Should we rethink our rescue intuitions?
How do our rescue intuitions apply to clinical practice, questions an ethicist in this month's edition of AJOB. The rescue instinct is a principle deeply...
The bioethics of precision medicine
A new US government healthcare initiative calls for ethical reflection, says a well-known bioethicist. The idea of ‘precision medicine’ has become the subject of much...
Many Dutch doctors open to euthanasia for existential suffering
Around one in three Dutch doctors would be prepared to help someone with a psychological illness die, says a new JME study. Around one in...
Euthanasia cases leap in Dutch clinic
A Dutch euthanasia clinic cautioned by authorities has experienced a massive leap in patients requesting euthanasia. A Dutch euthanasia clinic cautioned three times by authorities...
Healthcare in hard times: Ukraine
More than politics is at stake in negotiations over a ceasefire between Ukraine and separatist rebels – healthcare in the affected regions is in a...
Healthcare in hard times: Greece
As the Greek health system buckles under economic pressure, patients are taking desperate measures to ensure basic care. As the Greek health system buckles under...
Political inaction as minors work tobacco farms
Human rights groups have expressed grave concern about the employment of young children on tobacco farms around the US. Human rights groups have expressed grave...
Palliative care and PAD — The Benelux experience
A group of researchers have produced an empirical study of the effect of physician assisted death on palliative care. In debates about end of life...
The vexing question of anti-vaxxers
A major outbreak of measles in California has ignited a huge debate over compulsory vaccination in the US. A major outbreak of measles in California...
Privacy 1: security flaws
US healthcare provider Anthem Inc. has come under fire for failing to protect confidential health data US healthcare provider Anthem Inc. has come under fire...
Privacy 2: big data and privacy rights
A government review has found that the existing privacy framework in the UK needs major revision. A Nuffield Council review of the British Government’s ‘care.data’...
NY families fight nursing homes for guardianship
NY nursing homes have been accused of using guardianship petitions to setting overdue bills. Nursing homes in New York State have been accused of using...