ethics Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Rare tumors, rare dilemmas: When evidence runs out, ethics begins

January 30, 2026 cancer care, ethical framework, ethics, patient care, rare disease, rare tumors

When talking about cancer care, we often assume that clinical decisions are guided by strong evidence and clear guidelines. But for patients with rare tumors,

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Balancing relief and risk: Understanding cervical epidural steroid injections for neck pain

May 16, 2025 Cervical radiculopathy, CTFESIs, ethics, neck pain, pain relief, pinched nerve, safety protocols, steroid injection

Cervical radiculopathy is a condition where a nerve in the neck gets pinched or irritated, often causing pain that travels from the neck down into

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The ethics of telling: Alzheimer’s, diagnosis, and the power of communication

April 30, 2025 Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's research, Alzheimer's treatment, Community health event, early diagnosis, ethics, Memory

When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, what we say – and how we say it – matters more than we might think. A new article

A person pointing to one of several x-ray images of a human skull, focused on the brain.

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Exploring new frontiers in brain health and neuromodulation and their policy implications

January 17, 2025 Brain, brain health, ethics, neurofeedback, neuromodulation, Neuroscience, non-invasive individualized neuromodulation, policy

A deep dive into neurofeedback (NF) and non-invasive individualized neuromodulation (iNM) and the future of brain health.

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Hospital ethics committees: An untapped resource in charity care allocation

December 6, 2024 charity care, ethics, Hospital, hospital ethics committees, policies, public trust

A closer look at hospital ethics committees and their opportunity to become champions of ethical resource allocation.

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Shifting boundaries of premature birth: Ethical implications of periviability

September 20, 2024 corticosteroids, ethics, neonatal intensive care, neonatologists, obstetricians, periviability, premature birth

Since the 1960s, the gestational age at which babies can survive outside the uterus, called periviability, has decreased by one week per decade. The intrinsic

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Exploring spirituality and healthcare ethics through “A Still Small Voice”

March 29, 2024 "a still small voice", documentary, ethics, Religion, spirituality

In a world where access to healthcare can mean the difference between life and death, and even the best healthcare cannot always ward off death,

A prosthetic wrist and hand being fitted to a patient.

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Next-gen prosthetics: Ethically pioneering ideas and futuristic opportunities

March 1, 2024 Baylor College of Medicine’s Orthotics and Prosthetics Program, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance Lab (iCAMP), limbs, prosthetic technology, prosthetics, Technology, University of Washington’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

We can all name a TV show or movie character who has a prosthetic limb: Imperator Furiosa’s arm from “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Bucky Barnes’

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Naughty or nice? AI doesn’t care

December 22, 2023 AI, artificial inteligence, Big Data, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ChatGBT, ethics, Misinformation, policy

Most of us will soon be sitting down to holiday dinner with our family and friends, and it’s likely that once the eggnog gets flowing,

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Balancing Life and Ethics: The Debate over Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Organ Donation

December 15, 2023 controlled donation after circulatory determination of death, dead-donor rule, Death, ethics, normothermic regional perfusion, Organ Donation

Organ donation and transplant policies are crucial dimensions of modern medicine. According to the Health Resources & Services Administration, there were more than 42,800 transplants

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