The medical device tax: Good intent with grievous consequences?
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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Policywise
Can deep brain stimulation make you a ‘different person’?
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
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
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
“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
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?
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
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
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Turning anxiety into empathy
Medical school was the first time in my life that I suffered from debilitating anxiety. I was overwhelmed by the volume of information I was
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Mental health: Speak out to break the stigma
Several months ago, I wrote a blog post about my experience with mental illness and how that part of me has shaped my career trajectory
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