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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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“To see yourself seeing”

February 4, 2022clinical ethics, Fellowship, Houston, Houston Methodist, Narrative Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

It is perhaps slightly unprofessional to admit this, but one of the things I was most excited about as I embarked on a week’s trip

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Reboot, reframe, reimagine after two years of COVID-19

January 28, 2022January 27, 2022Baylor College of Medicine, Community, COVID-19, Future, Ideas, TEDx

What does a post-pandemic world look like and when will it be here? The truth is, no one really knows. But what we do know

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Who should be prioritized for scarce medical assistance?

January 21, 2022January 20, 2022antiviral, Baruch A. Brody Award Lecture, COVID-19, immunocompromised, Inequity, scarce medical assistance, scarce medical capacity, Supply, Unvaccinated

This post is a preview of a presentation for the Baruch A. Brody Lecture in Bioethics. Want to learn more about this topic? Tune into the lecture Feb

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Emergency Medical Services decision making on where to transport a child

January 7, 2022January 6, 2022Child, Emergency care, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, Houston, pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital

Emergency care does not begin in the hospital; it begins the moment a patient or bystander recognizes the emergency. When someone calls 911 for an

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When your home no longer feels safe

December 17, 2021December 16, 2021Home, Homebound, Narrative Medicine, safety, Security

Editor’s note: The following story explores feelings of safety and sacrifice. A version of this piece was performed at Off-Script, the Texas Medical Center’s storytelling

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Location. Location. Location. Does it impact birth defects?

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021Birth defects, Center of Epidemiology and Population Health, Pregnancy, Rural, Urban

In the United States, birth defects affect about 3% of births yearly and are responsible for 20% of infant deaths. Common birth defects include neural

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As good as dead? The ethical complexities of declaring someone dead

December 3, 2021December 2, 2021bioethics, Brain Death, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Circulatory Death, Dead, Death, ethics, Technology

It is often said that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. And while it is certain we will all die, the definition

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Research staff 101: Fostering curiosity, creativity, and community

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021Academic Research, Career, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Community, Culture, jobs, Research, Research Assistant, Research team

Are you a recent college or master’s program graduate searching for a new professional experience? I remember all too well transitioning to a new career

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Moral distress and the role of social workers during COVID-19

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, COVID-19, discharge planning, End of Life, Hospital, moral distress, Pandemic, Social worker

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, hospital and community-based resources have been cut and ICUs at maximum capacity. Underfunded healthcare systems, lack of healthcare coverage and