Therapeutic privilege (TP) is a defence that may be available to doctors who fail to disclose to the patient relevant information when seeking informed consent for treatment if they have a reasonable ...
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Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic services have generated enormous controversy from their first emergence. A dramatic recent manifestation of this is the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) cease and ...
On 1 May 2004 research ethics committees became legally accountable to a new government body, the United Kingdom Ethics Committee Authority. This marks the end of the self regulation of research ...
Which AI doctor would you like to see? Emulating healthcare provider–patient communication models with GPT-4: proof-of-concept and ethical exploration (3 March, 2025) ...
This paper examines whether biological age, as distinct from chronological age, could become a new basis for discrimination. Drawing on Räsänen’s proposal that individuals be allowed to change their ...
I thank the commentators for their attention to my article and the Journal of Medical Ethics for the opportunity to respond. My goal is to make sound arguments, not to increase donation rates.1 I do ...
Informal caregivers are widely recognised as part of the ‘unit of care’ in palliative care, yet this recognition has rarely been translated into clearly specified ethical obligations. The present ...
The topic, timing and type of anonymous consults arriving to our ethics consultation service over the years compelled consideration of their purpose and function. The service-focused goal and role of ...
Adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) is a neuromodulation technology that enables real-time monitoring and automatic adjustment of stimulation parameters. While enhancing treatment precision, this ...
Tracking patient preferences is vital to medical decision-making, but evidence suggests that the standard method for tracking the preferences of incapacitated or incompetent patients (ie, surrogates) ...
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