Skip to content
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Latest:
  • Innovation resident plays key role in groundbreaking heart device research
  • Alzheimer’s disease affects an organism as a whole
  • A new treatment brings a new lease on life
  • Scoliosis: How do you know if you have it?
  • Renewing hope: A global push to improve neonatal outcomes
Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

  • Home
  • Momentum
    • About Momentum
    • Resources
    • Contributors
      • Taylor Barnes
      • Dana Benson
      • Molly Chiu
      • Julie Garcia
      • Graciela Gutierrez
      • Anna Kiappes
      • Andy Phifer
      • Homa Shalchi
      • Melissa Tucker
    • Contact Us
  • From The Labs
    • About From the Labs
    • Follow From The Labs on Twitter
  • Policywise
    • About PolicyWise
    • Follow @BCMEthics on Twitter
  • The Stitch
    • About The Stitch
  • Progress Notes
    • About Progress Notes
    • Progress Notes Editors
    • Connect With Us
  • bcm.edu
Policywise

What is a parent? How policy shapes the definition of parenthood

March 2, 2018 assisted reproductive technologies,  Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Claire Horner,  health policy,  medical ethics

Editor’s note: This blog post is the first part of a two-part series.  The LA Times recently reported on a same-sex married couple who sought U.S.

Read More
Policywise

Addressing the future of ‘right to try’ laws and patient care

February 23, 2018 Dr. Stephanie Morain,  Health Law,  Health Legislation,  health policy,  Right to Try

Earlier this month, six scholars working at the intersection of bioethics, pharmaceuticals, and law made national headlines for a letter sent to the House Energy

Read More
Policywise

How immigration rhetoric impacts health

February 9, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Dr. Stephanie Morain,  health policy,  Health Policy Research,  Immigration,  Leah Fowler

The administration outlined a four-pillar approach to immigration in the Jan. 30 State of the Union, underscoring a commitment to establish a path to citizenship

Read More
Policywise

How far will you go to protect your ‘future self?’

January 24, 2018 Decision-making,  Dr. Kristin Kostick,  Health Behaviors,  health policy,  Identity,  Philosophy

Are you an altruist or an egoist? Beyond just its philosophical importance, the answer to this question could predict your future health and longevity. I’m

Read More
Policywise

Barriers to employment for dialysis patients

January 19, 2018 Dialysis,  Dr. Kevin Furman Erickson,  Employment,  health policy,  kidney disease,  Renal Disease

Jobs are central to many of our political conversations. Measures like the unemployment rate are good indicators of the overall health of our economy, and

Read More
Policywise

The ethics of ‘Tobacco 21’ laws

January 12, 2018 Center,  Dr. Stephanie Morain,  ethics,  health policy,  Tobacco 21,  Tobacco Policy

Jan. 1 is a day for resolutions and fresh starts. For some individuals, it might be the year he or she finally decides to quit

Read More
Policywise

Words are important: Improving doctor-patient communication

September 22, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  communication,  ethics,  health policy,  Holland Kaplan,  Language,  medical ethics,  medical school

On the first day of medical school, one of my anatomy lab professors emphasized to us, “Words are important.” If we accidentally identified the “flexor

Read More
Policywise

Do-it-yourself laboratories democratize science

August 25, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Citizen Science,  DIY Laboratories,  health policy,  Science Policy,  Scientific Research

In the era of social media and online tutorials, do-it-yourself (DIY) projects are more popular than ever. This trend is making its way into community

Read More
Policywise

Effective health policy isn’t an oxymoron

August 18, 2017 Behavioral Economics,  Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Decision-making,  Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby,  health policy

It’s hard to read the news or open a computer without encountering something about the U.S. healthcare system. Perhaps it’s an article about “repeal and

Read More
Policywise

Adequate nutrition should be priority for whole family

August 4, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Dr. Stephanie Morain,  health policy,  medical ethics,  public health

Earlier this year, JAMA Pediatrics published an essay about processed food and its impact on health. The author, Dr. Robert Lustig, describes processed food as

Read More
  • ← Previous
  • Next →

From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlNiMWHUhbc

Archives

Search

©1998 - 2023 Baylor College of Medicine®
One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030
(713) 798-4951