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The limits of compassion: Dialysis and the undocumented – A solution

February 10, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dialysis, Emergency Medicine, Javier Santiago, medical students, Narrative Medicine, policy, Undocumented Immigrants, Victoria Mitre

Editor’s note: This post is the second part of a two-part series. Read part one. Over the past half-century, significant legal roadblocks to providing healthcare services

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The limits of compassion: Dialysis and the undocumented – The problem

February 8, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dialysis, Emergency Medicine, Javier Santiago, medical students, Narrative Medicine, policy, Undocumented Immigrants, Victoria Mitre

Editor’s note: This blog post is the first part of a two-part series. Mr. H and I shared stories in his hospital room on a

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Freestanding emergency departments: Potential lessons for policy makers

January 6, 2017 acute care, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Emergency Medicine, health policy, Matthew Stampfl, medical students

Matthew Stampfl, a second-year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, recently addressed the following question: “Can freestanding emergency departments expand access to acute care

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America’s gun fever

July 13, 2016 Dr. Cedric Dark, Emergency Medicine, Gun Violence, Houston, Orlando

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in the following blog post are the author’s own and do not reflect the views of Baylor College of Medicine.

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Twenty-one days: Reflecting on Ebola, healthcare

October 24, 2014 Baylor College of Medicine, Community, Dr. Sarah Bezek, Ebola, Education, Emergency Medicine, Healthcare, Nigeria, training

After returning from Nigeria, Dr. Sarah Bezek reflected on her experience as a member of Baylor College of Medicine’s team that traveled to train healthcare providers