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NewsCall for standardized medical ethics
A professor at Queen's University in Canada is advocating for standardized medical ethics for physicians, nurses and patients. The goal is to formalize healthcare ethics as a profession. "It's time Read more...
Physicians rarely turn to medical oaths for ethical guidance
While most physicians take part in a medical school oath ceremony, only 26 percent said the oath they took significantly influenced their practice of medicine or provided medical ethical guidance, Read more...
Hospital expels patient, raises ethical questions
A doctor at University of Texas Medical Branch's John Sealy Hospital told a patient who was being prepared for surgery to leave the hospital because she was an illegal immigrant, the Houston Read more...
10 Healthcare Bloggers We're Thankful For
The blogosphere is teeming with healthcare bloggers. But which ones should you add to your reading list? We've assembled a list of 10 must-read healthcare blogs. Some reveal rare insights while Read more...
Dr. Rangel - 10 Healthcare Bloggers We're Thankful For
Who: Dr. Rangel Blog: RangelMD.com About the blogger: Dr. Rangel is a physician practicing internal medicine in Texas. What makes this blog so fierce? Dr. Rangel is not afraid of tackling complicated Read more...
Dr. Michael Kirsch - 10 Healthcare Bloggers We're Thankful For
Who: Dr. Michael Kirsch Blog: MD Whistleblower About the blogger: Kirsch is a full-time practicing physician who is board certified in gastroenterology. He practices at the Center for Digestive Read more...
Request to harvest eggs from dying woman raises questions about medical ethics
Two years after a dying woman's husband asked doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital to harvest his wife's eggs to allow for the creation of a posthumous child, the doctors explained their reasons Read more...
Medical TV shows help to facilitate ethics discussions in the classroom
Just how unrealistic are medical shows like ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and Fox's "House"? According to a study in April's Journal of Medical Ethics, extremely. "Researchers analyzed 50 episodes of the Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: The ethics of paying patients for endorsements
Today, social media make web-based customer recommendations a potent tool for generating business. That fact hasn't been lost on doctors, some of whom are actually paying patients directly or Read more...
AMA debates ethics of hospital 'mystery shoppers'
These days, it's far from unusual for hospitals and clinics to send undercover patients in to check out how the staff treats them. Administrators say such phantom patients--better known as "mystery Read more...
| Press ReleasesRobotic Surgery: Medicine or Marketing?An Ethical and Clinical Exploration of the Pros & Cons of Robotic Surgery PHILADELPHIA, June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robotic surgery -- is it truly an advance for modern medicine, or just a Read more >> |
