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Inaccurate oxygen readings: the problem with pulse oximeters

August 19, 2022 Biases, FDA, inaccuracy, oxygen, policy, Pulse oximeters, racial and ethnic minority patients, regulatory requirements

Pulse oximeters are medical devices that measure how much oxygen is available in the body. This measurement, called the oxygen saturation, is a vital sign

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Alone at the hands of healthcare: hospital visitor policies during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 13, 2022 COVID-19, Decision-making, Healthcare providers, Hospital Visitor Policies, Institutional Review Boards, policy

March 2021, a phone call from Caleb Iness: “Hey Audra, my friend’s dad is in the hospital with a stroke and no one can visit

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

April 29, 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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Pandemic, power outages, and…policy on child poverty?

March 5, 2021 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Child, Child Allowance, policy, Poverty, Tax credit

There is is growing interest in a policy change that would have enormous health benefits for children, families, and our society.

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Homelessness and COVID-19: Protecting vulnerable populations

December 30, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, COVID-19, Health Policy Pathway, Homeless, Homelessness, policy

How are people experiencing homelessness affected by the pandemic and how can health policy address their unique needs during this time?

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Health disparities and COVID-19: Preparing for the second wave

September 25, 2020 Community, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Disparities, Natural Disasters, policy, Telemedicine

Examining the indirect effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable communities and the need for national and institutional policy changes.

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An ode to my teachers, with gratitude

May 3, 2019 Appreciation, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Lessons, policy, Teacher

My father has the most amazing memory. He can tell you what he ate for dinner one year ago to this day and remembers the

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Uterine transplantation and regulatory questions

December 15, 2017 Assisted Reproductive Technology, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Katarina Lee, Organ Transplants, policy, Regulation, Uterine Transplant

Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas recently announced the first birth after a uterus transplant in the United States. The successful pregnancy with the transplanted

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Four ways to improve upon the Affordable Care Act

April 21, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, AHCA, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Congress, Dr. Cedric Dark, health policy, Insurance, Medicaid, policy, Politics

In a grand effort to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, U.S. Congressional Republicans have failed in their attempt to repeal the Affordable Care

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The limits of compassion: Dialysis and the undocumented – A solution

February 10, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dialysis, Emergency Medicine, Javier Santiago, medical students, Narrative Medicine, policy, Undocumented Immigrants, Victoria Mitre

Editor’s note: This post is the second part of a two-part series. Read part one. Over the past half-century, significant legal roadblocks to providing healthcare services