Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications
The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy researches and influences policy on today’s most pressing ethical issues.
The center focuses on conducting cutting-edge multidisciplinary research on perennial and emerging ethical issues arising in clinical practice and in biomedical research in a changing healthcare environment. Our research informs our teaching, clinical practice and contributions to the development of health and science policy at the local, national and international levels.
Our staff is dedicated to creating a shared, sustainable, intellectual environment in which all stakeholders can critically reflect on and respond to ethical challenges in healthcare and biomedical research.
Submissions from 2022
Butyrate-Producing Bacteria and Insulin Homeostasis: The Microbiome and Insulin Longitudinal Evaluation Study (MILES), Jinrui Cui, Gautam Ramesh, Martin Wu, et al.
Can Statins Lessen the Burden of Virus Mediated Cancers?, Eva H Clark, Sarah T Ahmed, Elaine Chang, et al.
Challenges and Lessons Learned From the Rapid Operationalization of a Prospective Cohort to Study the Natural History and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Postnatal Zika Virus Infection Among Infants and Children in Rural Guatemala, Alejandra Paniagua-Avila, Daniel Olson, Amy Connery, et al.
Change During Cognitive and Exposure Phases of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Autistic Youth With Anxiety Disorders, Andrew G Guzick, Sophie C Schneider, Philip C Kendall, et al.
Characteristics of Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GvHD) After Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide Versus Conventional GvHD Prophylaxis, Rima M Saliba, Amin M Alousi, Joseph Pidala, et al.
Circulating Trophoblast Numbers as a Potential Marker for Pregnancy Complications, Brielle Crovetti, Mohamad Ali Maktabi, Hadi Erfani, et al.
Clinical and Demographic Factors Contributing to Asparaginase-Associated Toxicities in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Priyadarshani Dharia, Michael D Swartz, M Brooke Bernhardt, et al.
Clinical and Molecular Features of Pediatric Cancer Patients With Lynch Syndrome, Sarah Scollon, Mohammad K Eldomery, Jacquelyn Reuther, et al.
Considering the Genetic Architecture of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, John W Belmont
COVID-19 and Children, Carl A Pierce, Kevan C Herold, Betsy C Herold, et al.
COVID-19 Vaccines: The Imperfect Instruments of Vaccine Diplomacy, Peter J Hotez
COVID Community-Engaged Testing in Alabama: Reaching Underserved Rural Populations Through Collaboration, Christopher Greer McCollum, Thomas N Creger, Aadia I Rana, et al.
Creating a Collaborative Trauma-Informed Interdisciplinary Citywide Victim Services Model Focused on Health Care for Survivors of Human Trafficking, Juhi Jain, Mackenzie Bennett, Mark D Bailey, et al.
Creation of a Global Vaccine Risk Index, Tasmiah Nuzhath, Peter J Hotez, Ashish Damania, et al.
De Novo Heterozygous Variants in SLC30A7 Are a Candidate Cause for Joubert Syndrome, Monica Penon-Portmann, Mohammad K Eldomery, Lorraine Potocki, et al.
Effect of Problem-solving Treatment on Self-reported Disability Among Veterans With Gulf War Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Lisa M McAndrew, Karen S Quigley, Shou-En Lu, et al.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Outcomes in Children With Preexisting Neurologic Disorders or Neurofunctional Disability, Siddhartha A Dante, Megan K Carroll, Derek K Ng, et al.
Factors Associated With a Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis Among Us Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, Nisha Jani, Israel C Christie, Tianshi David Wu, et al.
Fast Cbt for Pediatric OCD: A Multiple-Baseline Controlled Pilot Trial of Parent Training in Exposure and Response Prevention Delivered, Lara J Farrell, Natalja A Nabinger de Diaz, Sharna Mathieu, et al.
Features of Burnout Amongst Pathologists: A Reassessment, Michael B Cohen, Marisa Saint Martin, David J Gross, et al.
Genome Sequencing in the Parkinson Disease Clinic, Emily J Hill, Laurie A Robak, Rami Al-Ouran, et al.
Germline Genetic and Treatment-Related Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and St Jude Lifetime Cohorts, Melissa A Richard, Sogol Mostoufi-Moab, Nisha Rathore, et al.
Germline Polymorphisms in MGMT Associated with Temozolomide-Related Myelotoxicity Risk in Patients with Glioblastoma Treated on NRG Oncology/RTOG 0825, Michael E Scheurer, Renke Zhou, Mark R Gilbert, et al.
Glutathione Peroxidase 2 Is a Metabolic Driver of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Response, Kazi Mokim Ahmed, Ratna Veeramachaneni, Defeng Deng, et al.
High Prevalence of Osteopathy in Chronic Pancreatitis: A Cross-sectional Analysis From the PROCEED Study, Phil A Hart, Dhiraj Yadav, Liang Li, et al.