This digital drawing considers a signatory’s experience of some consent processes in health decision-making.

Finding an accurate diagnosis can be a long and complex process.

Dr David A. Pearce joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Elena-Alexandra Tataru: “What Matters Ethically About How the UDN Has Changed Since Its Inception.”

UDN research is complex and involves many variables, and some patient-subjects think that having enrolled in a UDN protocol was not worthwhile.

Surgical research involving patients who are incarcerated is fraught with ethical, logistical, and practical questions.

Lawyer Cynthia Chandler joins Ethics Talk to discuss the practice of sterilization in California state prisons, and Dr Anthony Loria shares new research on surgical outcomes for incarcerated patients.

Research that places subjects and investigators at risk of additional harm must be considered carefully.

Systematic analysis of extant research ethics guidance is needed for conflict-affected countries and UN agencies.

Dr Dónal O’Mathúna joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Nawaraj Upadhaya: “Should Children Be Enrolled in Clinical Research in Conflict Zones?”

Financial relationships are common, and ethical questions rightly emerge about how conflicts of interest compromise investigators’ approaches to research.