Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Archives - Page 17 of 22

In the past month, my immediate family has had three situations requiring urgent but not emergent medical care. In all three situations, the first-available appointment

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Organ donation: Opt-out or opt-in?

July 7, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, Critical Organs, Dr. Peter Koch, ethics, Organ Donation, Organ Transplant

Many people need critical organs like hearts and lungs, yet a worldwide shortage of available organs leaves many to die while awaiting a transplant. The

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The importance of case-based study in ethics consultation

June 23, 2017 ASBH, bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Clinical Ethicist, Courtenay Bruce, ethics, Ethics Consultation, medical ethics

Ethics consultation is tough stuff. Ethics consultants seek to identify and address value-laden conflicts or ethical uncertainties in cases involving patients, healthcare professionals, and family

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Intelligence and genetic essentialism

June 16, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Cody Brannan, Discrimination, DNA, Genetic Essentialism, Genetics, Genomics, Health Policy Program, Neuroethics, Neuroscience, Research, Science Policy

In 1869, Francis Galton reasoned that if human intellect was determined to be hereditary, then it “would be quite practicable to produce a highly-gifted race

Momentum

How narrative medicine closes gap between physicians and patients

June 9, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Ricardo Nuila, Julia Bernstein, Narrative Medicine, Narrative Medicine Program, Off Script

According to Columbia University, narrative medicine “fortifies clinical practice with the narrative competence to recognize, absorb, metabolize, interpret, and be moved by the stories of

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Rethinking global health practices in light of South Sudan catastrophe

June 7, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Global Health, International Health, medical ethics, Sudan, Trevor Bibler, Vaccines

Fifteen children died in the village of Nachodokopele in South Sudan. They died in pain, while struggling for air. Each death could have been easily

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Engineering Eden: The quest for eternal life

June 2, 2017 bio-enhancement, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, health policy, Kristin Kostick, Religion, Transhumanism

Editor’s note: This post is related to The Enhancing Life Project, funded by the John Templeton Foundation. The project is comprised of an interdisciplinary group of scholars who

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Changing genetic privacy rules may adversely affect research participation

May 26, 2017 BabySeq, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, data sharing, Genetic Privacy, Hayley Peoples, health policy, Health Privacy, Research Policy

Do you know your genetic information? Maybe you’ve taken a “23andMe” test because you were curious about your ancestry or health. Maybe it was part

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Trade secrets and health data access: How policy plays a role

May 19, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Christi Guerrini, data sharing, Defend Trade Secrets Act, Genetics, Health Law, HIPAA, law, Patent Law, Trade Secret

A “quiet revolution” in medicine is underway that involves tailoring care to each patient’s unique genetic and health profile. To be successful, that revolution depends

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Visiting Ecuador: A lesson in empathy

May 12, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Cultural Competency, Diversity, Ecuador, Empathy, Erika Versalovic, Inclusion, International Health

Editor’s note: This blog post is the second part of a two-part series. Read part one. A few months ago, a group of faculty and staff