For many physicians, lack of understanding about brain death leads to confusion and muddles interactions with patients’ loved ones at the end of life.

Co-creation initiatives in health care have potential to support health equity but require a redistribution of power and a common vision in order to succeed.

A physician has an obligation to order necessary diagnostic tests for a patient on Medicaid with whom he or she has an established patient-physician relationship regardless of whether the cost of the necessary test will be reimbursed.

Drug-using pregnant women have historically been subject to surveillance that criminalizes addiction, impedes care, and increases health risks.

Qualifying conscience protections for institutions with requirements that they minimize hardship caused to the patient would prevent religious institutions from acting as a choke point on the path to services.

Julian Savulescu's writing on conscientious objection is guided by an emphasis on the principle of distributive justice that does not allow religion to have a special status as justification.

Some question whether plastic surgeons bear responsibility for promoting suspect norms of beauty, given that certain types of cosmetic enhancements reinforce common conceptions of normality that are harmful to society.

There are many challenges that need to be overcome before a regulating body can be established to oversee surgical procedures and devices.

MLPs have been overlooked as a strategy to advance reproductive health and justice.

Skilled interactions in health care are those in which clinicians focus on making patients feel seen and heard and that their needs are important and can be met.