Madison Patrick is a sociology and public health major and a 2024-25 Hackworth Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Despite the invaluable contribution of medical ...

Two pillars in health care are the principles of patient autonomy and informed consent, otherwise known as the right to choose or reject treatment. These ethical principles are in place when a patient ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — In this video exclusive, Lindsay A. Bischoff, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division ...

Ethical analysis of population health management calls for a communitarian vs individual approach, starting with reconceiving “covered lives” as “patient communities.” US health care has long sought ...

Patient rights are a fundamental aspect of modern health care, encapsulating key ethical principles and legal protections for individuals receiving medical care. These rights have evolved over the ...

Collapsing physicians into an undifferentiated “provider” category can obscure differences in expertise and accountability, complicating informed patient navigation of multidisciplinary teams.

Medical schools are selecting future doctors who can navigate uncertainty, communicate across differences and make decisions ...

Addison Lewis is a double major in biology and environmental science with a minor in Public Health, and she is a 2023-24 health care ethics intern with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa ...

Secretary Kennedy has been talking a lot about “shared decision making.” The phrase sounds democratic, humane, empowering; a rebuke to paternalistic medicine and a promise of respect for patient ...

Nurses interact with people during some of their most vulnerable moments and in highly personal ways. It’s why they often find themselves confronted with challenging ethical dilemmas that require ...