It turned out that after the 60-day period, this young woman decided not to use the sperm. She decided that wasn’t the way to go any longer. She was stabilizing in her grief and she wasn’t interested.

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 ...

Following a days-long delay in the release of information about Defense Secretary Austin's condition, NPR's Michel Martin asks medical ethicist Keisha Ray about privacy rights of public officials. The ...

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a nasty bug. It’s the leading cause of hospitalizations among American infants and results in thousands of deaths among the elderly each year. So this year, ...

The scenario plays out countless times across hospital corridors: A medical student observes an attending physician dismissing a patient’s concerns, a resident falsifying documentation, or a colleague ...

Medical schools are increasingly adopting modernized versions of the Hippocratic Oath to reflect current societal issues, sparking debate about their effect on medical ethics, Medscape reported Jan.

The Houston/Galveston Network is comprised of philosophers working at the intersection of philosophy and bioethics. The network is a collaborative between philosophy faculty and post-docs in The BCM ...

As it becomes more clear every day that patient safety is at risk when it comes to cyberattacks, it also becomes more apparent that ethics must be introduced into cybersecurity considerations by ...

Researchers argue that the adoption of LLMs into medical curricula can significantly contribute to the acquisition of moral knowledge and the cultivation of virtue, two main aspects of medical ethics.

As physicians, my colleagues and I have the honor and privilege to help people through some of the most difficult times of their lives. Along with this privilege come some challenging situations. Once ...