Ethics: Today's Hot Topics

• Laboratory-Developed Meat: Ethicist Says It's Worth Pursuing   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses considerations for laboratory-developed meat.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 22, 2024
• Ethics of Sex, Romance Among Older Adults in Nursing Homes   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the ethics of sex among older adults in long-term care facilities.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 15, 2024
• Transplants Using Animal Organs: Research, Not Lifesaving   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses transplantation using organs from animals, and the need to be clear to patients that these early-stage procedures are research rather than lifesaving efforts.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 08, 2024
• Medication Overuse in Mental Health Facilities Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the overuse of antipsychotic medications in long-term mental health facilities.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 01, 2024
• Online Diagnosis of STIs? Ethicist Says We Are Nowhere Close Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the use of websites for diagnosing sexually transmitted diseases.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 24, 2024
• Transplant Ethics: Quality of Life & Functional Restoration   Art Caplan discusses the ethics of transplanting for quality of life, not for functional restoration.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 17, 2024
• Share Research Results With Participants, Ethicist Says   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the obligation to provide study results to research participants.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 17, 2024
• Does EMTALA Apply to Pregnancy, Abortion? Ethicist Says Yes   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses abortion and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 28, 2024
• Duty to Respond to In-Flight Medical Emergencies?   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the moral and legal considerations for physicians and nurses to respond to medical emergencies on an airplane.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 20, 2024
• Should AI Join Ethics Committees? Ethicist Says Not Yet   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the potential future role of AI on medical ethics committees.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 08, 2024
• Ethics of Living Limb Donation: Is Donor Competent?   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses considerations for living limb donation.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 01, 2024
• Conscience Laws: Inform Patients Early of All Options   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the rise of state conscience laws and doctors' obligation to inform patients of all options for receiving care.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, April 23, 2024
• Bartering to Settle Medical Bills? Ethicist Says Yes   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses whether it's ethical for patients to do work for doctors to pay off their bills.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, April 09, 2024
• Frozen Embryos as Legal Children? End of IVF, Says Ethicist   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses an Alabama court ruling that cryopreserved embryos are legally equivalent to children.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, April 01, 2024
• Body Freezing Is Not the Way to the Future, Ethicist Says   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the pitfalls of current cryonics technology.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, March 21, 2024
• Pharma Telehealth for Weight Loss Drugs: Ethicist   Art Caplan discusses the ethics of pharma companies setting up their own telehealth programs for new obesity drugs.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, March 14, 2024
• Anorexia: When Is It Ethical to Stop Treatment?   Art Caplan discusses ethical considerations for ending treatment in people with anorexia.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, March 07, 2024
• Midwife's Fake Vaccines Deserve More Punishment: Ethicist   Art Caplan discusses a midwife's fraudulent vaccination practices, resulting in measles outbreak fears, and the need for severe punishment.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, March 04, 2024
• Progress, Not Cure, for Sickle Cell Disease, Says Ethicist   Art Caplan discusses progress made for treating sickle cell disease and the importance of not labeling it as a cure.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, February 22, 2024
• Building Better Babies? Ethicist Highlights Tough Choices   Art Caplan discusses ethical considerations for whole-genome embryo mapping.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, February 15, 2024