An ethical case describes an elderly patient who becomes disoriented and combative when left alone at night and the subsequent use of restraints without informing her family.

A patient recovering from a mastectomy creates a symbolic painting representing the many important forces that impacted her journey toward healing.

A Peace Corps physician recounts in his latest online journal entry his travels to a different region of Africa to attend to the body and autopsy of a Peace Corps volunteer who died after being attacked by an elephant.

Many surgeons listen to music while performing surgery, a practice that should be implemented with respect to all who will be present in the operating room.

Current policy does not give special protection to a patient's genetic information or family history, but relies on society to decide who has access to this information and when.

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 AIDS quilt memorializes those who lost their lives to AIDS and helps increase public awareness of the disease and methods of HIV prevention.

A Peace Corps physician working in Africa recounts the challenges of obtaining prompt medical treatment for Trypanosomiasis and other tropical diseases in a country where emergency care is not readily available.

A patient recounts his experience volunteering for a clinical research study that required hospitalization for collection of several fluid and tissue specimens.