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An argument for reusable PPE

May 7, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, PPE, Reusable, Supplies

“Do you want to come in?” the resident physician asked me as she held out one of the many blue plastic gowns. “No thank you,

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How should we balance morality and the law?

December 20, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, law, Morality

I was recently discussing a clinical case with medical students and physicians that involved balancing murky ethical issues and relevant laws. One participant leaned back

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Reproductive technology: Exploring ethical questions

December 13, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Infertility, Reproduction, Technology

We often hear about technology companies moving faster than their counterparts in politics, ethics and public safety. Self-driving vehicles will soon be on public roads

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Why Houston isn’t immune from the opioid epidemic

December 6, 2019 Bethanie Shannon Van Horne, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Drug Addiction, opioids, overdose

“Kelly died of an overdose last night,” said a text recently from my childhood best friend, Kristen. This sparked the sixth conversation Kristen and I

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When is medical care futile?

November 22, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Andrew Childress, Medical Care, Medical Futility, prolonging life

Nearly everyone has a to-do list of some kind that reflects goals that are important to them. When making choices about life-sustaining treatment (ventilators, dialysis

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The future of neuroethics

November 15, 2019 Biomarkers, Brain Stimulation, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Neuroethics

I recently had the pleasure of attending the annual International Neuroethics Society held in Chicago, Ill. alongside the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

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Lessons from a thousand bioethicists: How to disagree

November 8, 2019 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, ASBH, bioethicists, bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics

“So it’s like a conference full of philosophers? That should make for some heated debates,” remarked the man in the plane seat next to me

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Death wellness: A modern movement with ancient roots

October 30, 2019 Bryanna Moore, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Death, Death positivity, Death wellness

Have you heard of the death wellness or death positivity movement? It’s a culture, community and related set of practices built around the mutual goals

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A health policy postdoc’s perspective on ASHG

October 24, 2019 American Society of Human Genetics, ASHG, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Conference, Dr. Hadley Stevens Smith, Genetics, postdoc

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) annual meeting drew more than 8,000 attendees to Houston last week. The exhibit hall was buzzing with colorful

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The attrition of women in medicine

October 18, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Michelle Ludwig, gender gap, women in medicine

A well-meaning colleague once said to me, “You probably wouldn’t want to do this since you just had a baby.” “So this is it how