By Margot Hedlin, MD
Peer Reviewed
It’s another 27 hour call in the ICU, and at 10 pm the unit has slowed down. You open a browser to read up on some …
Category: Ethics
Clinical Correlations
Tales of Survival: Do No Harm
January 12, 2018
By Derek Moriyama, MD
He stared blankly at the ceiling. “Mr. K can you close your eyes?” my attending asked, speaking slowly and clearly, making sure that the patient could …
When Doctors Get Personal
August 18, 2017
By Leland Soiefer
Peer Reviewed
Mrs. S sat up straight and made excellent eye contact. Her tone was pleasant. She wore a colorful yellow shirt and dark green pants, and was accompanied by her husband; …
Balancing patient information with our professional and relational duties to patients and families without appealing to paternalism.
December 2, 2016
A commentary by Antonella Surbone, MD PhD FACP, Ethics Editor on yesterday’s article “Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Information?”
The insighftul and challenging piece Is there such a thing as …
Ethical Considerations in the Use of Cordons Sanitaires
February 19, 2015
By Rachel Kaplan Hoffmann, M.D., M.S.Ed., and Keith Hoffmann, J.D.
Peer Reviewed
On December 6, 2013, a two-year-old boy living in southeastern Guinea became the first victim of the latest …
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Impact on Patients and Preventive Medicine
April 25, 2014
By Neelesh Rastogi
Peer Reviewed
In reference to the $100,000 he spent to research the genetic basis of the pancreatic cancer that ultimately killed him, Steve Jobs famously said, “I’m either going to be …
Should Physicians Ask Patients about Guns?
April 11, 2014
By Jennifer Zhu
Peer Reviewed
After the elementary school shooting in Newtown, CT in December 2012 that left 20 children and 6 adults dead, the country reacted as it had following the …
School Fees Or Head CTs: Reflections For Ethical Clinical Practice
February 28, 2014
By Steffen Haider, MD
Peer Reviewed
She was a thin, 4-year old girl brought to the Accident Centre by her mother for evaluation of new-onset bruising around the eyes after being an …