Physicians are obligated to inform patients involved in a clinical trial that there is a chance of receiving a placebo, which can result in a deterioration of a medical condition.

Little-known trivia about politics, policy, and medicine.

A case that explores the impact of financial incentives from insurance companies on the patient-physician relationship and whether or not they should be disclosed to a patient.

The case of Nancy Cruzan, a 25-year-old woman whose injuries from an automobile accident resulted in a persistent vegetative state, helped to empower people with end-of-life choices.

The American Medical Association was a major player in debates about vivisection in the late 1800s to mid-1950s.

Humans make critical decisions about nonhuman lab animals outside the lab: during breeding, transportation, and end-of-study protocols.

Dr David DeGrazia joins Ethics Talk to discuss why the “3 R’s” of nonhuman animal research might not be sufficient to promote good science, ethics, and nonhuman animal welfare.

Laurie Sellars joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Jeff Sebo: “How Should Treatment of Animals Beyond the Lab Factor Into Institutional Review?”

Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “The American Medical Association on the Ethics of Vivisection, 1880-1950.”

Nonhuman animals used in biomedical research frequently suffer and are harmed as part of their use as experimental models.