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The Minnesota Department of Health launches campaign to reduce teen vaping
In announcing this new campaign, Minnesota’s Health Commissioner Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD, stated: “We know that nicotine found in e-cigarettes is highly addictive and can lead to significant physical and mental health impacts…. Teens…
JP Leider co-authors “A Uniform Chart of Accounts: Strengthening Public Health Practice and Research Through Standardized Financial Data”
JP Leider, PhD, and colleagues have published “A Uniform Chart of Accounts: Strengthening Public Health Practice and Research Through Standardized Financial Data” in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.
The Disability Paradox and Medical Decision Making
Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH, & Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C presented the Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds on 3/29/23: "The Disability Paradox and Medical Decision Making."
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Breaking the silence: Minnesota's alarming maternal mortality rates unveiled between Black and American Indian mothers
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has released a report on maternal mortality in 2017 and 2018. The report documents significant disparities in maternal mortality; Black and American Indian birthing people are disproportionately…
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.
