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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

Three people sitting together at a wooden table in a library, reading books.

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Ethics, equity and research

February 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

February 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

A person looking away from the camera while holding a phone up to their face. The phone has an image of the portion of their face that is being covered.

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

January 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

Several people placing their hands together in an overlapping fashion.

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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