Jan Helge Solbakk

Academic interests
- Philosophy of medicine
- Foundational problems in medical ethics
- Clinical ethics
- Research ethics and science ethics
- Bioethics and new emerging technologies
- Bioethics and (human) development
- Bioethics and human rights
- Bioethics and public policy making
- Biopolitics
- Bioethics and global health
- Bioethics and the arts
- Bioethics, ancient philosophy and literature
Courses taught
- Undergraduate study, medicine
- PhD study, medicine
- Master in International Community Health
Positions held
- Professor in medical ethics, Center for Medical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 01.09.96-
- Adjunct Professor, Philosophy of medicine and medical ethics, Centre for International Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, 15.02.96-31.03.11
- Chief of Bioethics, UNESCO, Paris, 15.02.07-15.08.08
- Head of Centre for medical ethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 01.09.96-14.02.07
- Secretary, Council of Medical Sciences’ Ethics Committee, 15.06.87-14.06.9
- Director, The National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics (NEM), 15.06.90-31.08.96
- Dr. philos, University of Oslo (Ancient Greek philosophy), September 1993
- PhD research fellow (Norwegian Research Council) 1988-89
- ThM (Protestant theology), University of Oslo, June 1989
- MD, University of Oslo, December 1987
- Student research fellowship, medical ethics, 1987-88
- Student research fellowship, theology (the French Government),15.10.85-15.07.86, University of Strasbourg, France
- Student research fellowship, theology, 1.01.84-31.12.84, Maison Albert Schweitzer, Gunsbach, France
- Studies in Chemistry and Mathematics, Norges Lærerhøyskole, Trondheim, August 1976-June 1978
Membership of national and international advisory boards and scientific committees
- 2016- Member of the Editorial Board of Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy.
- 2016- Member of the Editorial Board of La Revista Brasilera de Bioética.
- 2012-: Member of the International Advisory Board of Revista Redbioética, UNESCO .
- 2012-: Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Ethics Education.
- 2008-: Member of the International Advisory Board of Journal of Medical Ethics.
- 2008-: Member of the Editorial Board of Basic Bioethics Series, The MIT Press.
- 2006-: Member of an Ethics Review Committee set up by the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership.
- 2010–2013: Chair of International Society of Stem Cell Research’s (ISSCR) Ethics and Public Policy Committee, member in 2007 and from January 2009-June 2010.
- 2008-2009: Member of a round table set up by the European Commission to issue a report on nanomedicine, Nano Med – a report on the nanomedicine environment, Brussels 2010.
- 2007–2011: Member of the Biomedical Ethics Funding Committee of the Wellcome Trust, London, UK.
- 2006–2007: Member of an International task force on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Guidelines set up by the International Society of Stem Cell Research (ISSCR).
- 2002–2004: Member of an Expert STRATA Group set up by the European Commission to issue a report on Ethical, legal and social aspects of genetic testing: research development and clinical applications, Brussels 2004.
- 2000: Member of a consensus panel on Treatment of depression in general practice, set up by The Norwegian Research Council: Behandling av depresjon i allmennpraksis [Treatment of depression in general practice]. Consensus report nr. 14 , Norwegian Research Council, 2000].
- 2000: Member of an expert group set up by The Norwegian Health Technology Assessment Authorities to issue a report on Genetic therapy: Genterapi. Status og fremtidige muligheter innen klinisk medisin [Gene therapy. Status, future possibilities in clinical medicine, Oslo 2000].
- 1999-2004: Member of The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board.
- 1998–2003: Member of a working party set up by the Council of Europe to provide a protocol for the chapter on medical genetics of the Convention of Biomedicine and Human Rights.
- 1999-2000: Chairman of an ad hoc committee set up by the Norwegian Health Ministry to issue a report on stem cell research and development: Stamceller fra aborterte fostre og befruktede egg – medisinsk forskning, klinisk anvendelse og mulige alternativer [Stemcells from aborted fetuses and fertilized eggs – medical research, clinical application and possible alternatives], Oslo 2000].
- 1992-2003: Member of the Norwegian Medical Associations Committee on Human Rights.
- 1993-1998: Member of the Executive Committee of The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS), Geneva, Switzerland.
