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Hungry to help: Food insecurity and COVID-19

May 26, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Food Bank, Food insecurity, SNAP

In our hiatus from clinics, Baylor College of Medicine students have kept busy. Some have perfected hobbies, including baking, gardening, and golfing. Others have advanced

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How the humanities can connect us during a pandemic

May 15, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Andrew Childress, Humanities, Narrative Medicine, Pandemic

Humans are no strangers to sudden outbreaks of deadly diseases. Yellow fever, smallpox, cholera, influenza, the list goes on. In times of crisis, we naturally

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An argument for reusable PPE

May 7, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, PPE, Reusable, Supplies

“Do you want to come in?” the resident physician asked me as she held out one of the many blue plastic gowns. “No thank you,

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The cost conundrum of care

May 1, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, medical ethics

While on shift, an emergency physician sews up a large laceration. Her patient is uninsured. On her way to print discharge instructions, the physician stops

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Clinical ethics in the time of COVID-19

April 17, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, medical ethics

I am a clinical ethicist. I prefer this label over the alternatives like “healthcare ethicist” or “ethics consultant.” One reason for this preference has to

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Food for thought: Nutrition at hospitals

March 17, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Nutrition and Wellness

Hospital food is notorious for being bland and tasteless. But is it healthy? A study scored food options available at cafeterias, gift shops, and vending

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Can you teach someone to be ethical?

March 6, 2020 bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, medical ethics

“Bioethics is a broad, interdisciplinary field. Its subject matter encompasses many of the most controversial and weighty matters facing contemporary society” – excerpt from an

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Whom do we hold accountable in science?

February 28, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, CRISPR, medical ethics

Mark Felt, Sherron Watkins, Daniel Ellsberg – these are just a few of the many whistleblowers who’ve made an impact on U.S. history. These are

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Eradication with vaccination? It’s worth a shot

February 20, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, health policy, measles, Vaccination

My stomach sank as I read the following email from my residency program: “Four measles cases confirmed in Harris County. Please reference the attached triage

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Disability rights and healthcare: Olmstead at 20

February 7, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, disability

Twenty years ago, the United States Supreme Court decided one of the most important disability rights cases in American history. Olmstead v. L.C. held that