An ethical case explores a 70-year-old man diagnosed with pancreatic cancer who wants to have his pacemaker turned off in order to hasten what he fears may be an unpleasant death.
An ethical case explores a 70-year-old man diagnosed with pancreatic cancer who wants to have his pacemaker turned off in order to hasten what he fears may be an unpleasant death.
An ethical case explores whether a workplace physician breached patient confidentiality by divulging an employee's medical information to the employer.
Erin Sharoni joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Which Concepts Are Key to Transitioning From Nonhuman Animal Models to Engineered Microphysiological Systems in Biomedical Research?”
Dr Maeve Pascoe joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer: “Who Should Talk to Patients and How About Whether They Have Access to Sufficient, Quality Sleep?”
Maeve Pascoe, MD, MS and Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS
Poor sleep affects nearly every organ system and influences many morbidity and mortality causes, so screening for sleep sufficiency and quality should be prioritized.
AMA J Ethics. 2024; 26(10):E749-754. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.749.