Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications
Publication Date
5-16-2025
Journal
Molecular Medicine
DOI
10.1186/s10020-025-01244-z
PMID
40380137
PMCID
PMC12083044
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
5-16-2025
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
Humans, Pandemics, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Pandemics, Climate change, Climate health, Urbanization, Anti-science, Antisemitism
Abstract
Over the past decade we have seen a steady increase in dangerous pandemic threats. They include two major Ebola epidemics and cholera in Africa; dengue, Zika, yellow fever in the Americas; a COVID-19 pandemic; and H5N1 in Texas. This is happening because of a confluence of modern forces including urbanization, deforestation, and climate change. Yet as pandemics emerge on a crowded and warming planet, anti-science disinformation and antisemitism impede our response. Science tikkun is an overarching framework for repair and redress. It honors the legacy of Maimonides, Teilhard de Chardin, and others who have sought reconciliation between science and religion.
Included in
Bioethics and Medical Ethics Commons, COVID-19 Commons, Epidemiology Commons, Health Policy Commons, Medical Sciences Commons