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Is there really a perfect way to study humans?

August 17, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Clinical Trials, Dr. Stacey Berg, ethics, observational study, randomized controlled trial

Doctors, patients, and researchers are frustrated when a new healthcare approach works well in a study, but then has disappointing results in the “real world.”

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Does ECMO life support require a different approach?

August 10, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Andrew Childress, End of Life, Ethical Concerns, Life Support, Medical Treatment

The decision to place a loved one on life support is not easy. In fact, the term itself “life support” can mean many different things

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The medical device tax: Good intent with grievous consequences?

August 3, 2018 Affordable Care Act, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Cedric Dark, Medical Device

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in the following blog post are the author’s own and do not reflect the views of Baylor College of Medicine.

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Can deep brain stimulation make you a ‘different person’?

July 27, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, deep brain stimulation, Identity, Peter Zuk, Philosophy

Deep brain stimulation (DBS), a procedure in which implanted electrodes deliver current to a target region of the brain, might sound like the stuff of

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Medical humanities and the search for meaning

July 11, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Andrew Childress, Medical Education, Narrative Medicine

I must admit that I’m surprised when I hear third-year medical students say they would like to have taken some humanities courses in the first

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Life after the death of my child

July 6, 2018 clinical ethics, family, Grief, Jill Oliver Robinson

Before my eight-month-old daughter, Abby, died unexpectedly, I thought I knew plenty about grief. The pervasively popular five stages of grief model, developed by Dr.

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When DNA ancestry tests reveal something surprising

June 29, 2018 Ancestry, DNA, genetic testing, Stacey Pereira

“Hey, we’re half French,” was the text from my brother a couple of months ago, accompanying a screenshot of his Ancestry.com results. I found this

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Making healthcare inclusive for LGBTQ patients

June 22, 2018 Health Disparities, LGBT health, Medical Education, Pride Month, Sophia Fantus

As I scroll through my Facebook feed to admire friends who are celebrating Pride Month, I think about how far we’ve come as a society

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Do-not-resuscitate orders: Who should decide?

June 8, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, do-not-resuscitate orders, Dr. Janet Malek, medical ethics

In August 2017, Governor Greg Abbot signed into law a bill passed by the Texas State legislature during a special session, “An Act relating to

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How the medical community can encourage gun safety

June 1, 2018 Gun Safety, Gun Violence Awareness Day, health policy, Lea Kiefer, Leah Fowler

Ninety-six Americans are shot and killed every day. Five years ago, National Gun Violence Awareness Day began to honor one of those lives cut tragically