Undocumented immigrants treated with isoniazid (INH) for latent tuberculosis infection should be covered for transplant for INH-related liver failure.

Amendments to the Common Rule and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) raise questions about broad consent and sale of health data.

Clinicians must avoid violating professional ethical principles and patients’ legal rights and they may not ever discriminate. So, what does that mean in practice?

Expedited partner therapy is an ethical and effective treatment for sexually transmitted infection, provided patients are reliable messengers to partners.

Medical expert witnesses are ethically and legally obligated to provide honest testimony that meets the standards of the Daubert test.

Alternatives to suing could help open communication between injured patients and clinicians.

Transplant physicians must respect indecisive patients’ autonomy while continuing to educate them during their progress towards transplantation.

Despite clear donor consent, health professionals must communicate clearly about death to family members to avoid confusion.

Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters.

Because transplantation for methylmalonic acidaemia prioritizes quality of life over long-term outcomes, justice and utility must be considered.