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Category: Health Policy

December 11, 2015

Proposed changes to HHS ‘Common Rule’ are of little benefit

Lori Hidinger

Recently proposed changes to the “Common Rule” by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and various other federal agencies, while aiming to enhance human subject protections for current and future research activities involving the ongoing storage and…

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October 14, 2014

Ebola case shows importance of teamwork in healthcare

Lori Hidinger

by Heather Ross, HSD Student The White House’s announcement on Friday that it has Ebola “under control” is patently ridiculous. As we witnessed with the case in Dallas last week, and have been reminded by the failure of a properly…

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August 12, 2014

The real Ebola dilemma

Kyle Larkin

By Heather M. Ross, HSD Student President Obama’s Ebola ethics dilemma is merely a headline — a critical case that illustrates a much broader problem with medical research and particularly vaccine development in the United States and worldwide. One of…

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June 11, 2014

Fixing the VA: It’s not that easy

Kyle Larkin

By Heather M. Ross, HSD student Proposals for new legislation to fix the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are flying in Congress. Unfortunately, each is problematically simple and pretends that the VA system represents an isolated case of inadequate healthcare…

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August 1, 2013

Hurry Up and Wait: US Healthcare from Inside the Safety Net

Kyle Larkin

A middle-aged man with a dialysis catheter to replace his failed kidneys tells the doctor, “I’d rather take this thing out and go on my own…rather die than come here.” The U.S. healthcare system is notorious for incorporating new technologies…

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April 4, 2013

Equality and quality in children and beyond: towards a more productive science and better society

Kyle Larkin

By Jayanta Chatterjee, An increasing number of parents seem to encourage their kids with adjectives like ‘awesome’ for a very average job. They congratulate children without thinking much if the ‘awesome culture’ increase the chance of future success by boosting…

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March 28, 2013

Celebrating the journey of ASU graduate student Arijit Guha

Kyle Larkin

Last week the ASU community lost an incredible thinker and activist, School of Sustainability Ph.D. student Arijit Guha. Arijit passed away March 22nd after what his family describes as a “spirited, graceful, and inspirational bout with cancer.” Diagnosed with Stage…

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