The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has drafted revisions to its Code of Ethics and Professionalism to promote health and reconciliation in Canada’s Indigenous communities. The code establishes ...

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 ...

After World War II, Nuremberg, Germany, was the site of trials of Nazi officials charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Nuremberg trials were landmarks in the development of ...

Holland Kaplan, MD, is an assistant professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy and the Section of General Internal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. In this Q&A with ...

Ethical issues in medicine have been hashed out for centuries, but advances in medical science often give rise to new ethical dilemmas. At the dawn of hemodialysis, for instance, a 1962 Life magazine ...

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 ...

MILFORD ― Milford Regional Medical Center has instituted a code of conduct for patients and visitors warning that "words or actions that are disrespectful, racist, discriminatory, hostile or harassing ...

During the Covid-19 pandemic, public health decision makers haven’t always been transparent with the public, often failing to adequately explain the reasoning behind their decisions about ...