Panelists discuss effects of federal changes to medical research, potential cap on indirect costs
A panel of experts joined Health News Illinois this week to discuss the state of medical research, specifically in light of major upheaval at the National Institutes of Health that […]
Doctor on Board? Legal Do’s and Don’ts of Care Outside the Hospital
[embedded content] Anesthesiology resident Max Feinstein, MD, is joined by medical ethicist Jacob Appel, MD, JD, to discuss the legalities of intervening in emergency situations outside of a medical setting. Following is a partial transcript (note errors are possible): Feinstein: My name is Max Feinstein and I’m an anesthesia resident at the Mount Sinai Hospital […]
Opinion | You Choose: Food or Medications?
The phone rings at 2 a.m. The resident doctor on call that night is contacted to discuss a Latinx patient who presented with seizures. He had missed his medication for about a week. He had recently been laid off and lost insurance coverage. He couldn’t afford to refill his eslicarbazepine acetate (Aptiom) prescription. This was […]
Opinion | Ethics Consult: Keep Patient Alive Due to Spiritual Beliefs? MD/JD Weighs In
Welcome to Ethics Consult — an opportunity to discuss, debate (respectfully), and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a true, but anonymized, patient care case, and then we provide an expert’s commentary. Last week, you voted on whether doctors should take the wife of a stroke patient to court over continuing life support. […]
Opinion | Ethics Consult: Keep Patient Alive Due to Spiritual Beliefs?
Welcome to Ethics Consult — an opportunity to discuss, debate (respectfully), and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a true, but anonymized, patient care case. You vote on your decision in the case and, next week, we’ll reveal how you all made the call. Bioethicist Jacob M. Appel, MD, JD, will also weigh […]
Opinion | Ethics Consult: Potentially Hasten Baby’s Death to Ease Suffering? MD/JD Weighs In
Welcome to Ethics Consult — an opportunity to discuss, debate (respectfully), and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a true, but anonymized, patient care case, and then we provide an expert’s commentary. Last week, you voted on whether doctors should administer morphine to a baby with a severe terminal genetic disorder. Should the […]
Opinion | Ethics Consult: Potentially Hasten Baby’s Death to Ease Suffering?
Welcome to Ethics Consult — an opportunity to discuss, debate (respectfully), and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a true, but anonymized, patient care case. You vote on your decision in the case and, next week, we’ll reveal how you all made the call. Bioethicist Jacob M. Appel, MD, JD, will also weigh […]
Opinion | Ethics Consult: Genetic Testing for Potential Employees?
Welcome to Ethics Consult — an opportunity to discuss, debate (respectfully), and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a true, but anonymized, patient care case. You vote on your decision in the case and, next week, we’ll reveal how you all made the call. Bioethicist Jacob M. Appel, MD, JD, will also weigh […]
Tackling the Global Burden of Liver Cancer
MedPage Today brought together three leaders in the field of liver cancer to discuss the latest research and clinical advances. In this last of four exclusive episodes, moderator Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, is joined by Amit Singal, MD, of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, […]
Opinion | Ethics Consult: Add Lithium to Town’s Drinking Water?
Welcome to Ethics Consult — an opportunity to discuss, debate (respectfully), and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a true, but anonymized, patient care case. You vote on your decision in the case and, next week, we’ll reveal how you all made the call. Bioethicist Jacob M. Appel, MD, JD, will also weigh […]