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Ethics, equity and research

Feb 17, 2023 Diversity, Equity, ethics, Health Disparities, Researchers, Scientific Research

Individuals from minoritized groups suffer high disease burdens and would significantly benefit from equitable advances in scientific research. However, many are faced with barriers that

A tall stack of old philosophy books in a dark room.

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Philosophy, an ancient practice with modern appeal? The role of “big” questions in medical decision-making

Feb 3, 2023 bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor, Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Greenwall Foundation, Philosophy

Philosophy is not an antiquated subject of academic research. Far from it. Just ask Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Cullen Professor of Medical Ethics and associate director

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When visible meets invisible: the importance of psychological screening and intervention in pediatric dermatology

Jan 27, 2023 Adolescents, Allied Health Professionals, children, Dermatological Conditions, Dermatologists, Pediatric, Psychosocial, Skin Diseases

The psychosocial burden of skin (cutaneous) disorders in children and adolescents is heavy. Children and adolescents with various skin diseases are more likely to experience

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Supporting decision making as cognition declines

Jan 20, 2023 Alzheimer's Disease, autonomy, Baruch A. Brody Lecture, bioethics, cognitive impairment, Decision-making, Dementia

This post is a preview of a presentation for the Baruch A. Brody Lecture in Bioethics. Want to learn more about this topic? Tune into the lecture Feb.

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Infant feeding for parents with HIV: a decision at the intersection of reproductive justice, ethics and medicine

Jan 13, 2023 Breastfeeding, Breastmilk, Chestfeeding, Formula, HIV, Infant feeding, Parent

Parenting is hard. Making any parenting decision is especially hard in our current world with opinions from every side: family, friends, medical providers, even opinions

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Good Ethics to Good Science in Commercial Spaceflight Human Research

Jan 6, 2023 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Center for Space Medicine, ethics, Research, space, Spaceflight, the Banbury Center of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Translational Research Institute for Space Health

The world is watching as the commercial spaceflight industry takes shape. More than ever, Spaceflight Participants – the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) approved term for

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What is the essence of our humanity?

Dec 23, 2022 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Human Rights, Humanity, video

In 2021, I wrote the script for a short (2 minute) animated video project on the value of every person’s life and the inherent, equal

A doctor holding a smart phone with the camera pointed down, as if toward a patient.

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In focus: Patient photography and the medico-legal considerations

Dec 9, 2022 cell phones, Digital Medical Photograph, HIPAA, Images, Medico-legal implications, Photography, Privacy

Today, digital medical photographs are everywhere. In contemporary medicine, and especially in fields like plastic and reconstructive surgery that have such an emphasis on visual

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Telehealth for sexual health among adolescents and young adults

Dec 2, 2022 Access, Adolescents, Baylor Teen Health Clinics, Privacy, Telehealth, Young adults

COVID-19 stay-at-home policies restricted the movement of individuals, especially adolescents and young adults. At the onset of the pandemic, we at the Baylor Teen Health

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What could we owe to the dead?

Nov 18, 2022 bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine, Dead, Death, Philosophical Bioethics, Philosophy

“Ay, thou poor Ghost, while memory holds a seat In this distracted globe. Remember thee! Yea, from the table of my memory I’ll wipe away