Scholars in philosophy of medicine and bioethics have recently turned their attention to transformative experiences: ...

In their recent Authors Meet Critics contribution to the Journal of Medical Ethics , Nancy S Jecker and Caesar Alimsinya ...

I thank all authors for their commentaries. I particularly appreciate the invitation to reflect on deeper commitments driving ...

Arima, in the paper ‘Double-effect sedation: do physicians not intend a decrease in consciousness when it is caused by drugs ...

Correspondence to Dr Ashley Feinsinger, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA; afeinsinger{at}mednet.ucla.edu Patient-centred communication is widely ...

Is there a place for blame in healthcare? An interesting exchange on this question took place between Daniel Tigard and Elizbeth Duthie, Ian Fischer and Richard Frankel in 2019. In his central appeal ...

In their response to Shahvisi, Porat-Wojakowski et al challenge what they describe as the ‘medicalisation of war’, cautioning against judging conflict through the lens of public health. Their argument ...

Animals can only be used in research when there is a convincing scientific justification, when the expected benefits of the research outweigh the potential risks in terms of animal suffering and when ...

This paper argues that the four prima facie principles—beneficence, non-maleficence, respect for autonomy and justice—afford a good and widely acceptable basis for ‘doing good medical ethics’. It ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted unprecedented global disruption. For medical schools, this has manifested as examination and curricular restructuring as well as significant changes to clinical ...