Ethical Issues in Medicine

The Psychology of Conflict Resolution

Publish Date April 14, 2023

Health care providers should try not to make the common mistake of assuming that they have not contributed even in a small way to a conflict.

Holistic Care Lacking for Patients Who Forgo Kidney Replacement Therapy

Publish Date April 13, 2023

Survey findings highlight the need to train staff on comprehensive conservative care.

Finerenone May Provide Cardiovascular Benefits in Stage 4 Diabetic Kidney Disease

Publish Date March 30, 2023

Patients with stage 4 diabetic kidney disease are understudied and lack treatment options.

Organ Donation Policies Lacking in More Than Half of US Prisons

Publish Date March 21, 2023

To ensure equity, data collection and reporting on organ donation by incarcerated individuals need to improve.

10 Percent of New Drugs Approved Without Meeting Primary Efficacy End Points

Publish Date March 1, 2023

Findings seen for 21 drug approvals between 2018 and 2021, with only one-third needing postmarketing studies

Massachusetts Bill Would Let Prisoners Donate Organs in Exchange for Shorter Sentence

Publish Date February 16, 2023

Program would allow inmates to receive sentence reductions of 60 days to one year after donating organs or bone marrow

Improving End-of-Life Discussions With Cancer Patients

Publish Date January 17, 2023

Timely discussions about end-of-life preferences can ensure patients with advanced cancer receive care that aligns with their goals, experts say.

Helping Clinicians Cope With Moral Distress Can Improve Patient Care

Publish Date January 13, 2023

A central objective of addressing moral distress is to permit clinicians to effectively perform their professional functions and thus better help patients.

An Uncomfortable Truth: Why Patients Lie to Their Physicians

Publish Date December 29, 2022

A growing body of research suggests that patients are not always transparent with their physicians about critical information.

Moral Distress and the Health Care Professional

Publish Date December 27, 2022

Addressing moral distress means not just obtaining ethics consultation as needed but also dealing with the feeling of powerlessness that often accompanies it.