More about the Massachusetts "Death with Dignity" Act

Last week I wrote  about the Massachusetts "Death with Dignity" ballot initiative. For those who are interested in the initiative ...

Is it OK for GP's to have sex with their patients?

For anyone interested in the ethics of doctor-patient sex and the relationship between ethics and law, the recent 5-1 decision of the Supre...

Massachusetts Death with Dignity Ballot Initiative

My home state of Massachusetts has an initiative on the November ballot that would establish a "death with dignity" law closely m...

Presidential Debate Uno-What Did they really say about health care?

A few months ago I wrote an article entitled Why We Don’t Want to Get Rid of Medicare, Our Best Tool For Health Care Reform which alluded t...

Death by bedsores

The September 15 issue of The Lancet has a fascinating article  by Arthur Caplan, who is now at the Division of Medical Ethics at New York ...

Supreme Court Ruling and Medicaid Changes-Impact on the "47%"

Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Reform-Impact on the 47% Presidential Candidate,   Mitt Romney has identified the 47% of the country’s ...

Malignant: Medical Ethicists Confront Cancer

I've just read Malignant: Medical Ethicists Confront Cancer , edited by Rebecca Dresser. Seven ethicists who have either had cancer them...

MORE INFO ON COMMUNICATING REPRODUCTION OPTIONS Provide clear, easy to understand information of complex genetic techniques and normal anato...

Ischemic Heart Disease and Women One of the many amazing (and distinguished) cardiologist I am fortunate to know is Dr. Noel Bairey Merz. Re...

Allowing import of needed drugs from Canada

Last year I wrote about a well-intended FDA policy about colchicine, a drug used since ancient times for gout, and now for other serious con...