Editorialists comment on a case of withdrawal of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in an unrepresented patient and discuss Extracorporeal Life Support Organization guidelines to make decisions, highlighting how important proportionality in a benefits-to-burdens analysis is.
The ACP has issued a position paper that examines the professional duties and principles that should guide the response of colleagues and the profession to physician impairment.
Currently, there is no formal curriculum in medical ethics as it applies to mechanical circulatory support.
Investigators compared changes in beverage prices and sales after the city of Philadelphia implemented a tax on sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages.
Researchers suggest a care ethics approach to address specific needs of patients who struggle with thoughts of being a burden to others.
In this ethical discussion, prioritizing the expansion of organ procurement for transplantation over other more cost-effective medical interventions is called into question.
Although trackable and other nanotechnologies represent medical breakthroughs for treatment of many diseases, they could have unintended implications and thus their use must be carefully considered in the individual case.
Researchers recently performed a simulation study to determine how 3 levels of shared decision making can increase the chances of patients suing for adverse outcomes.
The authors explain 5 best practices to encourage nano-enabled worker monitoring programs that are acceptable, effective, and ethical.
Clinicians can promote community investment by helping to create the data and demand that will catalyze efforts to address the root causes of ill health.
