It’s a legitimate question. After all, ethics consists of getting the facts, applying principles, trying to work out ...

Ethicist Art Caplan discusses a recent case highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of patient motivations when ...

A Memorial Hermann surgeon accused of altering records in a transplant database is one of just several stories stemming from Houston-area hospitals in recent memory that raise complicated questions ...

This unique blend of medical and business knowledge led to her founding EthiLine in Seattle. By monetizing ethics and integrating it directly into patient care, Dr. Kopar is working hard to ensure ...

Sarah McCammon speaks with doctor and ethicist Carla Keirns of the University of Kansas Medical Center about how best to treat unvaccinated people... A medical ethicist weighs in on how to approach ...

Medical influencers and social media, having changed the ways in which physicians communicate, now carry certain ethical responsibilities.

George Annas, a scholar who spent decades at the intersection of medicine, ethics and the law and played a central role in shaping the modern concept of patients’ rights — in life and especially as ...

The "Medical Ethics Defense Act" passed the State Senate last week. It would give medical professionals and health care providers legal protection for refusing care or treatment that goes against ...

Gerald Wolpe, one of the country’s most prominent rabbis and medical ethicists, has died. Wolpe, who presided over the 1,500-family Har Zion Temple in Philadelphia for 30 years until resigning in 1999 ...

This latest update in November 2025 adds Section XIV on Data-Driven Technologies to address the ethical considerations surrounding digital health, data privacy, and cybersecurity. Below are key ...

Alex Hogan is STAT’s senior multimedia producer and host of STATus Report, STAT’s weekly video series. You can follow him on Bluesky. A doctor “pretending” to do CPR on a patient might seem like an ...

Roman Catholic teaching on life and death is drawing renewed scrutiny as a result of meetings hosted by the Pontifical Academy for Life, a Vatican think tank that counsels Pope John Paul II. The ...