Medically futile/inappropriate treatments and rationing have distinct ethical justifications and applications and require separate policies.

Community-based participatory research ensures that community protections, risks, and benefits are considered during ethical reviews of research protocols.

Clinicians can be patient advocates, resource stewards, and promote good financial choices about care.

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

Although undocumented immigrants contribute to the pool of available organs and to the US tax base, they are not eligible for organ transplantation in most US states.

Clinical case examines the ethics of using an experimental drug in treating a patient who is dying from a SARS-like virus.

Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams.

Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams.

Triage duties in the event of a medical disaster have different ethical rules than normal situations.

The financial constraints of HMOs often conflict with physicians' medical decisions regarding patient care.