Medical Ethics
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By: Dolores Bundy
"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman" -Rev. Martin Luther King more...
Nurse Practitioners Influenced by Drug Marketing
New study indicates incentive marketing by pharmaceutical drug companies may have more impact on medical prescriptions by family nurse practitioners than most are aware. more...
Some physicians have ethical concerns about deactivating a pacemaker before its wearer has died. In certain situations, however, that's the appropriate thing to do. more...
By: Asia Yousaf
What are advanced directives, what are the different types of advanced directives and how do they work? more...
By: Sarah Evans
Therapists are trusted with very personal information. Thus, it's important that they respect specific boundaries for their own safety and that of their clients. more...
Circumcision Protects against AIDS
NIH has terminated clinical trials after circumcision was seen to protect against spread of AIDS. This outcome is related to the ethics of research on human subjects. more...
Some members of the deaf and dwarf communities want to pass on these characteristics to their offspring. This development is compared to other forms of community identity more...
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