And in 1953 the Pentagon adopted the Nuremberg Code for its defensive studies of atomic, biological and chemical warfare. They were the first and only US government agency to adopt the code word for ...

Lisa Cosgrove, The DSM, big pharma, and clinical practice guidelines: Protecting patient autonomy and informed consent, International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, Vol. 4, No. 1, ...

The digital age has redefined how we live, communicate and work, but perhaps nowhere is this shift more critical than in the ...

Introduction: Intraoperative indocyanine green (ICG) is increasingly used in surgery. In metabolic and bariatric surgery, it allows visualization of the tissues and blood supply to anastomoses in real ...

Culturally in competent care ultimately translates into numerous practical problems, such as decreased patient compliance, the impossibility of obtaining truly informed consent, and an increased risk ...

Background: The Declaration of Helsinki prohibits the publication of articles that do not meet defined ethical standards for reporting of research ethics board (REB) approval and informed consent.

Greek society shows a strong trend toward accepting the termination of life to relieve a patient from further pain – The ...

Empirical findings from a Swedish longitudinal screening study show that many of the research subjects had a limited understanding of the study. Nevertheless they were satisfied with the understanding ...

Dr. MedLaw explains the importance of discussing risks, benefits, and alternatives in a manner the patient fully understands ...

The center derives its name from Elizabeth Anscombe, a Catholic philosopher who was well-known for her defense of human life ...

When the government pulls a public health ad campaign, it usually raises more questions than it answers. And when the ...

Sexting – the creating and exchanging of sexual texts, photos and videos – has become part of many people’s sexual and ...