Historically, the field of bioethics has focused much attention on ethical issues raised by the latest advances in medical science. For example, is it acceptable to use genetic engineering to create ...

Author discusses the ethics of disclosing the cost of treatments to patients before prescribing them and weighing financial risk vs medical care. The practice of medicine requires high moral standards ...

Thomas Plante (@ThomasPlante) Augustin Cardinal Bea, SJ professor of psychology at Santa Clara University, is a faculty scholar with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and an adjunct clinical ...

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 ...

How should we define "death"? Who should decide when to withdraw life-sustaining treatment? How should we allocate donated organs? At Saint Louis University’s Department of Health Care Ethics, these ...

Jonathan Kwan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New York University Abu Dhabi and was previously the Markkula Center’s Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics. Views ...

Over my four decades as a physician, I have learned that the ethics of care can completely transform a health system. It means recognizing that every act of care—whether directed toward a patient, a ...

Dr. Cheryl Dickson is associate dean for health equity and community affairs at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed). She developed the Profession of Medicine ...

I am concerned about the marketing strategies some retail-based health clinics use. Clinicians are encouraged to stroll through the aisles wearing lab coats and asking shoppers about their health-care ...

Informed by the Catholic, Jesuit values of Saint Louis University, the Department of Health Care Ethics is committed to interdisciplinary excellence in health care ethics teaching, research and ...