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How to incorporate emotional design into medical education

August 5, 2016 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Education, emotional design, ethics, Houston, John Antonio

Are my slides complete with all the information? Will I have enough material to last an hour? Will the subject matter resonate with the audience?

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Social media’s potential impact on the future of medicine

July 29, 2016 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Christian Schaaf, Healthcare, Houston, Leah Fowler, molecular and human genetics, Social Media, Technology, Tess Bigelow

The ability to open a browser and have the world wide web at our fingertips has interconnected and empowered us to an extent that we

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Zika virus and public policy

July 19, 2016 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Healthcare, Houston, infectious disease, policy, Stephanie Morain, Tropical Diseases, zika

Zika virus, a mosquito-borne infection, has captured international attention after news of devastating complications in pregnant women. While early attention focused on events in Brazil,

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Reforming the Veterans Health Administration: Still awaiting bold legislation

July 8, 2016 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Brett Giroir, Healthcare, Houston, pediatrics, Tropical Medicine, Veterans Administration

The Senate’s new omnibus bill, The Veterans First Act, will not significantly improve performance of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Without radical reform of VHA

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Gene therapy: An out-of-body experience

July 1, 2016 Affiliates, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, David Vetter, Dr. Christopher Scott, gene therapy, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, Research

On April 1, 2016, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the first ex-vivo (outside the body) gene therapy in the Western Hemisphere. Diseased stem cells

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Has Zika transmission begun in the continental United States?

June 28, 2016 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Peter Hotez, Healthcare, Houston, infectious disease, National School of Tropical Medicine, Tropical Diseases, Tropical Medicine, Zika virus

Is it possible that Zika has already entered Aedes aegypti mosquito populations within the continental United States and that people in the at-risk areas of

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Baylor Narrative Medicine's ‘Off Script’ storytelling hour

June 28, 2016 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Events, Healthcare, Houston, Narrative Medicine Program

Within the Center of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine, the Narrative Medicine program has begun taking roots. Founded by Dr.

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An outsider’s perspective on a medical data sharing conference

March 23, 2016 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, data, ethics, Events, Houston, Leah Fowler, National Human Genome Research Institute, Research

As a recent hire of Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, I was allowed a unique opportunity to watch high-level

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Ethics student to study medicine through lens of history

March 15, 2016 Awards and Honors, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Community, Education, Fellowships, History, Holland Kaplan, Houston, Research, Student Life

Holland Kaplan, a third-year medical student in Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy’s Ethics Track, will have the opportunity to

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Healthy Habits: A reminder to breathe

October 5, 2015 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Amy McGuire, Healthcare, Healthy Habits, Houston, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness

Taking care of your health is a priority and nobody knows that more than physicians and healthcare providers. It can sometimes be difficult to find