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Eradication with vaccination? It’s worth a shot

February 20, 2020 Momentum 0 Comments 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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Do no harm: A moral imperative to be the change in healthcare

September 20, 2019September 19, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, health policy, Healthcare, Listening, Resident

“Can you please come see Mr. S in room six? His nose is bleeding, and he is very angry,” the nurse calls. Calls like this

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The high costs of diabetes medications

September 13, 2019September 12, 2019 Clarice 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Costs, Diabetes, Diabetics, health policy

You can do a lot of things with $1,700 – buy a high-end MacBook with all of the bells and whistles, go on a shopping

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Big, bad medical bills: Time for a legal fix?

January 11, 2019January 25, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, health policy, laws, Mary Anderlik Majumder, Medical Bills

In a classic Ry Cooder song, marriage is described as sufficient to transform one ‘Big Bad Bill’ into a ‘Sweet William’. But big, bad medical

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The EpiPen shortage: A perfect pharmaceutical storm

August 31, 2018August 30, 2018 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Epipen Shortage, health policy

Any parent of school-aged children knows summer is not all about vacations and fun. One of the big back-to-school activities is the well-child check and

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How the medical community can encourage gun safety

June 1, 2018June 1, 2018 Clarice 0 Comments Gun Safety, Gun Violence Awareness Day, health policy, Lea Kiefer, Leah Fowler

Ninety-six Americans are shot and killed every day. Five years ago, National Gun Violence Awareness Day began to honor one of those lives cut tragically

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Medical care: More than just the doctor and patient

May 16, 2018May 15, 2018 Clarice 0 Comments Access, health policy, Insurance, Leah Fowler, Medical Care

How does medical care get delivered? If portrayals of doctor visits in the movies and on television tell us anything, it’s as simple as this:

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CRISPR: A democratizing technology calls for democratic dialogue

April 27, 2018April 25, 2018 Clarice 1 Comment CRISPR/Cas9, Deliberative Engagement, DNA, Dr. Christopher Scott, health policy

By now, you may have read stories about a gene editing technique called CRISPR/Cas9. CRISPR is poised to revolutionize the biological sciences because it’s the

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A ‘right to try,’ but at what cost?

April 6, 2018May 2, 2018 Clarice 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Christopher Scott, health policy, pharmaceuticals, Right to Try

A few weeks ago, my colleague Stephanie Morain wrote a PolicyWise post on attempts to pass so-called “right-to-try” legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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