‘End Game’ brings palliative care discussions to small screen
Although it failed to take home a statue at the Academy Awards, the documentary short film “End Game” is worth watching for its portrayal of
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Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Code blues: When is CPR not useful?
Over the course of my medical residency, I have developed a profound dread of ‘Code Blues,’ which occur when a patient experiences cardiac arrest and
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The millennial caregiver: An oxymoron?
Millennials, like me, are set to become the largest generational group in the United States. Much has been said and written about this ‘selfish,’ multi-tasking,
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The cost to reproduce: When finances affect medical and ethical choices
In the early days of assisted reproductive technology (ART), treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) were considered experimental and elective – those who could
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The Common Rule: Too commonly applied to pregnant women?
On Jan. 21, 2019, the body of law that protects people who participate in research (known as the Common Rule), was updated for the first
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How will you protect yourself on National Data Privacy Day?
Did you know that National Data Privacy Day is Jan. 28? Congress first recognized this day in 2009 to raise awareness about the importance of
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The odyssey of psychiatric advance directives
In Homer’s The Odyssey, Ulysses presumably asked his men to bind him to the mast of his ship and refuse his requests to sail nearer
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Big, bad medical bills: Time for a legal fix?
In a classic Ry Cooder song, marriage is described as sufficient to transform one ‘Big Bad Bill’ into a ‘Sweet William’. But big, bad medical
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2018: A year in review in health policy
The holiday season is filled with both nostalgia and foresight – we look back at the year that was and await the start of a
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Volunteerism in the internet age
I recently found myself googling, “how to be a good mentor” as I prepared to visit the Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk
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