Baylor School

Firearm owners’ support for policies regulating firearms left in vehicles

Abstract Purpose Firearms stolen from vehicles are a leading source of gun theft in the US. In response, there has been growth in the number of proposed and enacted policies at the state and local levels. Yet firearm owners’ attitudes toward policies regulating firearms left in v...

Individualizing Informed Consent: For Whom, and How Far?

In 2018, the U.S. federal guidelines were updated to require the reasonable person standard during informed consent in research settings (Khatiwada et al. 2026). According to the standard, research...

Impact of an unrestricted clear liquid fasting protocol on pediatric perioperative outcomes: a prospective interventional study

PURPOSE: Traditional preoperative fasting guidance (6-4-2) aims to reduce aspiration risk but frequently produces prolonged fasting and discomfort in children. We evaluated whether progressively liberalizing the clear-liquid fasting policy reduces fasting time and improves the pe...