Dr Elena Portacolone joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Daisy Elise Feddoes: “Should Artificial Intelligence Play a Role in Cultivating Social Connections Among Older Adults?”

Dr Olivia Kates talks about appropriate use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The relatively new phenomenon of releasing President George W. Bush's medical records to the public also serves the purpose of boosting his political image.

South Africa has created a Sesame Street character with HIV in order to provide age-appropriate, entertaining health education for children.

Media coverage of information presented at medical meetings often fails to qualify the findings reported, and scientists and the media need to develop a better working relationship to ensure the accuracy of early-stage research reports.

Physicians have a duty to learn the facts and use their medical expertise to allay patients' fears rather than order unnecessary tests when a certain disease or condition receives a great deal of media coverage.

Medical students who watch and try to emulate the techniques and behaviors of physicians on popular medical dramas can gain emotional knowledge about patients and about themselves.

A physician examines the causes, symptoms, means of diagnosis, and treatment of three exotic diseases that have been featured on the television medical drama House.

A review of the case of a physician accused of euthanizing four patients following Hurricane Katrina and the state attorney's unethical conduct in releasing information to the media.

Health marketers use a number of means to collect information about consumers, which when combined with health record information, could constitute a violation of patient privacy.