Concerns about the deleterious effects of stress on the mind and body have led to the beginnings of a stress vaccine, an injection that will reduce these effects.
When a would-be living organ donor wants to accept risk in the name of altruism when there is little chance for benefit or significant chance for harm, physicians are justified in limiting that altruism.
Whether or not to inform patients of off-label drug prescribing has been the subject of heated debate for a long time, with convincing arguments made on both sides of the issue and no consensus reached.