Ethicist Art Caplan discusses a case in which a brain-dead pregnant woman was kept alive amid abortion restrictions.

Madison Patrick is a sociology and public health major and a 2024-25 Hackworth Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Despite the invaluable contribution of medical ...

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 ...

A study by investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with colleagues from Rabin Medical Center in Israel and other collaborators, suggests that even the most ...

What does AI mean for medicine? Image by © Tim Sandle What does AI mean for medicine? Image by © Tim Sandle Artificial intelligence (AI) is progressing, getting ...

TORONTO — Canada has arguably the world's most permissive system of euthanasia — the practice of doctors and nurse practitioners killing patients with an injection of drugs at their request. Canada ...

We know that ethics is not just a moral imperative. It is a business strategy. Healthcare is one of the most trust-sensitive industries in the world. A company that launches a careless AI tool risks ...

Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and ...