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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Texas headwinds: The danger of anti-vaccination policies

July 28, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Communicable diseases, Dr. Peter Hotez, epidemics, health policy, measles, Vaccines

In “Texas and its Measles Epidemics,” published in Public Library of Science Medicine (PLOS), I sounded an alarm about the real possibility that Texas will