Publications
Solbakk JH. Development and Bioethics.In: H. ten Have (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer 2015: DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-05544-2_140-1.
Solbakk JH. Movements and Movies in Bioethics: The Use of Theatre and Cinema in Teaching Bioethics. In: H. ten Have (Ed.). Bioethics Education in a Global Perspective. Springer 2015: 203-221.
Solbakk JH. What is it to do good medical ethics? On the concepts of ‘good’ and ‘goodness’ in medical ethics. J Med Ethics 2015;41:12–16. doi:10.1136/medethics-2014-102310.
Solbakk JH. The whole and the art of medical dialectic: a platonic account. Journal of Medicine Healthcare and Philosophy 2014: 1 17:39–52
Solbakk JH. Bioethics on the couch. Cambridge Quarterly of Health Care Ethics, 22, 3, 2013, 1–9.
Solbakk JH, Vidal SM. Clinical research in resource-poor settings. In: H. ten Have & B. Gordijn. Compendium and Atlas of Global Bioethics. Springer, 2014: 527-550.
Solbakk JH, In the ruins of Babel: Pitfalls on the way towards a universal language for research ethics and benefit sharing, Cambridge Quarterly of Health Care Ethics, 2011, 20: 341-355. 10
Solbakk JH, Zoloth L. The Tragedy of Translation:The Case of ‘‘First Use’’in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research. Cell Stem Cell, 2011, 8: 479-481.
Solbakk JH. The principle of respect for human vulnerability and global bioethics. In: Chadwick R, ten Have H and Meslin E. (Eds), The SAGE Handbook of Health Care Ethics: Core and Emerging Issues. SAGE, Los Angeles/London/New Delhi/Singapore/Washington DC, 2011: 228-238.
Solbakk, JH. Therapeutic doubt and moral dialogue. Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 2004;29(1):93-118.
- Ewnetu, Demelash Bezabih; Combs Thorsen, Viva; Solbakk, Jan Helge & Magelssen, Morten (2020). Still a moral dilemma: How Ethiopian professionals providing abortion come to terms with conflicting norms and demands. BMC Medical Ethics. ISSN 1472-6939. 21(1), s 1- 7 . doi: 10.1186/s12910-020-0458-7 Full text in Research Archive.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge; Bentzen, Heidi Beate; Holm, Søren; Heggestad, Anne Kari Tolo; Hofmann, Bjørn Morten; Robertsen, Annette; Alnæs, Anne Hambro; Cox, Shereen; Pedersen, Reidar & Bernabe, Rosemarie de la Cruz (2020). Back to WHAT? The role of research ethics in pandemic times. Medicine, Health care and Philosophy. ISSN 1386-7423. . doi: 10.1007/s11019-020-09984-x
- Paranhos, Flávio R. L; Garrafa, Volnei & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2019). The Theory of Common Morality of Bernard Gert. Revista Brasileira de Bioética (RBB). ISSN 1984-1760. 15(1), s 1- 14 . doi: 10.26512/rbb.v15i1.26866 Full text in Research Archive.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2019). Poetikk i praksis: Om det tragiske og komiske i medisinen. Filosofisk supplement. ISSN 0809-8220. 15(1), s 56- 65
- Santos, Marcos L.; Solbakk, Jan Helge & Garrafa, Volnei (2018). The rise of reimbursement-based medicine: the case of bone metastasis radiation treatment. Journal of Medical Ethics. ISSN 0306-6800. 44(3), s 171- 173 . doi: 10.1136/medethics-2016-103607
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2018). You Can't Go Home Again - Bioethical Reflections on War Veterans and Refugees as Survivors, In Henk A.M.J ten Have (ed.), Global Education in Bioethics. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-319-78983-5. 8. s 119 - 151
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2018). You Can't Go Home Again: On the Conceptualization of Disasters in Ancient Greek Tragedy, In Dónal P. O'Mathúna; Vilius Dranseika & Bert Gordijn (ed.), Disasters: Core Concepts and Ethical Theories. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-319-92721-3. 7. s 87 - 104
- Castillo, Camilo Hernan Manchola & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2017). Bioethics and imagination: Towards a narrative bioethics committed to social action and justice. Medical Humanities. ISSN 1468-215X. 43(3), s 166- 171 . doi: 10.1136/medhum-2016-011079
- Allon, Irit; Ben-Yehudah, Ahmi; Dekel, Raz; Solbakk, Jan Helge; Weltring, Klaus-Michael & Siegal, Gil (2016). Ethical issues in nanomedicine: Tempest in a teapot?. Medicine, Health care and Philosophy. ISSN 1386-7423. 20(1), s 3- 11 . doi: 10.1007/s11019-016-9720-7
