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From Medicaid reform to psychedelic therapy, health policy debates shape the way we experience healthcare every day. However, more and more states are being relied

A Band-Aid being applied to a child's arm after they were given a vaccine.

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The Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program: Ensuring every child is protected

February 14, 2025 Advocacy, children, immunization rates, public health, Vaccines, Vaccines for Children

A closer look at the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, which ensures all children in the U.S. have access to life-saving vaccines.

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Medical residency and advocacy: Even small contributions can have a significant impact

November 1, 2024 Advocacy, health advocacy, medical trainees, physician-advocate, policy, residency

While our residency training is often focused on gaining medical knowledge, clinical expertise and patient care skills, our role as resident physicians in healthcare advocacy

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Reflections on medical advocacy

July 26, 2024 Advocacy, Advocate, humanitarianism, medical advocacy, moral responsibility, professionalism

At the recent 2024 Baylor Health Policy Symposium, medical advocacy was one of the topics of discussion. Dr. Mary Brandt, who was part of the

A doctor showing a vial of medicine to a young patient.

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Zero cervical cancer cases? Examining a victory over HPV and the power of prevention.

February 9, 2024 Adolescents, Advocacy, CDC, cervical cancer, HPV, hpv vaccine, pediatrics, vaccine

An important study emerged recently out of Scotland, casting a beam of hope onto the battleground against cervical cancer. The revelation? Not a single case

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How providers are helping shape health policy

March 15, 2019 Advocacy, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Research, Science Policy

“The work of a physician as a healer cannot stop at the door of an office, the threshold of an operating room, or the front

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The unsung service that veterans provide: Disability advocacy

November 9, 2018 Advocacy, Angela Villanueva, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, disability, Mary Anderlik Majumder, Veterans

Celebrations this Veterans Day weekend commemorate those who have served in the U.S. armed forces. In addition to thanking veterans for their service, we would