Pandemic, power outages, and…policy on child poverty?
There is is growing interest in a policy change that would have enormous health benefits for children, families, and our society.
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Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
A tribute to Dr. Lindley Dodson, with love
Showing gratitude and love for Dr. Lindley Dodson, who was tragically and senselessly held hostage and murdered.
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What’s next in bioethics? The power of people
How to honor the vibrant legacy of those who tackled the most challenging moral issues in medicine.
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Homelessness and COVID-19: Protecting vulnerable populations
How are people experiencing homelessness affected by the pandemic and how can health policy address their unique needs during this time?
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Shift the conversation: Racism – not race – is the problem in healthcare
Dr. Salman Ahmed discusses how racial effects on health are better explained as racism’s effects on health.
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Improving health literacy: Lessons from clinical ethics
Rohit Gupta discusses the importance of promoting health literacy, how a patient can obtain, communicate, and understand health information.
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How to disagree kindly
Elizabeth Sult Case describes how the field of ethics gives us tools to connect with one another and to consider difficult questions deeply together.
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A turn of events: Do virtual conferences increase collaboration?
A look into how we collaborate, discuss, and share during a pandemic, and if there’s utility in virtual engagements not found in person.
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Predicting the value of a postdoc
How do you make decisions about training when you’re training for something you don’t really understand until you do it?
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Social Determinants Digest: Promoting health equity through research
How to define social determinants of health and ways that research can better consider sociological constructs to change perception.
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