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Supporting decision making as cognition declines

January 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

January 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

January 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?

December 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

December 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

December 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?

November 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

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Ethical issues in reproductive medicine: Hinduism and “leftovers” from IVF

November 7, 2022 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Hindu, in vitro fertilization, IVF, Religious Traditions, Reproductive Medicine

Dr. Sarma takes a closer look at the Hindu position on in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the related ethical issues in reproductive medicine.

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Trash talk: What to do with medical waste?

November 4, 2022 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Environment, Global Inequalities, Healthcare Waste, Medical Waste

How much do you think about waste? There are some catchy slogans to inspire us, like “Feed the can, man” and “Slam dunk the junk.”

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“I Want a Doctor Who Looks Like Me!”: Managing Race-Based Patient Requests

October 18, 2022 Biases, Discrimination, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, race-based patient requests, racial/cultural concordance, Upstander

The similar-to-me effect is a cognitive bias related to the idea that people have a preference for those that are similar – look, act and think like us. Drs.