce hospital costs.
The College of Arts & Sciences Reunions Forum: Evil in Modernity and after 9/11
6/4/05 - Charles Mathewes, associate professor of religious studies and faculty fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and the Center on Religion and Democracy, looks at the debates about the language of evil after 9/11, and traces their connections to deeper debates in modernity regarding the appropriateness of this language in an
The College of Arts & Sciences Reunions Forum: Spirituality and Medicine: Ethical Perspectives
6/3/05 - Margaret Mohrmann, associate professor of religious studies and an affiliated faculty member of the Center for Biomedical Ethics, explores ethical issues such as whether research can show the efficacy of prayer or whether doctors should be interested in patients' "spiritual history" as well as their medical history.
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6/3/05 - Margaret Mohrmann, associate professor of religious studies and an affiliated faculty member of the Center for Biomedical Ethics, explores ethical issues such as whether research can show the efficacy of prayer or whether doctors should be interested in patients' "spiritual history" as well as their medical history.
