Clarice, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

By now, you may have read stories about a gene editing technique called CRISPR/Cas9. CRISPR is poised to revolutionize the biological sciences because it’s the

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Comfort care or medical treatment?

April 20, 2018 Comfort Care, Dr. Stacey Berg, Narrative Medicine, Palliative Care

Before former first lady Barbara Bush passed away on April 17, 2018, it was widely reported that she had “decided not to seek additional medical

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Zika virus: We dodged a bullet, right?

April 13, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Pallavi Dinesh, public health, Stephanie Morain, zika

As the weather turns warm again in Houston, many of us are aware of what’s just around the corner: a hot and humid summer filled

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A ‘right to try,’ but at what cost?

April 6, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Christopher Scott, health policy, pharmaceuticals, Right to Try

A few weeks ago, my colleague Stephanie Morain wrote a PolicyWise post on attempts to pass so-called “right-to-try” legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Should teens call the shots on the HPV vaccine?

March 30, 2018 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 material to introduce immunity to

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

March 21, 2018 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 include selected variants in BRCA1

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State by State: Where you live affects newborn screening

March 16, 2018 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 years of studying and hard

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

March 9, 2018 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 the previous post: a same-sex

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

March 2, 2018 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 married couple who sought U.S.

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

February 23, 2018 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 sent to the House Energy

Author: Clarice

CRISPR: A democratizing technology calls for democratic dialogue

Comfort care or medical treatment?

Zika virus: We dodged a bullet, right?

A ‘right to try,’ but at what cost?

Should teens call the shots on the HPV vaccine?

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

State by State: Where you live affects newborn screening

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

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

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