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Safety Report: Core Issues Affecting Safety of Girls in the Developing World

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Safety Report: Core Issues Affecting Safety of Girls in the Developing World

January 18, 2018

"A joint research featuring findings from diverse geographic locations and cultures. There are innumerable factors making the world unsafe especially for girls, and we found it necessary to search out the cause of these vices, so as to create solutions for the root from which these problems stem."

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What Patients Hear: The Need for Patient Advocates

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What Patients Hear: The Need for Patient Advocates

January 10, 2018

"Patient advocates cry, grieve, love and celebrate the defeats and victories that occur during treatment.

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 The Deep Disparities of Unintended Pregnancies: A Case for Women’s Health and Reproductive Empowerment

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The Deep Disparities of Unintended Pregnancies: A Case for Women’s Health and Reproductive Empowerment

January 10, 2018

"Today it has become inescapable: women’s health and reproductive empowerment are the future.

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Dr. Hamilton Interview Part Two

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Dr. Hamilton Interview Part Two

January 10, 2018

"Dr. Hamilton speaks on the nature of psychiatry, and the importance of restoring agency in the treatment of mental illness.

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How Communication Controls the Message

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How Communication Controls the Message

January 9, 2018

"The process of accepting a diagnosis takes time, often because it involves acknowledging that their disease is limiting their autonomy.

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Prenatal Genetic Tests to Eugenics: An Illogical Leap

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Prenatal Genetic Tests to Eugenics: An Illogical Leap

January 9, 2018

"Mothers are autonomous agents who are entitled to the information they seek about their own bodies."

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Assisted Reproductive Therapy: Why There is Still A Need to Form a Health Policy

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Assisted Reproductive Therapy: Why There is Still A Need to Form a Health Policy

December 19, 2017

"I believe it is important to further discover why there is an increased risk of low birth weight among those who use ART to conceive a child."

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Dr. Hamilton Interview Part One

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Dr. Hamilton Interview Part One

November 29, 2017

"Dr. Hamilton speaks on his background, what bioethics means to his practice, and how he views the mind.

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Ultrasound to Abortion: The Moral Permissibility of Genetic Testing

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Ultrasound to Abortion: The Moral Permissibility of Genetic Testing

November 28, 2017

"When is abortion morally permissible?"

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Journey to the Center of Bioethics

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Journey to the Center of Bioethics

November 22, 2017

"Throughout the presentations a call for action was raised.

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Women and Economic Equality: Access to Birth Control

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Women and Economic Equality: Access to Birth Control

November 22, 2017

"Discrimination against women is an issue spanning years of legislation on topics from research to pregnancy to birth control."

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Kidney Market: We’re Not There Yet

Kidney Market: We’re Not There Yet

November 13, 2017

"[...] a kidney market is a hasty and potentially dangerous decision.

Why We Need a Market for Kidneys

Why We Need a Market for Kidneys

November 13, 2017

"For every day there is a shortage of kidneys, dozens of patients will die."

Is Ignorance Bliss? Benevolent Deception in Medicine

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Is Ignorance Bliss? Benevolent Deception in Medicine

October 23, 2017

"Benevolent deception can lead to strained patient-doctor relationships and undermine the fundamental duty of truthfulness.

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The Ethics of Shadowing: When the Line is Crossed

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The Ethics of Shadowing: When the Line is Crossed

October 19, 2017

"However, it is important to ask-  Are shadowing experiences ethical on the patient’s behalf?"

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Lost in Translation

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Lost in Translation

October 10, 2017

"Now I realize the reality people of my ethnicity and many others face every day.

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When Should Physicians Retire?

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When Should Physicians Retire?

October 9, 2017

"It is no secret that certain abilities decline with age."

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Compatibility Testing and Organ Donation: Morals and Ethics

Compatibility Testing and Organ Donation: Morals and Ethics

October 8, 2017

"When an ethical dilemma presents itself in the healthcare setting, there are ethical codes of conduct to be considered before making a recommendation.

Republicans Introduce the Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill

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Republicans Introduce the Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill

October 3, 2017

"The bill is another attempt by Republicans in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act."

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Pregnant Women as “Vulnerable Populations”: The Cost and a Possible Solution

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Pregnant Women as “Vulnerable Populations”: The Cost and a Possible Solution

October 2, 2017

"The term 'vulnerable population' is generally saved for those that are not viewed as 'autonomous agents' and/ or their voluntariness is compromised”

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