To the besotted poet, love is intoxicating, exasperating, invigorating. To the doctor -- if the would-be paramour is a patient -- it's also unethical. But physician responses to Medscape's 2012 ethics ...

The ongoing pandemic has raised complex, often troubling ethical issues for medical professionals. In addition to the enormous emotional and logistical burdens imposed by caring for those with ...

The discussion centers on the effective use of ethical persuasion in clinical settings. The main focus is on encouraging patients to agree with treatment recommendations. The approach emphasizes that ...

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Annual Gallup poll has ranked nursing as America’s most-trusted profession for 21 consecutive years. Nurses’ ability to ensure their patients’ well-being is among the reasons why they rate the highest ...

The confidentiality of patient-doctor communications is a cornerstone of medical ethics and effective care, and rightly so — the information we divulge in the course of treatment is often highly ...

Some GLP-1 patients are begging to stay on the drugs just a little bit longer, presenting an ethical dilemma for doctors.

Corporate misbehavior in the health-care sector is widespread: irresponsible opiate marketing, misrepresentation of research data, price gouging, and on and on. Some see it as capitalism run amok. In ...

Wyoming House Bills 117 and 126 are currently moving through the Legislature. They represent something far more profound than standard medical regulation. They are a desperate bid by the Legislature ...

Rep. Aftyn Behn and Sen. Sharlane Oliver have introduced the Maternal Healthcare Protection Act in an attempt to do just that ...