- Magelssen, Morten; Nortvedt, Per & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2016). Rationing at the bedside: Immoral or unavoidable?. Clinical Ethics. ISSN 1477-7509. 11(4), s 112- 121 . doi: 10.1177/1477750916657664
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2015). Development and Bioethics, In Henk ten Have (ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-05544-2. D. s 1 - 15
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2015). What is it to do good medical ethics? On the concepts of ‘good’ and ‘goodness’ in medical ethics. Journal of Medical Ethics. ISSN 0306-6800. 41(1), s 12- 16 . doi: 10.1136/medethics-2014-102310
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Lost in delusion: Reflections on the Article: “The 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Helsinki. Progress but Many Remaining Challenges”. Revista Redbioética. ISSN 2077-9445. 5(1), s 79- 86
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Movements and Movies in Bioethics: The Use of Theatre and Cinema in Teaching Bioethics, In Henk A.M.J ten Have (ed.), Bioethics Education in a Global Perspective. Challenges in global bioethics. Springer Publishing Company. ISBN 978-94-017-9231-8. 16. s 203 - 21
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). The whole and the art of medical dialectic: a platonic account. Medicine, Health care and Philosophy. ISSN 1386-7423. 17(1), s 39- 52 . doi: 10.1007/s11019-013-9484-2
- Haimes, Erica; Skene, Loane; Ballantyne, Angela J; Caulfield, Timothy; Goldstein, Lawrence C; Huyn, Insoo; Jonathan, Kimmelman; Robert, Jason S; Roxland, Beth E; Scott, Christopher T.; Solbakk, Jan Helge; Jeremy, Sugarman; Taylor, Patrick L & Testa, Giuseppe (2013). Position Statement on the Provision and Procurement of Human Eggs for Stem Cell Research. Cell Stem Cell. ISSN 1934-5909. 12(3), s 285- 291 . doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2013.02.002
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Bioethics on the couch. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. ISSN 0963-1801. 22(3), s 1- 9 . doi: 10.1017/S0963180113000133
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Norway, In A.M.J., ten Have & B Gordin (ed.), Handbook of Global Bioethics. Springer Science+Business Media B.V.. ISBN 978-94-007-2512-6. Kapittel 74. s 1347 - 1367
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Over ævne: Etikkens rolle i møte med hat, raseri og ekstreme handlinger, I: Anders Ravik Jupskås & Anders Ravik Jupskås (red.), Akademiske perspektiver på 22. juli. Akademisk Forlag. ISBN 9788232101313. Kapittel. s 145 - 160
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). The whole and the art of medical dialectic: a platonic account. Medicine, Health care and Philosophy. ISSN 1386-7423. . doi: 10.1007/s11019-013-9484-2
- Solbakk, Jan Helge & Vidal, Susana Maria (2013). Clinical Research in Resource-poor Settings, In A.M.J., ten Have & B Gordin (ed.), Handbook of Global Bioethics. Springer Science+Business Media B.V.. ISBN 978-94-007-2512-6. Kapittel 32. s 527 - 550
- Martinsen, Elin Håkonsen & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2012). Illness as a condition of our existence in the world: on illness and pathic existence. Medical Humanities. ISSN 1468-215X. 38(1), s 44- 49 . doi: 10.1136/medhum-2011-010108
- Michel Farina, Juan Jorge & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2012). (Bio)ética: el cine como moderno teatro griego, I: Juan Jorge Michel Farina & Jan Helge Solbakk (red.), (Bio)ética y cine: Tragedia griega y acontecimiento del cuerpo. Letra Viva. ISBN 978-950-649-363-9. Kap. 2. s 15 - 28
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2012). Bio(po)ética: De la tragedia griega a la narrativa cinematográfica, I: Juan Jorge Michel Farina & Jan Helge Solbakk (red.), (Bio)ética y cine: Tragedia griega y acontecimiento del cuerpo. Letra Viva. ISBN 978-950-649-363-9. Kap. 4. s 41 - 78
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2012). Bioética no divã, I: Dora Porto; Volnei Garrafa; Zalafon Martins Gerson & Barbosa de Nascimento Swendenberger (red.), Bioéticas, Poderes e Injusticas. CFM/Cátedra Unesco de Bioética/UnB, Conselho federal de Medicina, Sociedade Brasileira de Bioética. Capitulo 3. s 63 - 76
- Ruyter, Knut W; Førde, Reidun & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Medisinsk og helsefaglig etikk. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISBN 978-82-05-46110-9. 390 s.
