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.

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Submissions from 2024

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Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Protect Combined Oncolytic and Helper-Dependent Adenoviruses From Humoral Immunity, Ada Irmak Özcan, Arianexys Aquino Lόpez, Alexandra N Wolff, et al.

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Molecular and Physiological Changes in the SpaceX Inspiration4 Civilian Crew, Christopher W Jones, Eliah G Overbey, Jerome Lacombe, et al.

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Multimodal Prediction of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Comorbid Depression Severity and Energy Delivered by Deep Brain Electrodes, Saurabh Hinduja, Ali Darzi, Itir Onal Ertugrul, et al.

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Newborn Screening Analytes and Structural Birth Defects Among 27,000 Newborns, Philip J Lupo, Natalie P Archer, Rachel D Harris, et al.

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Nonchromosomal Birth Defects and Risk of Childhood Acute Leukemia: An Assessment in 15 000 Leukemia Cases and 46 000 Controls From the Childhood Cancer and Leukemia International Consortium, Philip J Lupo, Tiffany M Chambers, Beth A Mueller, et al.

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Among Individuals of Hispanic and Latin American Ancestry: Cultural Considerations for Assessment and Psychotherapy., Olivia J Morris, Andrew D Wiese, Caitlin M Pinciotti, et al.

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Olaparib for Childhood Tumors Harboring Defects in DNA Damage Repair Genes: Arm H of the NCI-COG Pediatric Match Trial, Julia L Glade Bender, Kerice Pinkney, Paul M Williams, et al.

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Optimization of Cellular Transduction by the HIV-Based Pseudovirus Platform with Pan-Coronavirus Spike Proteins, Syamala Rani Thimmiraju, Maria Jose Villar, Jason T Kimata, et al.

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Optimizing Immunogenicity and Product Presentation of a SARS-CoV-2 Subunit Vaccine Composition: Effects of Delivery Route, Heterologous Regimens With Self-Amplifying RNA Vaccines, and Lyophilization, William R Lykins, Jeroen Pollet, Jessica A White, et al.

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Outcomes of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Among Children With Noncardiac Illness Categories, Morgann Loaec, Adam S Himebauch, Ron Reeder, et al.

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Parasitic Contamination of Soil in the Southern United States, Christine Crudo Blackburn, Sally Mingshuang Yan, David McCormick, et al.

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Parental Descriptions of Childhood Avoidance Symptoms after Trauma, Zoe Blair-Andrews, Alison Salloum, Stephanie Evans, et al.

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Parent-Led Cognitive Behavioral Teletherapy for Anxiety in Autistic Youth: A Randomized Trial Comparing Two Levels of Therapist Support, Andrew G Guzick, Sophie C Schneider, Minjee Kook, et al.

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Parkinson's Disease and Other Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Pathologies and the Progression of Parkinsonism in Older Adults, Aron S Buchman, Lei Yu, Shahram Oveisgharan, et al.

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Patient Interest In and Clinician Reservations on Polygenic Embryo Screening: A Qualitative Study of Stakeholder Perspectives, D Barlevy, I Cenolli, T Campbell, et al.

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Patient Perceptions on the Advancement of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Sickle Cell Disease among Black Women in the United States, Shameka P Thomas, Faith E Fletcher, Rachele Willard, et al.

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Patient Perceptions on the Advancement of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Sickle Cell Disease among Black Women in the United States, Shameka P Thomas, Faith E Fletcher, Rachele Willard, et al.

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Patients’ and Physicians’ Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Integrating Personalized Risk Estimates Into Patient Education About Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy, Kristin M Kostick-Quenet, Benjamin Lang, Natalie Dorfman, et al.

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Pediatric Glioma Immune Profiling Identifies TIM3 as a Therapeutic Target in Braf Fusion Pilocytic Astrocytoma, Shashwat Tripathi, Hinda Najem, Corey Dussold, et al.

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Phase II Study of Ulixertinib in Children and Young Adults With Tumors Harboring Activating Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Alterations: APEC1621J of the National Cancer Institute-Children's Oncology Group Pediatric MATCH Trial, Kieuhoa T Vo, Amit J Sabnis, P Mickey Williams, et al.

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Phase II Study of Vemurafenib in Children and Young Adults With Tumors Harboring Braf V600 Mutations: Nci-Cog Pediatric Match Trial (APEC1621) Arm G, Marie V Nelson, AeRang Kim, P Mickey Williams, et al.

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Phase I Trial of GD2.CART Cells Augmented With Constitutive Interleukin-7 Receptor for Treatment of High-Grade Pediatric CNS Tumors, Frank Y Lin, Austin Stuckert, Candise Tat, et al.

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PKMYT1 Is a Marker of Treatment Response and a Therapeutic Target for CDK4/6 Inhibitor-Resistance in ER+ Breast Cancer, Anran Chen, Beom-Jun Kim, Aparna Mitra, et al.

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PM2.5, Vegetation Density, and Childhood Cancer: A Case-Control Registry-Based Study From Texas 1995–2011, Lindsay A Williams, David Haynes, Jeannette M Sample, et al.

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Post-Trial Responsibilities in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Fulfilling the Promise of Research To Drive Real-World Change, Stephanie R Morain, P Pearl O'Rourke, Joseph Ali, et al.