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bioethics

A tall stack of old philosophy books in a dark room.
Policywise 

Philosophy, an ancient practice with modern appeal? The role of “big” questions in medical decision-making

February 3, 2023February 1, 2023bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor, Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Greenwall Foundation, Philosophy

Philosophy is not an antiquated subject of academic research. Far from it. Just ask Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Cullen Professor of Medical Ethics and associate director

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Several people placing their hands together in an overlapping fashion.
Policywise 

Supporting decision making as cognition declines

January 20, 2023January 19, 2023Alzheimer's Disease, autonomy, Baruch A. Brody Lecture, bioethics, cognitive impairment, Decision-making, Dementia

This post is a preview of a presentation for the Baruch A. Brody Lecture in Bioethics. Want to learn more about this topic? Tune into the lecture Feb.

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Policywise 

What could we owe to the dead?

November 18, 2022December 29, 2022bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine, Dead, Death, Philosophical Bioethics, Philosophy

“Ay, thou poor Ghost, while memory holds a seat In this distracted globe. Remember thee! Yea, from the table of my memory I’ll wipe away

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Four people, seen from above, working together with various computing devices.
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Patient trust and public-private partnerships in neuroscience

September 9, 2022bioethics, BRAINShare, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Ethics Sumer Interns, Neuroscience, Patient Trust, Public-Private Partnerships

This is the third in an ongoing series by Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy summer interns, undergraduate/graduate students interested in emerging ethical issues. I knew I

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Celebrating bioethics and its role in our society

June 10, 2022June 9, 2022Baruch A. Brody Award Lecture, bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine, ethics, Houston Methodist Hospital, Rice University

Across the globe, bioethicists are passionately researching answers to new challenges, asking difficult questions and uncovering new approaches that may one day alter how we

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Ethics in a post-COVID world

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, ethics, Intensive, training

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised a host of ethical challenges in the healthcare setting. Ethical concerns include triage decisions, shortages of key resources, hospital visitor

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As good as dead? The ethical complexities of declaring someone dead

December 3, 2021December 2, 2021bioethics, Brain Death, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Circulatory Death, Dead, Death, ethics, Technology

It is often said that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. And while it is certain we will all die, the definition

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bad vs good
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‘Good Ethics and Bad Choices’: How does behavioral economics impact medical ethics?

August 20, 2021August 20, 2021Behavioral Economics, bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Decision-making, Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, medical ethics

Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby shares her perspective, creative process and some key takeaways from her new book “Good Ethics and Bad Choices.”

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What’s next in bioethics? The power of people

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021Baruch Brody, bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Amy McGuire, Houston Methodist, Infertility, Race, Rice University’s Philosophy Department

How to honor the vibrant legacy of those who tackled the most challenging moral issues in medicine.

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A notebook with a pen laying on top of it and glasses in the background.
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Can you teach someone to be ethical? 

March 6, 2020March 5, 2020bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, medical ethics

“Bioethics is a broad, interdisciplinary field. Its subject matter encompasses many of the most controversial and weighty matters facing contemporary society” – excerpt from an

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