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Ten to 25% of women in the United States suffer from perinatal depression, commonly referred to as post-partum depression (PPD). Not only does PPD create

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Is there a right to die?

May 31, 2019 Assisted Dying, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Death, End of Life, Eric Mathison

How people think about death is undergoing a major transformation in the United States. In the past decade, there has been a significant rise in

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VA Whole Health: The paradigm shift we’ve been waiting for

May 24, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VA, Veterans, Whole Health

“The job of medicine is not only to diagnose and treat disease,” said Tracy Gaudet, the executive director of the Veterans Health Administration, in her

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Why new DNR order regulations don’t lay ethical concerns to rest

May 17, 2019 Adam Pena, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, DNR, do-not-resuscitate orders

A little over a year ago, the Texas Legislature passed legislation regulating inpatient do-not-resuscitate orders (DNRs). It’s now gone into effect in hospitals across the

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Parenting from prison: How does it impact children’s health?

May 10, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Child, Health, Incarceration, Parent, Prison, Rice University

According to the CDC, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), increase the risk of negative health outcomes over a lifetime. There are three types of ACEs: abuse,

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An ode to my teachers, with gratitude

May 3, 2019 Appreciation, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Lessons, policy, Teacher

My father has the most amazing memory. He can tell you what he ate for dinner one year ago to this day and remembers the

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What if someone could be ‘kind of’ alive?

April 24, 2019 Brain, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, consciousness, Death, Dr. Kristin Kostick, Life

When the executioner’s assistant held up the freshly guillotined head of assassin Charlotte Corday by her hair and slapped her face on both cheeks in

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Reducing the DUI legal limit: A spirited debate

April 19, 2019 alcohol, 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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Confronting professional boundaries in medicine

April 12, 2019 Angelina Romasanta, boundaries, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, professionalism

Physician assistant (PA) school, clinical rotations, and patient interactions are sprinkled with unexpected, life-altering and difficult experiences at every turn. PAs are trained as generalists,