Medical technology presents a new ethical question in the case of a patient with a left ventricular assist device who, when informed that he has pneumonia and is ineligible for a heart transplant, asks that the LVAD be turned off.

The rule of double effect can help Catholic institutions determine whether terminal sedation is ever morally acceptable.

Physicians who specialize in assisted reproductive technology should advise parents-to-be of the health and psychosocial risks of preimplantation sex selection for nonmedical reasons.

A medical school in Illinois is providing its medical students with the knowledge and skills they need to serve patients in resource-poor communities.

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

Two physicians examine the history of cancer drug pricing and the barriers to setting fair prices for life-saving cancer medications.

Poor-quality antimicrobial medicines continue to proliferate across supply chains, threatening patients’ health and safety, especially in low- and middle-income regions.

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

Health practitioners can help reduce health disparities if they consider the implications and affect that patients' geographical location has on their health.

identifies the pitfalls of improperly organized international medical student electives and the hazards of volunteering for the wrong reasons.