Instant Ethicist Archives
07/18/2011
In what ways did the government get the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act right, and where could it have been improved upon?
02/24/2011
In which areas can medical education be improved upon for better patient outcomes?
01/27/2011
New year, new health-related goals! In which areas in health law would you like to see some changes this year?
12/03/2010
The Child Nutrition Bill has been passed! What kind of impact do you think this will overall have on the health of our country?
11/10/2010
According to the CDC, 1 in 5 Americans has a disability. How can we improve access to health care for people with disabilities?
10/22/2010
Touching upon a theme in the winter issue of JLME, under which circumstances should or could the rights of pyschiatric patients be waived?
09/22/2010
How should physicians respond to patients who ask for an intervention that is believed to be futile?
09/01/2010
Should pharamcists and/or pharmaceutical companies get more involved with the health of primary care physicians' patients?
08/13/2010
Should human stem cell donors be anonymous, or should we know their genetic and family history? Why?
07/29/2010
When is it okay for a doctor to question a patient's ability to participate in decision making?
06/25/2010
The University of Michigan has decided not to accept corporate sponsorship of its CME courses. What are other ways to prevent any potential bias regarding CMEs?
06/08/2010
Access to pain medication is still an issue worldwide. What can be done to help remedy this situation?
05/21/2010
What do you think about direct-to-consumer marketed DNA tests? What are the pros/cons, risks, etc., involved?
05/03/2010
Since some of Johnson & Johnson's medicines for kids have been recently recalled, as a consumer does this change your perception of name brand medicines or your buying behavior?
04/22/2010
When doing DNA research for one stated purpose, how much needs to or should be disclosed to subjects about other research uses of their donated blood?
04/02/2010
What is the best part to have emerged from the new health care bill?
03/26/2010
NY Times reports that more doctors are leaving private practice: how will this affect doctor-patient relationships and quality of treatment?
03/19/2010
What is the ethical difference between using embryos created for research purposes vs. existing surplus embryos?
03/12/2010
Regarding vaccination for children, how can parental rights vs. the health of the community both be respected?
03/03/2010
What are the implications -- ethical or otherwise -- of economic interests in stem cell research?
02/12/2010
What can parents and society in general do to help curb childhood obesity?
02/05/2010
What lessons about conducting (ethical) research are reinforced in light of the retracted autism-vaccine study published in The Lancet?
01/28/2010
When do researchers, if ever, have the responsibility to ensure or guarantee continued care after the clinical trial has ended?
01/21/2010
Is access to quality medical care a right, a privilege, or something else?
01/12/2010
What steps should be taken to ensure quality end-of-life care? Do patients' wishes override other factors, such as their families' wishes? If so, when? How helpful are advance directives?
01/04/2010
New year, new decade...fresh start? What are some health law or related issues that you would like to receive more attention, education on, funding, etc?
12/16/2009
Does a conflict of interest exist when doctors do not tell patients they are being compensated by pharmaceutical companies? Should they tell them? Why or why not?
12/07/2009
How can privacy be ensured -- e.g., health records -- given the adoption of health information technology?
10/13/2009
When is it okay to challenge parents’ authority to make medical decisions for their children -- e.g., newborn screening?
09/21/2009
Regarding new controversial biomedical technologies, what do you consider an appropriate amount of oversight? Can there be too much or too little?
08/26/2009
What uses of human embryonic stem cells would you consider inappropriate?
08/06/2009
If a doctor sees a colleague make a medical error, should that doctor inform the patient? Why?
07/22/2009
When is it ethical for a doctor to deceive a patient with a placebo?
05/14/2009
Will the benefits of a national medical records database outweigh potential hazards, such as leaks of private information? Why?

In what ways did the government get the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act right, and where could it have been improved upon?

07/18/2011


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