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Integrating the humanities into medical education

May 12, 2023 Arts, Grand Rounds, health professionals, Humanities, Medical Education, medical humanities, Narrative Medicine

It’s truly exciting to be working at the intersection of arts and medicine in this vibrant and expanding field. There is an increasing realization today

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Revolutionizing healthcare: emerging trends and innovations

April 28, 2023 artificial intelligence, Brain Computing, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Future, Healthcare, Medicine, Metaverse, Psychedelics

The healthcare industry is constantly evolving. Conventional techniques of diagnosis and therapy are no longer enough to address patients’ various and complicated demands. To tackle

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What does Earth Day mean to you?

April 21, 2023 climate change, Earth Day, Environment, Environmental Issues, Resource Conservation

This is a question worthy of reflection for each of us. The United States first celebrated Earth Day in April 1970. Earth Day was the

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A national health system for kidney failure and what comes next?

April 14, 2023 advanced kidney disease, chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, health insurers, kidney failure, Medicare, public health

It’s been more than 50 years since the creation of a national health insurance program for people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), titled Medicare’s End-Stage

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As pediatricians, we advocate banning flavored e-cigarettes to halt vaping trends

April 7, 2023 E-Cigarettes, pediatricians, teenagers, Tobacco, vapes, Vaping, youth

Electronic cigarettes are endangering the lives of teenagers. We have seen it firsthand as pediatricians. These products have a variety of names, including e-cigarettes, vapes,

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“I” before “E” in medicine and VIP patient access

March 31, 2023 DEI, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, ethics, healthcare access, healthcare equity

We live in a world where immediacy reigns. From accessing a world of information in the palm of our hands within seconds to getting items

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Navigating COVID-19 in the workplace: Best practices to guide future decision-making

March 17, 2023 COVID-19, Decision-making, public health, Research, SARS-CoV-2, viral parameters, Workplace

Ensuring safety during the COVID-19 pandemic has been crucial over the past three years due to the varying waves of COVID-19 variants. Consequently, public policy

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Is it fair to be on multiple waitlists for an organ transplant?

March 10, 2023 ethics, Multiple listing, Organ, Organ Transplant, policy, Transplant

Transplantation is a crucial treatment option for various end-organ diseases, and in the U.S., the demand for organ transplants outpaces the supply. One hotly debated

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St. mother and the language barrier

March 3, 2023 Advocate, Culturally competent medicine, Hospital Policies, Language and translation, Language Barrier, Surgical policy

Editors note: This piece is a personal narrative and does not make a specific policy or ethical argument It was a hectic day on service:

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Bringing global learnings to our community

February 24, 2023 China, Emergency Medicine, Global Affairs, Global Health, injury prevention, medical student, The Schwarzman Scholarship

Each year the Schwarzman Scholarship, hailed as “the Rhodes Scholarship of the 21st Century,” selects 150 scholars for a fully-funded Masters of Arts in Global