Ethics: Today's Hot Topics

• Step Therapy Is Not a Cost Solution, Says Ethicist   Art Caplan discusses the ethics of insurers' mandates for step therapy.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, October 08, 2024
• Public Health, Not Politics, Should Drive Mask Policies   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the public health implications of blanket bans on wearing face masks.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, October 03, 2024
• Free Medical School Tuition Is Only Part of the Solution   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses free medical school tuition's impact on growing number, diversity of primary care physicians.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, September 27, 2024
• Treating Family: Ethicist Discusses Whether It's Appropriate   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses considerations for whether it's ever appropriate to treat family or friends.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, September 20, 2024
• Early Testing for Alzheimer's: What Are The Ethical Costs?   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses ethical and financial considerations for new Alzheimer's detection blood tests.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, September 09, 2024
• The Wellness Industry: Financially Toxic, Says Ethicist   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses excessive spending in the wellness industry and the need to have informed conversations with patients.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, September 03, 2024
• Ask Your Patients if They Vaccinate Their Pets: Ethicist   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses vaccinations for pets and the impact on humans.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, August 27, 2024
• Leaving Your Legacy Via Death Bots? Ethicist Shares Concerns   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses using artificial intelligence to leave a digital legacy after death.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, August 21, 2024
• Disclose Ethics Consult to Patients? Ethicist Weighs In   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses whether doctors need to disclose ethics consults to patients or families.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, August 15, 2024
• Bad Facts Make Bad Policies in Reproductive Health   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the dangers of misinformation about reproductive health and legislation.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, August 05, 2024
• Insurers' Preauthorization Rules "Ethically Nuts": Ethicist   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the ethics of insurers' rules and use of artificial intelligence in preauthorizing patients' medical treatment.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 31, 2024
• 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