An ethical case involves a non-academic physician who is considering being a clinical investigator for an industry-sponsored Phase III clinical trial.

The journal editor believes that physicians should treat all patients equally, without bias.

The authors of a recent journal article believe that most doctors and clinical trial sponsors would not object to changes in regulations requiring doctors to disclose financial incentives to their patients.

A recent journal article calls for a public policy that would require physician-researchers to demonstrate the absence of undue influence or coercion on informed consent.

An ethical case examines the definition of physician-client privilege as it relates to pregnancy test results.

Patients with limited English proficiency may suffer in the health care setting in the absence of clinical interpreters.

Little-known trivia about emergency rooms.

The relatively new phenomenon of releasing President George W. Bush's medical records to the public also serves the purpose of boosting his political image.

A hospice volunteer relates the story of a patient who changed his mind about life support in the midst of a series of hospitalizations and surgeries.

The journal editor compares the medical school experience to the structure and functioning of a family, with the behavior of one reflecting on the whole.