American Medical News Articles on Medical Ethics

A study finds a gap between learning ethical terms and using them in a clinical setting, which can lead to a lack of shared understanding.

Most U.S. detainees at Guantanamo Bay are on a hunger strike and dozens are being force-fed, and the practice is not confined to military prisons.

The American Medical Association suggests changes to how federal officials collect and report data on financial ties between physicians and manufacturers.

What authority does a caregiver have for an incapacitated patient?

Next year, nearly 400 teaching hospitals also will be graded on how they manage their financial relationships with industry.

For the first time, a health care organization details how its physicians help terminally ill patients navigate the process of securing lethal prescriptions.

Health care organizations are employing and training specialists to carry out these critical discussions with patients and families.

Whether mandating influenza immunizations is appropriate

North Dakota has enacted the earliest abortion ban in the nation, among other measures restricting the availability of the procedure.

In addition to ruling that the Arizona law is constitutional, justices defined “specialist” and “board certified” and outlined how courts should apply the law.

Major stakeholders outline principles of physician-industry collaborations amid concern that all payments will be painted with a broad brush.

The discussions are trying for everyone involved. But there are concrete strategies to make these end-of-life care talks go more smoothly.

Patients' right to choose who treats them is limited when requests are discriminatory. Health care facilities are advised to have policies for such cases.