A firm believer in professional responsibility, Furnell was in deep water from the first day he took over as sanitary commissioner of Madras and its 30 million inhabitants in May 1880.
Antimicrobial resistance demonstrates the fruitfulness of public health and bioethics collaborations by applying key concepts of interconnection and interdependence.
AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(2):E162-170. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.162.
Raphael P. Viscidi, MD and Keerti V. Shah, MD, DrPH
The arguments for mandatory vaccination with human papillomavirus vaccine differs from the justification for mandatory use of vaccines that protect against more easily transmitted diseases.
Clinical case examines physicians’ duties and risks during an epidemic. Commentaries address physician’s rights vs patients’ rights. Does the duty to treat always override personal or family concerns?