Chronic pain management: What is the role of medical ethics?
Exploring decision-making and chronic pain: how some value limited quality lives over prolonged harsh ones and the different parties impacted.
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Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
AI will improve healthcare, but doctors and patients need legal safety net
AI technologies are increasingly being used to assist in healthcare, but what happens when when problems ensue?
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5 steps to a better, more enjoyable writing process
Dr. Robertson-Preidler, clinical ethics fellow, outlines strategies that have helped jump start her writing process and make it more fun.
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Pediatric deep brain stimulation: What’s the importance of shared decision making?
A closer look at shared decision-making about deep brain stimulation involving the patient, the parent, and the clinician.
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Informed consent: Patient autonomy in medical decision making
A closer look at voluntary consent in medical decision making – what it is, its origin and how it differs across countries and cultures.
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‘Good Ethics and Bad Choices’: How does behavioral economics impact 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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Rethinking the brain and the path forward
A closer look at how the BRAIN Initiative is helping researchers understand the brain, develop innovative technologies and share data.
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Genetic surveillance: Is our most sensitive information secure?
Exploring why genetic surveillance is not science fiction, but rather a reality of the modern era.
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Health care policy and partnerships: What has changed since COVID-19?
What partnerships will be most important moving forward post pandemic? How should we do things differently?
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Grief over time
Our Jill Oliver Robinson writes a deeply personal narrative about her relationship with grief, loss and love.
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