Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Archives - Page 7 of 22

Issues related to medical ethics often make headlines, but what is it like to work through these complex cases as an ethicist? Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby,

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Whom do we hold accountable in science?

February 28, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, CRISPR, medical ethics

Mark Felt, Sherron Watkins, Daniel Ellsberg – these are just a few of the many whistleblowers who’ve made an impact on U.S. history. These are

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Eradication with vaccination? It’s worth a shot

February 20, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, health policy, measles, Vaccination

My stomach sank as I read the following email from my residency program: “Four measles cases confirmed in Harris County. Please reference the attached triage

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Disability rights and healthcare: Olmstead at 20

February 7, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, disability

Twenty years ago, the United States Supreme Court decided one of the most important disability rights cases in American history. Olmstead v. L.C. held that

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Unconventionally advancing the field of clinical ethics

January 24, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, ethics, Events

Much has been written about conference fatigue and how to down the dullness, survive and even thrive at academic meetings. Conference organizers are getting creative.

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Medical marijuana: Getting into the weed(s)

January 10, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, medical ethics

Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is made of the dried leaves, buds, flowers, and other parts from plants in the cannabis or hemp family. There

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How should we balance morality and the law?

December 20, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, law, Morality

I was recently discussing a clinical case with medical students and physicians that involved balancing murky ethical issues and relevant laws. One participant leaned back

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Reproductive technology: Exploring ethical questions

December 13, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Infertility, Reproduction, Technology

We often hear about technology companies moving faster than their counterparts in politics, ethics and public safety. Self-driving vehicles will soon be on public roads

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Why Houston isn’t immune from the opioid epidemic

December 6, 2019 Bethanie Shannon Van Horne, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Drug Addiction, opioids, overdose

“Kelly died of an overdose last night,” said a text recently from my childhood best friend, Kristen. This sparked the sixth conversation Kristen and I

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When is medical care futile?

November 22, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Andrew Childress, Medical Care, Medical Futility, prolonging life

Nearly everyone has a to-do list of some kind that reflects goals that are important to them. When making choices about life-sustaining treatment (ventilators, dialysis