Author: Leah

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Should teens call the shots on the HPV vaccine?

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 Leah 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, health policy, HPV, Suchi Agrawal, Vaccine Policy

Not too long ago, I sat in a middle school biology classroom and read about Edward Jenner successfully using cowpox

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Direct-to-consumer BRCA testing: Can a reasonable decision still require caution?

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 Leah 0 Comments 23andMe, BRCA, genetic testing, health policy, Mary Anderlik Majumder, US FDA

On March 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized 23andMe to expand its direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic test to

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State by State: Where you live affects newborn screening

March 16, 2018March 14, 2018 Leah 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, health policy, Match Day, Newborn Screening, Stephanie Morain, Tony Xu

Match Day is finally here. For medical students seeking residency and fellowship training positions, this day is the culmination of

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What is a parent? Examining legal definitions for same-sex couples

March 9, 2018March 8, 2018 Leah 0 Comments Assisted Reproductive Technology, Claire Horner, Law and Policy, reproductive ethics, Surrogacy

Editor’s note: This blog post is the second part of a two-part series. Read part one. We return to our case from

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What is a parent? How policy shapes the definition of parenthood

March 2, 2018March 1, 2018 Leah 4 Comments assisted reproductive technologies, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Claire Horner, health policy, medical ethics

Editor’s note: This blog post is the first part of a two-part series.  The LA Times recently reported on a same-sex

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Addressing the future of ‘right to try’ laws and patient care

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 Leah 1 Comment Dr. Stephanie Morain, Health Law, Health Legislation, health policy, Right to Try

Earlier this month, six scholars working at the intersection of bioethics, pharmaceuticals, and law made national headlines for a letter

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Death vs. dying: Exploring the ‘Timing Problem’

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 Leah 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Death, ethics, Peter Zuk, Philosophy

Is death bad for the individual who dies? We’re inclined, I think, to answer that it is. Answering in the

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How immigration rhetoric impacts health

February 9, 2018February 8, 2018 Leah 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Stephanie Morain, health policy, Health Policy Research, Immigration, Leah Fowler

The administration outlined a four-pillar approach to immigration in the Jan. 30 State of the Union, underscoring a commitment to

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Frankenstein at 200

January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 Leah 2 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Frankenstein, Health and Science Policy, Leah Fowler, Research Ethics

Mary Shelley’s most famous novel, Frankenstein, turns 200 this year. In honor of this momentous anniversary, people across the country

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How far will you go to protect your ‘future self?’

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 Leah 0 Comments Decision-making, Dr. Kristin Kostick, Health Behaviors, health policy, Identity, Philosophy

Are you an altruist or an egoist? Beyond just its philosophical importance, the answer to this question could predict your

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