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The millennial caregiver: An oxymoron?

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments caregiver, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Millennial

Millennials, like me, are set to become the largest generational group in the United States. Much has been said and

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The cost to reproduce: When finances affect medical and ethical choices

February 8, 2019February 7, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Claire Horner, Fertility, Insurance, IVF, Pregnancy, Reproduction

In the early days of assisted reproductive technology (ART), treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) were considered experimental and

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The Common Rule: Too commonly applied to pregnant women?

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Clarice 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, common rule, Isabel Canfield, pregnant

On Jan. 21, 2019, the body of law that protects people who participate in research (known as the Common Rule),

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How will you protect yourself on National Data Privacy Day?

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Christi Guerrini, Genetics, National Data Privacy Day

Did you know that National Data Privacy Day is Jan. 28? Congress first recognized this day in 2009 to raise

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The odyssey of psychiatric advance directives

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Advanced Directives, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Decision-making, Psychiatry

In Homer’s The Odyssey, Ulysses presumably asked his men to bind him to the mast of his ship and refuse

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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

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2018: A year in review in health policy

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 Clarice 0 Comments 2018 Trends, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Clarice Jacobson

The holiday season is filled with both nostalgia and foresight – we look back at the year that was and

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Volunteerism in the internet age

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Mentor, Meredith Trejo, Volunteer

I recently found myself googling, “how to be a good mentor” as I prepared to visit the Baylor College of

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Another sibling at 65? DNA testing is redefining the modern family

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Clarice 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, DNA, Dr. Thomas Wheeler, family, Sperm Donor

I remember the day well. It was a Sunday afternoon several months ago when I received this text from my

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Four medical ethics lessons from ASBH 2018

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Clarice 0 Comments ASBH, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Conference, Kristen Mathias, Suchi Agrawal

Editor’s note: Fourth-year medical students Suchi Agrawal and Kristen Mathias reflect on their experiences at the annual American Society for

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