The world faces an organ shortage, resulting in thousands of deaths each year. By allowing organ markets, we could increase ...

Scholars in philosophy of medicine and bioethics have recently turned their attention to transformative experiences: ...

In their recent Authors Meet Critics contribution to the Journal of Medical Ethics , Nancy S Jecker and Caesar Alimsinya ...

Arima, in the paper ‘Double-effect sedation: do physicians not intend a decrease in consciousness when it is caused by drugs that can also reduce specific symptoms?’, offers a nuanced analysis of ...

Animals can only be used in research when there is a convincing scientific justification, when the expected benefits of the research outweigh the potential risks in terms of animal suffering and when ...

This Current Controversy article critically reviews the recent motion by delegates of the British Medical Association to boycott the Israel Medical Association (IMA) for not upholding medical ...

Is there a place for blame in healthcare? An interesting exchange on this question took place between Daniel Tigard and Elizbeth Duthie, Ian Fischer and Richard Frankel in 2019. In his central appeal ...

In their response to Shahvisi, Porat-Wojakowski et al challenge what they describe as the ‘medicalisation of war’, cautioning against judging conflict through the lens of public health. Their argument ...

Frauds and misconduct have been common in the history of science. Recent events connected to the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted how the risks and consequences of this are no longer acceptable. Two ...

1 Dental Faculty, Paul Sabatier University, Department of Epidemiology, Public Health, Prevention and Legislation, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France 2 Dental Faculty, Paul Sabatier ...

Correspondence to Sophia McCully, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK; sophia.mccully{at}kcl.ac.uk For the past 40 years, the 14-day rule has ...

Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Marquette, Michigan, USA Correspondence to Dr Robert S Van Howe, Department of Pediatrics and Human ...