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An older Indian man in a villaige in the mountains of Munnar, India. He stands wearing a white shirtwith most of the buttons undone and a white turban. His short beard is white and his hair is turning a bit grey.
Momentum 

Collaboration, regional focus needed for dementia care in India

September 19, 2022September 16, 2022Dementia, National School of Tropical Medicine, public health

Dementia affects more than 55 million people, making it one of the world’s most widespread public health problems.

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Policywise 

Reboot your thinking about mental health, the future of our health and health security

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022Amy McGuire, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Genetics, Global Health, Human Geno Sequencing Center, Mental Health, public health, Richard Gibbs, Sharmila Anandasabapathy, TEDx

How willing are you to reboot the way you have always done things? Our society is currently experiencing a reboot – challenging basic assumptions about

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upLIFT-ing Moms: A new free service to support pregnant and postpartum women

February 18, 2022Mom, Motherhood, pediatrics, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, Postpartum, pregnant, public health, Women

Let’s just admit it, motherhood is hard. Being pregnant and having a baby is portrayed as one of the most joyous times for a family,

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Communications and public health: An interview with Monisha Arya, M.D., M.P.H

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021communications, Design Jam, healthcare communications, HPV, public health

Dr. Monisha Arya talks about her experience with a health campaign design contest and the overall importance of healthcare communications.

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Policywise 

Helping the most vulnerable: Kids in foster care

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021children, Department of Pediatrics, family, Foster Care, health policy, public health, Texas Children's Hospital

What can be done to improve the child welfare system and help make the lives of foster care children better?

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Policywise 

Optimizing precision medicine in diabetes treatment

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021Diabetes, Glucose, insulin, precision medicine, public health, type 1 diabetes

What is precision diabetes medicine, and how can it reduce the worldwide burden of diabetes and its costs?

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Policywise 

Equity in COVID-19: Who will have access to life-saving treatment?

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Disparities, health equity, public health

Is treatment available? Can I afford it? These questions are universally asked by many people — from the 65-year-old Medicare recipient at the local pharmacy

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Policywise 

Reducing the DUI legal limit: A spirited debate

April 19, 2019April 24, 2019alcohol, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Stephanie Morain, public health

Earlier this year, Utah took a key step at reducing one of the key harms associated with alcohol: impaired driving. The Utah state legislature passed

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Policywise 

Zika virus: We dodged a bullet, right?

April 13, 2018August 21, 2020Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Pallavi Dinesh, public health, Stephanie Morain, zika

As the weather turns warm again in Houston, many of us are aware of what’s just around the corner: a hot and humid summer filled

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Policywise 

Adequate nutrition should be priority for whole family

August 4, 2017August 3, 2017Center 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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