Bioethics for the People

Devan and Tyler talk with Dr. Adam Omelianchuk about a new publication on the Dead Donor Rule. We discuss the origins of the rule and why there is controversy about when and how we can tell if someone is dead. They talk about a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine. Find it here: Carter Winberg, Ian Ball & Robert D. Truog, Contextualizing the Dead Donor Rule in an Era of Voluntary Euthanasia, 395 New Eng. J. Med. 194 (2026).

In this episode we talk with occupational therapist Dr. Sarah Jean Barton about occupation, disability, theology and more

This week we talk with primary care physician Dr. Zachary Sartor about his work in behavioral health. How are bodily health and mental health related? Why is it important for primary care physicians to treat both?

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jada Wiggleton-Little , assistant professor of philosophy at ‘an’ Ohio State University, about fat phobia and the dismissal of fat patients' pain. She unpacks how clinicians treat such pain as normal and even deserved — a "desert pain" framing that casts patients as unentitled to further investigation, empathy, or care. Fat Phobia and the Ethics of Pain Jada Wiggleton-Little Additional Readings: Kate Manne, Unshrinking: How to Face Fat Phobia Sabrina Strings, Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body (2017) Dr. Wiggleton-Little’s Selected Publications: "Black Women and 'Doing' Pain: An Insurgent Act," American Philosophical Quarterly (Special Issue on Contemporary Issues in Black Philosophy), forthcoming. "Cure but Not Cured: Gene-Editing Therapy and The Ethics of Framing Language for Transforming Sickle Cell Disease," (with Shameka Poetry Thomas, Kristin Seastrand, and Consuela Albright), Hastings Center Report, forthcoming. "Pain Dismissal and the Limits of Epistemic Injustice," Hypatia, 1-17, 2025. "Sharing Pain: A Hybrid Expressivist Account," Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 102(3): 808-822. 2024. "'Just' a Painful Period: A Philosophical Perspective Review of the Dismissal of Menstrual Pain," Womens Health (London), 20:1-6. 2024.

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Dolores Morris, Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In addition to being a brilliant philosopher, Dr. Morris teaches bioethics to undergraduate students using this podcast! Learn how she does it and more on this week’s episode.

In this episode, Tyler and Devan talk with longtime friend of the pod Steve Foley. Steve is a retired psychologist and a big fan of clinical ethics and deep, meaningful conversations.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Keisha Ray about the environment as a social determinant of health and the unequal ways the environment affects our communities. Communities that live in polluted environments experience worse health outcomes.

In this introduction to Inked by Faith, we begin the story of Operation Tat-Type, a Cold War civil defense program that blood-typed and tattooed thousands of Americans in the early 1950s, including children. The series begins with a family discovery: a grandmother’s tattoo; never hidden, just never talked about. From there, we ask a larger question—not about secrets or conspiracies, but about how communities normalize extraordinary measures in moments of fear… and how those memories fade. This episode sets the stage for the stories still waiting to be told.

Devan and Tyler catch up after a busy few months. For the past several months, listeners have been asking the same questions: Did you quit? Are you guys fighting? Did the podcast die? The answer is no, no, and no. We’ve been working on a limited series that takes us deep into a particular moment in medical history. A moment with long shadows. Legal consequences. Ethical fault lines. Human impact that still echoes. This time, we’re not just talking. We’re investigating and reporting. In archives. In communities. In stories that haven’t been told this way before. This project has taken time because it demands care—care for the history, for the people involved, and for the complexity of the ethical questions it raises. We’re almost ready to share it. Stay tuned in 2026. Catching up and Preview of New Project Devan Stahl and Tyler Gibb

Predicting Patient Wishes with AI Devan Stahl and Tyler Gibb In this episode, Tyler and Devan talk with Ray Moseley and Marcia Brown, both from the University of Florida School of Medicine. Ray and Marcia talk about their pilot project that looked at how accurately an AI tool can predict the medical decisions of a patient, compared with a family member or surrogate. The outcomes are surprising.

In this episode Drs. Kostick-Quenet and Blumenthal-Barby discuss their research on LVADs and AI and their thoughts on how to use AI in clinical ethics.

In this episode we talk with Dr. Benjamin Collins about combating bias in AI.

In this episode, focused on the utilization of AI and Machine Learning in healthcare, Tyler and Devan talk to Teresa Fair-Field, OTD, OTR, who is part of an NIH-funded team developing "Emma Baby," a smartphone application designed to detect critical motor markers in infants during their first year. AI-Assisted Diagnosis of Developmental Delays Devan Stahl and Tyler Gibb Read More Here: Fair-Field, T., & Modayur, B. (2025). Clinical validation of an abridged AIMS: Streamlining motor screening in the first-year infant. Early Human Development, 202 , Article 106207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106207 Fair-Field, T., & Modayur, B. (2025). Clinical validation of an abridged AIMS: Streamlining motor screening in the first-year infant. Early Human Development, 202 , Article 106207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106207

In this episode we interview Dr. Lukas J. Meier about an algorithm he helped develop to help solve clinical ethics dilemmas.

In this episode we talk with Dr. Jeffrey P. Bishop about how AI will shape our minds and habits and how we need to rethink medical training in light of the promises and perils of AI in health care.

In this episode, we chat with Drs. Ami Palmer and David Schwan to discuss the wild west of mental health and wellness apps using AI.

In this episode Devan and Tyler discuss the most common ethical concerns raised in the field of AI and clinical care.

In this episode Devan and Tyler discuss the current uses of AI in clinical medicine.

Treatment and Diagnosis over Patient Objection w/ Dr. Holland Kaplan Devan Stahl and Tyler Gibb In this episode, Tyler and Devan are joined by Dr. Holland Kaplan to unpack a case of sudden-onset psychosis. We discuss the complex interplay between patient autonomy, surrogate decision-making, and the nuance of invasive interventions over a patient’s objection. How do we assess decision-making capacity in an acutely altered state? What happens when a surrogate’s wishes conflict with what clinicians believe is medically necessary? And where should the line be drawn between beneficence and coercion?