The government must work to better allocate the costly dialysis treatment for end stage renal disease through its Medicare program.

Rules of managed health care and the demand for high physician productivity have harmed patients' ability to make informed, autonomous decisions.

Studies have shown that patients undergoing daily nocturnal hemodialysis have better medical results and lower overall health costs than patients treated with tradition dialysis.

Patient safety is a medical ethics issue that must be addressed through health care teams’ open communication as well as through time-outs and checklists.

An overview of the origins of the social contract between physicians and society, with expectations and demands on both parties.

A social contract between the medical profession and society has an ethical imperative to provide accessible health care to all.

Physicians need to not only treat the physical injuries of terror victims but also respond to the psychological needs of patients.

A physician at a large hospital in Jerusalem, Israel, describes his encounters with racism and ethnic tensions when working with both Arab and Israeli patients.

Physicians can help reduce obesity by encouraging patients to incorporate more physical activity into their lifestyles.

Sports medicine physicians are in a unique position to advocate on behalf of athletes for safe and ethical play.