- Michel Farina, Juan Jorge & Solbakk, Jan Helge (red.) (2012). (Bio)ética y cine: Tragedia griega y acontecimiento del cuerpo. Letra Viva. ISBN 978-950-649-363-9. 193 s.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge; Bentzen, Heidi Beate; Holm, Søren; Heggestad, Anne Kari Tolo; Hofmann, Bjørn Morten; Robertsen, Annette; Alnæs, Anne Hambro; Cox, Shereen; Pedersen, Reidar & Bernabe, Rosemarie de la Cruz (2020). Høyrisikostudier på alle mennesker i Covid-19-sammenheng er etisk uforsvarlig. Uniforum. ISSN 1891-5825.
- Vogt, Henrik; Solbakk, Jan Helge & Hofmann, Bjørn Morten (2019). The precision paradox in personalized medicine: How can uncertainty be reduced when statistics do not apply?.
- Ljøsne, Isabelle Budin; Solbakk, Jan Helge; Harris, Jennifer Ruth & Myklebost, Ola (2018). Bringing personalized medicine to people.
- Magelssen, Morten; Oftestad, Eivor Andersen & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2018). Abortlov uten diskriminering. Vårt land. ISSN 0805-5424. s 14- 15
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2017). Når systemet - ikke mennesket - settes i sentrum. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. 28(3)
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2017). Skamløs etikk. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. 28(2), s 40- 40
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2017). Trakassering - et mangehodet troll. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. 28(4), s 36- 36
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2017). Varsling ved OUS - en høyrisikosport. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. 28(1)
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2016). Når foretaksmakten går pengemaktens ærend. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. (4), s 39
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2016). Om forskere, forskningskulturer og folkefiender. Uniforum. ISSN 1891-5825.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2016). Pan(dem)isk om zika-viruset. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. s 42- 43
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2016). Panisk om zika-pandemi. NRK Ytring.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2016). Uhendig håndbok om etikk i psykiatrien. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. ISSN 0029-2001. 136, s 454 . doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.15.1282
- Solbakk, Jan Helge & Kierulf, Peter (2016). Hvor alvorlig tar OUS brudd på god forskningskultur?. NRK Ytring.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge & Kierulf, Peter (2016). Stipendiater behandles som melkekyr. NRK Ytring.
