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Wall Street Journal: “Doctors and Lawyers Debate Meaning of Death as Families Challenge Practices”
The Uniform Law Commission is assessing possible changes to the Uniform Determination of Death Act. The review process focuses on the determination of death by neurologic criteria, or “brain death”, and is prompted, in part, by work of…
Professor Thaddeus Pope publishes chapter: “Is Consent Required for Clinicians to Make a Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria?”
Professor Thaddeus Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C, has published a chapter entitled “Is Consent Required for Clinicians to Make a Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria?” in the recently released book Death Determination by Neurological…
Harm Reduction Practice in Rural Minnesota: Observations from the Field
This post is part of our series "Bioethics in Focus," featuring the experts of the Center for Bioethics community. The thoughts reflected in this piece are the authors’ individual, expert opinions and do not necessarily reflect the…
U.S. maternal mortality climbs dramatically during pandemic, study finds
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report on March 16, 2023, documenting an increase in maternal mortality during 2021.
Even over the counter, Narcan may be too costly to reach many drug users
Federal regulators will soon allow over the counter sales of Narcan, the nasal spray version of the drug Naloxone, which treats opioid overdoses. Concerns have been raised about pricing for the drug.
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD, Minnesota Commissioner of Health, was a keynote speaker for a virtual International Women’s Day conference on March 8, 2023.
COVID-19 Revealed Shortcomings Of The US Public Health System And The Need To Strengthen Funding And Accountability
This article, co-authored by JP Leider, PhD, argues that “Well-functioning public health systems require adequate funding, but a modernized public health financial data system is also key to the systems’ success.
The Exodus Of State And Local Public Health Employees: Separations Started Before And Continued Throughout COVID-19
Research led by JP Leider, PhD, examined declines in the public health workforce between 2017 and 2021.
Do No Unconscious Harm: Researchers are Finding New Ways to Mitigate Implicit Bias in Health Care Providers
Rachel Hardeman, MD, MPH, says that although “[t]here is a robust science around implicit bias…, [t]here is no gold standard for how to intervene right now.