False health information can harm, so hosts and writers of website content, clinicians, and patients are all responsible for jointly appraising the quality of online content and preventing the spread of misinformation.

When a patient is incompetent and unrepresented, alternative strategies must be implemented to document and try to rectify an error.

Physicians should provide women considering abortion after Down syndrome screening with unbiased information and not attempt to influence their decision.

Alternatives to suing could help open communication between injured patients and clinicians.

Lindsey E. Carlasare joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Gerald B. Hickson: “Whose Responsibility Is It to Address Bullying in Health Care?”

This summary of guidance on physicians’ interactions with governments considers their nonclinical roles, political actions, and communications.

Although poor communication is the root cause of medical malpractice claims, in cases of medical error, apologies reduce litigation and benefit patients.

Disclosure of resident involvement in procedures should be integral to informed consent to ensure patient understanding and voluntary decision making.

Overlapping surgeries are ethical provided the attending physician discloses the role of the trainee and oversees critical portions of the surgeries.

Interprofessional education facilitates health care team members’ communication, which impacts patient care, and thus is relevant to medical ethics.