Ammar Younas,Yi Zeng
Ammar Younas
Sebastian Porsdam Mann,Julian Savulescu,Brian D Earp
Sebastian Porsdam Mann
The development of brain organoids and use of human embryonic neural structures for research each raise distinct ethical considerations that require careful analysis. We propose that rather than attempting to resolve longstanding debates ab...
Lily Gryspeerdt
Lily Gryspeerdt
Having a medical student present in a consultation is often seen as an imposition on the patient, with the key ethical concerns being around confidentiality and respect for the patient's dignity. The educational benefit for the student is p...
Care in palliative care: a challenging concept with normative issues [0.03%]
姑息治疗中的护理：一个充满规范性问题的令人不安的概念
Michael Rechenmacher
Michael Rechenmacher
Palliative care is an approach for seriously ill patients. Illnesses and knowledge of limited life expectancy often limit self-determination among patients. Along with the concepts of patient autonomy and heteronomy, care is central to the ...
Samuel Asiedu Owusu,Claudia Passos-Ferreira
Samuel Asiedu Owusu
Adults are not always capable of representing children's views and interests, and many ethical issues in paediatric research could be better approached if children's perspectives are taken into consideration. Children do not currently serve...
Maxwell J Smith,Evan Mackie
Maxwell J Smith
An ethical and legal obligation generally exists for informed consent to be obtained prior to the administration of medical interventions. This includes vaccinations. For an individual's informed consent to be valid, it must be given volunt...
Viki Møller Lyngby Pedersen
Viki Møller Lyngby Pedersen
All over the world, women live longer lives than men. Accordingly, women make up the majority of the oldest age cohorts. This means that if health services for young people are prioritised over health services for older people, women will b...
On the risks of depersonalizing consent and the safe implementation of LLMs in medical decision-making [0.03%]
论去人格化同意的风险以及在医疗决策中安全实施大规模语言模型的措施
Carl Hildebrand
Carl Hildebrand
Zohny et al provide a proof of concept for large language model (LLM)-patient communication in medical decision-making, discussing some of the risks and potential downsides of implementing this technology. However, removing human healthcare...
Disability in the neonatal intensive care unit: are current frameworks applicable? [0.03%]
新生儿重症监护病房的残疾：现行体系是否适用？
Peter D Murray
Peter D Murray
Decisions for patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are made under the auspices of the shared decision-making model, which uses the best interests standard as a guide. Decisions made regarding the withdrawal of life-sustaining...
Alastair V Campbell
Alastair V Campbell