Research ethics should be included in the medical school curriculum so students and residents can fully understand the ethical implications of medical research.
The Do Not Resuscitate policy in many hospitals brings about ethical questions regarding hospital policy towards terminally ill patients and end-of-life care.
Although the U.S. Supreme Court has decided that physician-assisted suicide is a matter of states' rights, there are many ethical and legal issues still unresolved for physicians.
Doctor and parents have conflicting views and wishes in designing treatment plan for an 18-month-old child, critically ill with a rare form of pediatric cancer.
The appropriate administration of opioids and benzodiazepines can prevent patients from experiencing air hunger while undergoing ventilator support withdrawal.
A case study of nephrologists examines physicians' attitudes towards patients in advanced stages of kidney disease and how these attitudes affect the end-of-life care the patient receives.
The legal battle Oregon is facing over physician-assisted suicide affects a patient terminally ill with liver cancer who has expressed desire to end her own life.