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How to help the public navigate stem cell products

May 24, 2024 Aging, cell and gene therapy, older adults, Pain, stem cell therapy, The International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy

Society is aging. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Americans 65 and older is projected to increase from 58 million in 2022

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Measles on the rise

May 17, 2024 children, measles, MMR vaccine, vaccine

On March 18, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Advisory warning of an increase in both global and U.S. measles cases.

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Bridging generations: Combating social isolation in older adults through art and storytelling

May 10, 2024 Art, intergenerational, medical students, older adult health, older adults, storytelling

Older adults in residential facilities were particularly impacted by COVID-19. Isolation and protective measures to mitigate the spread of the virus first started in March 2020

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Healthcare on wheels: Using mobile clinics to reach children all over Houston

April 26, 2024 children, Houston, medically underserved, mobile healthcare

Almost 12% of all children in Houston are uninsured or have never seen a healthcare provider, but a mobile healthcare program at Baylor and Texas

A United States flag with a judge's gavel and a stethoscope laying across it

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When medicine becomes political

April 19, 2024 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Center for Professionalism, Health Policy Symposium, Misinformation, Political, Politics, professionalism

How healthcare professionals can navigate the balance between providing accurate medical information and avoiding partisan biases.

A child holding a red heart-shaped piece of paper.

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Waiting for answers: Efforts to reduce wait times for developmental evaluations

April 12, 2024 access to care, Autism, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, IDD, intellectual or developmental disabilities, Texas

A closer look at efforts to reduce wait times and increase access to care for individuals and families of individuals with IDD.

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Exploring spirituality and healthcare ethics through “A Still Small Voice”

March 29, 2024 "a still small voice", documentary, ethics, Religion, spirituality

In a world where access to healthcare can mean the difference between life and death, and even the best healthcare cannot always ward off death,

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Navigating future planning: Aging and intellectual and developmental disabilities

March 22, 2024 Aging, Autism, caregiver, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intellectual and developmental disabilities, spina bifida, Transition Medicine Clinic

In a raw and vulnerable moment, a patient’s mother confided in me, “I’m deeply concerned about who will care for my son when I’m no

A prosthetic wrist and hand being fitted to a patient.

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Next-gen prosthetics: Ethically pioneering ideas and futuristic opportunities

March 1, 2024 Baylor College of Medicine’s Orthotics and Prosthetics Program, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance Lab (iCAMP), limbs, prosthetic technology, prosthetics, Technology, University of Washington’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

We can all name a TV show or movie character who has a prosthetic limb: Imperator Furiosa’s arm from “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Bucky Barnes’