ethics Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Reluctant to prescribe probiotics? Gut health, safety and ethics

August 11, 2023August 10, 2023 ethics, gut health, microbes, NICU, prematurity, probiotics, safety

“First, do no harm.” I can think of no more important principle as I examine a tiny, fragile newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit

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Equity in organ transplantation: Are we there yet?

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 Equity, ethics, Health Disparities, health equity, kidney, liver, policy, Transplant

The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) released its latest policy updates on July 13, 2023, that aimed to improve equity in liver allocation. This update improved

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“I” before “E” in medicine and VIP patient access

March 31, 2023March 28, 2023 DEI, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, ethics, healthcare access, healthcare equity

We live in a world where immediacy reigns. From accessing a world of information in the palm of our hands within seconds to getting items

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Is it fair to be on multiple waitlists for an organ transplant?

March 10, 2023March 13, 2023 ethics, Multiple listing, Organ, Organ Transplant, policy, Transplant

Transplantation is a crucial treatment option for various end-organ diseases, and in the U.S., the demand for organ transplants outpaces the supply. One hotly debated

Three people sitting together at a wooden table in a library, reading books.

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Ethics, equity and research

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Diversity, Equity, ethics, Health Disparities, Researchers, Scientific Research

Individuals from minoritized groups suffer high disease burdens and would significantly benefit from equitable advances in scientific research. However, many are faced with barriers that

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Good Ethics to Good Science in Commercial Spaceflight Human Research

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Center for Space Medicine, ethics, Research, space, Spaceflight, the Banbury Center of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Translational Research Institute for Space Health

The world is watching as the commercial spaceflight industry takes shape. More than ever, Spaceflight Participants – the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) approved term for

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Ethical issues in reproductive medicine: Hinduism and “leftovers” from IVF

November 7, 2022December 29, 2022 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Hindu, in vitro fertilization, IVF, Religious Traditions, Reproductive Medicine

Dr. Sarma takes a closer look at the Hindu position on in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the related ethical issues in reproductive medicine.

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Interrogating the brain on trial: neuroscience, ethics and the law

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 Brain, brain imaging, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Ethics Sumer Interns, law, Neuroscience, Philosophy

This is the first in an ongoing series by Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy summer interns, undergraduate/graduate students interested in emerging ethical issues.

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Celebrating bioethics and its role in our society

June 10, 2022June 9, 2022 Baruch A. Brody Award Lecture, bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine, ethics, Houston Methodist Hospital, Rice University

Across the globe, bioethicists are passionately researching answers to new challenges, asking difficult questions and uncovering new approaches that may one day alter how we

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Environmental justice: How physical, social, and structural surroundings impact health

April 29, 2022April 28, 2022 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine, Discrimination, ealth outcomes, Environment, Environmental Justice, ethics, Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental Health, Marginalized Communities, policy

The environment—everything from the water we drink to the conditions in which we live—impacts health. Environmental justice is a broad term or movement that at

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