Physicians should generally avoid treating family members due to the risk of bias and objectivity concerns, but some minor, routine treatments may be acceptable in certain circumstances.
The wellness industry, worth $1.8 trillion globally, is financially toxic and promotes unproven, ineffective products that divert resources away from evidence-based medical care.
Healthcare providers are not obligated to disclose to patients or families that they have sought an ethics consultation, unless the consultation involves formal mediation or the results are documented in the patient's medical record.
Assisted dying can provide a dignified and peaceful end-of-life option for terminally ill individuals, allowing them to avoid prolonged suffering.
Online diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections through self-submitted photos is an unreliable and potentially risky approach that raises significant ethical concerns.
Vascularized composite allografts, such as face, hand, and eye transplants, raise complex ethical questions around the balance between quality of life improvements and functional restoration, as well as the risks and benefits of immunosuppressive therapy.
EMTALA, the federal law requiring emergency rooms to stabilize and treat patients, should apply to pregnant women in medical emergencies, even in states with strict abortion bans.