Ethics: Today's Hot Topics

• Love and Sex in the Nursing Home? Ethicist Says, 'Why Not?'   Art Caplan, PhD, discusses when to intervene and when to stay out of it regarding sexual relationships in a nursing home.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, September 21, 2023
• Should People Who Play Sports Pay Higher Medical Premiums?   Some suggest that if people engage in sports and get injured, they should pay more for health insurance. Bioethicist Arthur Caplan, PhD, disagrees.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, September 11, 2023
• Parental Bias About a Doctor Can't Trump a Patient's Health   Bioethicist Art Caplan, PhD, discusses a patient whose parent allegedly requested a different physician on the basis of religion, even though the patient had a good relationship with the doctor.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, August 22, 2023
• Three NPs With Doctorates Sue to Use 'Doctor' Title   Nurses with PhDs argue their right to use the term ‘Doctor’ in a hospital setting. Bioethicist Arthur Caplan discusses the issue.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, August 08, 2023
• 25 Years of Viagra: A Huge Change in Attitudes About ED   Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, discusses lessons learned from the approval of Viagra.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 18, 2023
• A Teenage Girl Refuses More Cancer Treatment; Dad Disagrees   Bioethicist Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, discusses the key factors in a difficult case of ethics consulting.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 10, 2023
• Celebs Shouldn't Get Away With Spreading Misinformation   Bioethicist Art Caplan, PhD, discusses the most powerful ways to battle misinformation in the media.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 05, 2023
• Should You Have a Chaperone in the Exam Room? Many Say Yes   Physicians often like them; patients often don't. Art Caplan, PhD, discusses questions surrounding medical chaperones.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 21, 2023
• Doctors, Nurses Striking -- Is It Ethical?   Art L. Caplan, PhD, discusses strikes among physicians and nurses, and the need to stand for professional rather than business ethics.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 01, 2023
• Don't Display Human Remains in Museums Without Consent   Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, discusses honoring values about consent and permissions related to displaying human remains in medical museums.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, March 28, 2023
• Living Kidney Donors Should Get Money for Costs of Donating   Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, discusses compensation for living organ donors.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, March 21, 2023
• Can Artificial Intelligence Chat Bots Help Prevent Suicide?   Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, discusses the future of artificial intelligence in mental health.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, March 06, 2023
• Physicians and Clinicians Should Be Required to Get Flu Shots: Ethicist   Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, discusses the importance of flu vaccination for healthcare providers.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, February 23, 2023
• 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