What is a parent? Examining legal definitions for same-sex couples
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
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
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
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Ryan middle schoolers get inside look at practicing medicine, science at Baylor
From practicing surgical skills to learning about the legacy of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, more than 300 Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan students
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From the Labs to Commercialization: the Estes lab and ImmuCell Success Story
Research discoveries at Baylor College of Medicine can potentially reach the point where they evolve into practical applications that improve the quality of life. After
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Image of the Month: Mouse embryo imaged with confocal microscopy
The Optical Imaging and Vital Microscopy Core Facility at Baylor College opens a window into the microscopic world through a number of methods, state-of-the-art instrumentation
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Breast cancer patient hopeful after scalp cooling device prevents hair loss
After defeating early-stage breast cancer in 2011, Melisa Herrington was devastated when, in 2014, her cancer returned, metastasizing throughout her body. She underwent a chemotherapy
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The gene “goalkeeper”: Exploring Spanish interpretation of genetic information
Imagine you are a patient in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language. You meet with a doctor and a medical interpreter to
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How having too much or too little of CHRNA7 can lead to neuropsychiatric disorders
Studying the genetic code allows researchers to know whether some patients with neuropsychiatric disorders either have extra copies of the CHRNA7 gene or are missing
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Enduring pain: How much suffering is enough?
When faced with a painful event, people are often told to “hang in there” or “tough it out” as if there is value in the
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