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 2024
Comparing Visualization Performance of Liquid Embolic Agents Using a Novel Injectable Phantom, J Ryan Mason, Cristina Dodge, Adam Beardsley, et al.
Comparison of Four Protocols for In Vitro Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells into Trophoblast Lineages by BMP4 and Dual Inhibition of Activin/Nodal and FGF2 Signaling, Zahra Anvar, Imen Chakchouk, Momal Sharif, et al.
Congenital Tooth Agenesis and Risk of Early-Onset Cancer, Saga Elise Eiset, Jeremy Schraw, Gitte Vrelits Sørensen, et al.
Contextual Factors Influencing the Association Between the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion and Veteran VA-Medicaid Dual Enrollment, Patrick N O'Mahen, Chase S Eck, Cheng Rebecca Jiang, et al.
Data Stewardship in Ftld Research: Investigator and Research Participant Views, Jalayne J Arias, Ana M Tyler, Laura M Beskow, et al.
Deep-Learning-Based Image Super-resolution of an End-Expandable Optical Fiber Probe for Application in Esophageal Cancer Diagnostics, Xiaohui Zhang, Mimi Tan, Mansour Nabil, et al.
Delays in Hepatitis A Vaccination in People With HIV in Houston, Texas Between 2010 and 2018, Emily T Ciocca, Kristen A Staggers, Jennifer Carey, et al.
Design and Evaluation of ScanCap: A Low-Cost, Reusable Tethered Capsule Endoscope with Blue-Green Illumination Imaging for Unsedated Screening and Early Detection of Barrett's Esophagus, Cheima Hicheri, Ahad M Azimuddin, Alex Kortum, et al.
Determinants of Referral Network Size for Screening Colonoscopies in the Veterans Health Administration After the Implementation of the MISSION Act, Chase S Eck, Vivian Ho, Cheng Jiang, et al.
Developing an Ethics and Policy Framework for Psychedelic Clinical Care: A Consensus Statement, Amy L McGuire, I Glenn Cohen, Dominic Sisti, et al.
Developing the OpenFlexure Microscope Towards Medical Use: Technical and Social Challenges of Developing Globally Accessible Hardware for Healthcare, Joe Knapper, Freya Whiteford, Daniel Rosen, et al.
Development of a Multi-Level/Multi-Modal Intervention for Health Care Transition Preparation, Beth H Garland, Mary Majumder, Constance M Wiemann, et al.
Development of a Multi-Level/Multi-Modal Intervention for Health Care Transition Preparation, Beth H Garland, Mary Majumder, Constance M Wiemann, et al.
Differences in Prediagnostic Serum Metabolomic and Lipidomic Profiles Between Cirrhosis Patients with and without Incident Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Hannah Powell, Cristian Coarfa, Elisa Ruiz-Echartea, et al.
Direct Implantation of Patient Brain Tumor Cells into Matching Locations in Mouse Brains for Patient-Derived Orthotopic Xenograft Model Development, Lin Qi, Patricia Baxter, Mari Kogiso, et al.
Disruption of Neural Periodicity Predicts Clinical Response After Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Nicole R Provenza, Sandesh Reddy, Anthony K Allam, et al.
Effective Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder After Failed Anterior Capsulotomy: Illustrative Cases, Anthony K Allam, Nisha Giridharan, Mohammed Hasen, et al.
Environmental Detection of Parasites in the Marginalized Paiute Reservations Compared to a Nearby Area, Shannon McKim, Kristen Kopystynsky, Nathaniel Wolf, et al.
Ethical Concerns for Remote Computer Perception in Cardiology: New Stages for Digital Health Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning, Kristin Kostick-Quenet, Jerry Estep, and Jennifer S Blumenthal-Barby
Ethical Considerations for Integrating Multimodal Computer Perception and Neurotechnology, Meghan E Hurley, Anika Sonig, John Herrington, et al.
Ethical Issues in Implementation Science: Perspectives From a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop, Neal W Dickert, Donna Spiegelman, Jennifer S Blumenthal-Barby, et al.
Evidence Review and Considerations for Use of First Line Genome Sequencing to Diagnose Rare Genetic Disorders, Kristen M Wigby, Deanna Brockman, Gregory Costain, et al.
Evolution of Telehealth-Its Impact on Palliative Care and Medication Management, Syed N Imam, Ursula K Braun, Mary A Garcia, et al.
Examining the Relationship Between Anxiety Severity and Autism-Related Challenges During Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children with Autism, Madeleine N Fuselier, Andrew G Guzick, Jafar Bakhshaie, et al.
Excess Mortality in Persons with Concurrent HIV and Cancer Diagnoses: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Kamaria L Lee, Varada Sarovar, Jennifer O Lam, et al.