Almost expectedly, we're starting to have discussions as to whether we should extend medical aid in dying to people with ...

Medical ethics is a pivotal field that provides guidance for the conduct of medical professionals and ensures the integrity of medical practice, protecting the interests of all patients. Misconduct ...

In their paper arguing that vaccine mandates do not impair the voluntariness of informed consent, Smith and Mackie draw on Kiener’s recent work on the ethics of third-party coercion.1 2 Kiener’s work ...

Trevor is an assistant professor of Medicine at the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. His current research focuses on the ways religious worldviews -- ...

The confidentiality of patient-doctor communications is a cornerstone of medical ethics and effective care, and rightly so — the information we divulge in the course of treatment is often highly ...

While traditionally we tend to think of medical ethics in the hospital or hospice setting, there is considerable interest recently in outpatient ethics. At a recent of conference of the American ...

As data analytics and other digital innovations become more widely adopted in healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI) will move from an administrative role to a clinical decision-making support role.

Madison Patrick is a sociology and public health major and a 2024-25 Hackworth Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Despite the invaluable contribution of medical ...

The introduction of ethical regulations in medicine in China might seem at odds with the country's social and moral reality. Chinese bioethicists find themselves torn between the necessity to ...

The MMI is a way for premed students to demonstrate their thinking and ethical skills in front of a medical school admissions panel. The Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) is one of the hardest parts of ...

Letters: Dr David Nicholl and Dr John Kalk discuss medical ethics in relation to the care of prisoners on hunger strike, and Dr Jonathan Fluxman calls on Labour to act now before the worst happens ...