- Ljøsne, Isabelle Budin; Bentzen, Heidi Beate; Solbakk, Jan Helge & Myklebost, Ola (2015). Genomsekvensering i forskning krever ny tilnærming til samtykke. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. ISSN 0029-2001. 135(22), s 2031- 2032 . doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0944
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2015). Akademisk elefantiasis. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. ISSN 0029-2001. 135 . doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0270
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2015). Aktiv dødshjelp - nye tall, gamle bekymringer. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. 25(3)
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2015). Glassperlespillerne. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. 25(2), s 41
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2015). Jeg er Fatima. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. 25(1), s 41
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2015). Når de beste ikke makter mer. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. 25(4), s 41
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2015). Torkel Brekkes brekninger. Dagbladet. ISSN 0805-3766.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2015). Tragisk, men nødvendig. Overlegen. ISSN 1503-2663. (1), s 20- 20
- Solbakk, Jan Helge & Hofmann, Bjørn (2015). Vrøvl om forskningsetikk. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge; Sundin, Maj-Len; Fisknes, Ole Hermann & Slettebø, Haldor (2015). Vetoretten til dei pårørande bør avgrensast. Bergens Tidende. ISSN 0804-8983.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Ebolafrykt og mistillit. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. 24(3), s 42
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Forankringspunkt i modernitetens tidsalder. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. ISSN 0029-2001. (2), s 202 . doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.13.1467
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Forskning er ikke etterforskning. VG : Verdens gang. ISSN 0805-5203.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Forskning for livet. Ærefrykt for døden. Dagens medisin. ISSN 1501-4290.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Glamorøs matprat. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. (2), s 29- 29
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Høyres totalitære helselov. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847. . doi: http://morgenbladet.no/debatt/2014/hoyres_totalitaere_helselov#.U3Xs6NQ4XIU
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Les teksten Høie. Ytring : NRK.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Liberalisme på (ny)norsk. Vårt land. ISSN 0805-5424.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Lidelsens komedie. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. 24(2), s 46- 47
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Om det tragiske i medisinen. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. (4), s 36- 36
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Om å blande kortene i omskjæringsdebatten. Dagens medisin. ISSN 1501-4290.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2014). Pasientdata til salgs. Ytring : NRK.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge & Magelssen, Morten (2014). Reservasjon og moralsk språkforvirring. Vårt land. ISSN 0805-5424.
- Magelssen, Morten & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Tilslørende om ultralyd. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
- Norderval, Øyvind & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013, 08. april). "Inge Lønning (1938-2013): Ved veis ende". Klassekampen.
- Norderval, Øyvind & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013, 06. april). "Inge Lønning til minne". Nekrolog over professor Inge Lønning. Vårt Land.
- Norderval, Øyvind & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013, 06. april). "Inge Lønning". Nekrolog. Adresseavisen.
- Norderval, Øyvind & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013, 08. april). "Takk, lærer". Nekrolog over Inge Lønning. Bergens tidende.
- Rommetveit, Kjetil & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Hvem tjener på den genetiske nypaternalismen?. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Avkledd og dekodet. Dagbladet. ISSN 0805-3766.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Blinde flekker i omskjæringsdebatten. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Bør en terrorist få lov til å utdanne seg?. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Den religiøse ateismen. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Dikt og løgn i helsepolitikken. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Gransk dine grunner, Høie. Ytring : NRK.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Hukommelse og fortrengning i helsepolitikken. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Hull i hodet om omskjæring. Dagens medisin. ISSN 1501-4290.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Hva mener Jonas og Jens med "FELLES ANSVAR"?. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. 23(2), s 48- 49
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Klar tale i helsepolitikken. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Kulturreiser og klasseklatring. Legekunsten. ISSN 0804-1717. 23(1), s 48- 49
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Mange kikkere - flere overgrep. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Moralsk feighet. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Narrenes teater. NRK - www.nrk.no.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Pasienten som kunde. Ytring : NRK.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Pervertert samhandling. Ytring : NRK.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Privat godhet svekker FN. Ytring : NRK.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Religion - brennbart stoff. Vårt land. ISSN 0805-5424.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Snuoperasjonen fortsetter. Ytring : NRK.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Støres fortielser. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Tilslørende tale, Jonas Gahr Støre. Klassekampen. ISSN 0805-3839.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2013). Tør Erna og Jonas si 'nei'?. Ytring : NRK.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge & Kjetil, Rommetveit (2013). Tvilsom trygghet. VG : Verdens gang. ISSN 0805-5203.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge & Kjetil, Rommetveit (2013). Tåkelegger fakta. VG : Verdens gang. ISSN 0805-5203.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge & Norderval, Øyvind (2013, 09. april). "Inge Lønning". Nekrolog. Aftenposten.
- Nortvedt, Per; Pedersen, Reidar & Solbakk, Jan Helge (2012). Lege, student og medmenneske. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. ISSN 0029-2001. 132(10), s 1205
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2012). Bioetiske forblindelser. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2012). Bullshit om ansvar. Dagbladet. ISSN 0805-3766.
- Solbakk, Jan Helge (2012). Eventyr om tidlig ultralyd. Vårt land. ISSN 0805-5424.