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In 1962, Swedish Hospital in Seattle was the first institution to offer hemodialysis for patients with kidney failure. Demand for access to this novel and

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Do new well-intentioned guidelines advance the stigma of HIV?

March 22, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, HIV, Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, PrEP, Sophia Fantus, Stigma

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, commonly known as PrEP, is a daily pill that HIV-negative individuals may take to lower their chances of acquiring HIV. If taken as

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How providers are helping shape health policy

March 15, 2019 Advocacy, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Research, Science Policy

“The work of a physician as a healer cannot stop at the door of an office, the threshold of an operating room, or the front

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My first rodeo: Reflections on the New York-Houston Clinical Ethics Consortium

March 8, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, Clinical Ethics Consortium, New York, New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell, Rodeo

A few years ago, I asked a younger colleague if she was comfortable taking the lead on a project. She confidently replied that she was

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‘End Game’ brings palliative care discussions to small screen

March 1, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Death, Dr. Andrew Childress, Ethicists, Hospice, Palliative Care

Although it failed to take home a statue at the Academy Awards, the documentary short film “End Game” is worth watching for its portrayal of

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Code blues: When is CPR not useful?

February 22, 2019 Cardiac Arrest, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Code Blue, CPR, Holland Kaplan, Residents, Resuscitation

Over the course of my medical residency, I have developed a profound dread of ‘Code Blues,’ which occur when a patient experiences cardiac arrest and

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The millennial caregiver: An oxymoron?

February 15, 2019 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 written about this ‘selfish,’ multi-tasking,

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

February 8, 2019 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 elective – those who could