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From Law to the History of Science, and from the Biology of Ageing to Innovative Materials: the 2024 Balzan Prizes Focus on Sustainable Progress
Today, in Milan, the President of the International Balzan Foundation “Prize”, Maria Cristina Messa, and the Chair of the Balzan General Prize Committee, Marta Cartabia, announced the winners of the four 2024 Balzan Prizes. The winners are John Braithwaite (Australia), Lorraine Daston (Germany/USA), Michael N. Hall (Switzerland/USA), and Omar Yaghi (USA). The four winners will receive their prizes on 21 November 2024 in Rome.
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Organ donation after assisted suicide? Medical-ethical considerations
The number of assisted suicides is on the rise. In some cases, people who intend to end their lives wish to donate their organs after death. In Switzerland, organ donation after assisted suicide is currently not practised. If this were to change, new medical-ethical questions would have to be clarified. The Central Ethics Committee (CEC) of the SAMS has published a position statement to initiate a discussion.
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Bulletin 2/2025: Challenges and tensions surrounding global health
Just a few years after the pandemic, the world is facing new challenges that have global health implications. These include significant reductions in development aid by some countries, including the United States. In the main article of the SAMS Bulletin, Professor Antoine Flahault calls for commitment to multilateral strategies, urging that the vision of a world with equitable access to healthcare must not be abandoned.