Ethics: Today's Hot Topics

• It's Wise to Hospitalize Mentally Ill Homeless People: Ethicist   Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, discusses a movement to identify and treat severely mentally ill homeless individuals.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, February 16, 2023
• Students Fell Way Behind During COVID; How Can They Catch Up?   Art Caplan, PhD, discusses the learning decline that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, January 09, 2023
• Can New Guidelines Keep Docs From Undertreating Pain?   Art Caplan, PhD, discusses the undertreatment of pain and the need for additional guidelines to improve pain management.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, January 04, 2023
• Florida Heads Down a Dangerous COVID Road Gov DeSantis has set up a committee of COVID skeptics to evaluate anti-COVID guidelines. Will this lead to more sickness and death in that state?
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 28, 2022
• Would You Go to a 100-Year-Old Doctor?   Art Caplan, PhD, discusses the potential need for testing to ensure competency of aging physicians.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 22, 2022
• Let People Take Illegal Drugs Under Medical Supervision?   Art Caplan, PhD, discusses overdose prevention centers, which may be a successful tool in the war on drugs.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 09, 2022
• Why Doctors Are Losing Trust in Patients; What Should Be Done?   Art Caplan, PhD, discusses why trust in patients is eroding among some clinicians, and why we need to get it back and ensure that healthcare workers feel safe.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 09, 2022
• When Are Kids Old Enough to Make Their Own Medical Decisions?   Art Caplan, PhD, discusses why even young children should be able to give input into making their own medical decisions.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 09, 2022
• It's Right to Discipline Docs Spreading False Info About COVID   Professor Art Caplan discusses potential repercussions for medical professionals who spread misinformation about COVID-19.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 07, 2022
• Post-Roe v Wade: Its Impact on Many Medical Specialties   Art Caplan, PhD, discusses how the overturn of Roe v Wade has implications for all manner of medical practice.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, November 16, 2022
• Loan Forgiveness and Med School Debt: What About Me?   Bioethicist Art Caplan, PhD, talks about doctors who won't be getting loan forgiveness.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, October 12, 2022
• Accepting Obesity Shouldn't Stop Us From Warning of Its Dangers   A bioethicist says overweight people need emotional support and acceptance, but clinicians should not stop conveying that obesity is a dangerous disease.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, October 06, 2022
• DNA From 3 Parents to Create an Embryo: A Slippery Slope?   Professor Art Caplan discusses the UK and Australia process allowing mitochondrial transfer into an embryo, which allows for genetic material from three parents.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, August 03, 2022
• Biden’s COVID: Was He a Good Enough Role Model for Staying Safe?   Professor Art Caplan discusses President Biden's diagnosis of COVID-19, the importance of transparency around his condition, and the potential impact on the pandemic.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 26, 2022
• Will 'Bioprinting' Body Parts Lead To Crazy Cosmetic Requests?   Prof Art Caplan discusses the ethics of bioprinting, from replacing missing body parts to altering one's appearance.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 20, 2022
• Items From Famous Surgeries or Injuries as Memorabilia   Prof Art Caplan discusses a movement toward a marketplace for medical memorabilia.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 05, 2022
• No More Anonymity for Sperm Donors: Will That Hurt Donations?   Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses the need to end anonymity in sperm donation.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 30, 2022
• Should Docs Talk to Patients About Gun Safety?   Prof Art Caplan discusses the obligation that clinicians have to speak with patients about guns.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 16, 2022
• Metaverse: Where Are the Medical Ethics?   Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses the future of healthcare in the context of the metaverse and virtual reality.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 26, 2022
• Medical Error Shouldn't Be a Criminal Act: Here's What's Better   Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses the implications of the RaDonda Vaught case, and calls for an organization that can investigate incidents and recommend changes to prevent them in the future.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 18, 2022