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Study shows adolescents with cancer can benefit from advance-care discussions
Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH unpacks the need for young cancer patients and their families to have tough conversations about their end of life.
University of Minnesota researchers: Doctors have 'professional obligation' to protect abortion access
Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH discusses her recent article on how the Dobbs decision is a “direct assault on racial equity in health care.”
Bioethics & Gender Affirming Care
In 2021, 34 states introduced 147 Anti-Transgender bills. Within this political landscape, gender affirming care for children is getting a lot of attention these days. It is a complicated issue that brings many concerns, questions, and…
Advance Care Planning for Adolescents with Cancer
Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH and colleagues conducted a longitudinal adolescent advance care planning study that is the largest study to date using the validated Family-Centered Advance Care Planning intervention for Teens with Cancer (FACE-TC…
Bioethics Faculty Selected to Present at National Conference
Every October, bioethicists from across the country gather for the American Society for Bioethics & Humanities's (ASBH) annual conference.
Advance Care Planning for Adolescents with Cancer
Jennifer Needle MD, MPH: “Adolescents with cancer should be given the opportunity to participate in their own medical decision-making.”
New Chapter on Health Equity & Justice During Pandemics by Debra DeBruin, PhD
The recently published edited volume Ethical Public Health Policy Within Pandemics (Boylan, M. 2022) includes a chapter on “Pandemic Disparities: Equity and Neutral Conceptions of Justice” by Debra DeBruin, PhD.
Report: Minnesota's rate for pregnancy-related deaths lower than national average
Rachel Hardemn, PhD, MPH highlights the racial disparities present in the findings: "In one of the healthiest states in the country, Black and Indigenous moms are dying at a rate that far outstrips their share of the population..."
In Rural America, Covid Hits Black and Hispanic People Hardest
Despite higher vaccination rates of nonwhites in Minnesota, Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD connects greater societal issues to the disproportionate COVID deaths among people of color in the state.
New Study: Long Term Efficacy of Pediatric Advance Care Planning
We often pair the aging process with advance care planning. However, the ability to make your own health care decisions is valuable at any age, particularly when patients with terminal illnesses are involved.