Current policy does not give special protection to a patient's genetic information or family history, but relies on society to decide who has access to this information and when.
A Peace Corps physician working in Africa recounts the challenges of obtaining prompt medical treatment for Trypanosomiasis and other tropical diseases in a country where emergency care is not readily available.
The Declaration of Helsinki was recently revised to require that the control arm of a trial use the current standard of care, even if that standard is not generally available in developing nations where the research is being conducted.
A case that explores the impact of financial incentives from insurance companies on the patient-physician relationship and whether or not they should be disclosed to a patient.
The authenticity of a physician-in-training's account of traveling to a remote Arctic island and encountering a dying elderly tribal leader is subsequently challenged by the author's clinical prefect.
When patients and physicians disagree on the use of genetic engineering technology, physicians must act in accordance with professional ethics and society's guidelines.