Shelby Jennett has a neuroscience major and a philosophy minor and she is the 2023-24 Honzel Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are her own. The ...

Informed consent is essential to building vaccine trust and ensuring public health policies truly serve El Paso’s diverse ...

Most of us walk into a doctor’s office expecting three basics: respect, clear explanations, and control over what happens to our bodies. That’s not asking for a lot. It’s the minimum standard for ...

Respecting "individual autonomy" through "[f]ree and informed consent" that is given voluntarily by the person who will participate in the research Replacing the term "physicians" with "physicians and ...

Brian Green is director of technology ethics and co-author of “Ethics in the Age of Disruptive Technologies: An Operational Roadmap” (The ITEC Handbook). Views are his own. This article, "Should AI ...

When news of Aunty Esther’s death emerged, grief quickly gave way to widespread public unease. Her passing was not viewed merely as another cancer-related death, but as a stark reflection of Nigeria’s ...

"Perhaps the most influential ethical principle in contemporary biomedical practice is that informed consent is required for therapy and research. And yet empirical research confirms what virtually ...

Medical ethics is a pivotal field that provides guidance for the conduct of medical professionals and ensures the integrity of medical practice, protecting the interests of all patients. Misconduct ...