What does informed consent look like millions of miles from Earth?
In a new publication, Dr. Vasiliki Rahimzadeh and colleagues examine the ethical challenges of obtaining informed consent for research participation during space exploration.
Read here: https://t.co/KqDIbtOxY9
Hemorrhoids are common, but diagnosis and treatment are often anything but straightforward.
In our newest blog, Dr. Waqar Qureshi discusses the @AmerGastroAssn’s first expert review on hemorrhoids and what it means for patients and clinicians.
Read here: https://t.co/iex8YKHClk
Congratulations to the 2026 Medical Ethics and Health Policy Pathways graduates!
Wishing all of our graduates continued success as they move forward in medicine, ethics, health policy, and beyond. Thank you to the faculty, families, and all who helped support them along the way.
Endometriosis diagnosis is often delayed, dismissed, or redirected.
In a new publication, Center faculty, staff and former trainees examine “diagnostic buck-passing” and the challenges patients face in receiving timely endometriosis care.
Read here: https://t.co/oVdQRFGqiK
AI medical devices are rapidly transforming health care, but many are still not designed or tested with children in mind.
In our newest blog, experts discuss the ethical and clinical challenges of adapting AI tools built for adults to pediatric care.
https://t.co/5cGREnWF93
Center faculty and staff published the peer commentary “Pregnancy Exceptionalism in End-of-Life Care: Ethical Challenges and the Need for Updated Guidance” in @bioethics_net
Read the publication: https://t.co/du9SV4cIJ7
#Bioethics#MedicalEthics#EndOfLifeCare
Center faculty, scholars and former RAs published the article “Reported Safety Practices of Publicly Advertised Psychedelic Retreats” in @JAMANetworkOpen. The publication was also featured in the @statnews newsletter.
Read the publication: https://t.co/pEEfNE2YYX
#Psychedelics
Psychedelic retreats are a booming business with few safety guardrails. Dr. Amy McGuire of @BCMEthics explains why you should do your research on the retreat before you attend. https://t.co/UTiRPc5wGC
Center faculty, staff and collaborators published the article “Stakeholder Perspectives on Humanistic Implementation of Computer Perception in Health Care: Qualitative Study” in @jmirpub Mental Health.
Read the publication:
https://t.co/G0SjeDON5F
#Bioethics#MentalHealth
Center Director Dr. Amy McGuire was quoted in the article “The Double-Edged Code: The Promise and Peril of Personal Genomics,” published by Inside Precision Medicine.
Read the article: https://t.co/0EvOlaeDiv
#Bioethics#Genomics#PrecisionMedicine
Clinical Research Associate Bronwyn Danielle Walsh and Professor Vaso Rahimzadeh coauthored the paper “When ‘More Isn’t More’: The Normative and Practical Case for Improving Genetic Data Infrastructure,” published in @bioethics_net
Read the article here: https://t.co/TOAAf0EHj2
“What’s next?” is one of the hardest questions in medicine.
In our newest blog, Dr. Kyra Roa reflects on navigating uncertainty with patients and families when answers aren’t clear.
Read here: https://t.co/HtdsIaRTR0
#MedicalEthics#Pediatrics
Thank you to everyone who made the 2026 Health Policy Symposium possible.
We are grateful to our speakers, moderators, and organizers, and especially to all who attended and made this event such a success.
Still time to join us!
We’re live at the 2026 Virtual Health Policy Symposium discussing private equity and consolidation.
Join here: https://t.co/Sg8tkhJ4oj
Happening today.
Join us for our 2026 Virtual Health Policy Symposium: Who Owns Healthcare? Private Equity, Consolidation, and the Corporate Transformation of Medicine
Register here: https://t.co/BhhFWazkoN
🕐 1:00–4:30 PM (CT)
#HealthPolicy#HealthcareLeadership@BCMCME
Children may survive blood clots, but what happens after treatment ends?
Our newest blog explores why long-term follow-up matters and how we may be overlooking children at risk for lasting complications.
Read here: https://t.co/fsklVaVmSw
#Pediatrics#ChildHealth#HealthPolicy
How do patients, caregivers, and clinicians decide whether to trust AI in healthcare?
Center faculty, members, and affiliates co-authored a new study in the @jmirpub examining trust in AI-based computer perception tools.
Read here: https://t.co/Z0TMJMP239
Who owns healthcare and what does it mean for providers?
Our newest blog explores how private equity and consolidation are reshaping medicine and what’s at stake.
Read: https://t.co/ZS0Cu9JhXo
Join the conversation April 29: https://t.co/BhhFWazkoN
#HealthPolicy@BCMCME
What do patients and caregivers want to know before agreeing to digital mental health tools?
Center faculty and collaborators explore consent, trust, and transparency in a new study in NPP – Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience.
https://t.co/09ee01Eez2
#Bioethics#DigitalHealth