medical ethics

Dr. Barron H. Lerner reflects on his father's medical practices as well as a variety of issues in the field of medicine, including patients' rights, patient-centered medicine, paternalistic doctors, the education of medical students, and the role of technology.

Gene therapy is still largely experimental, very expensive, and, in some instances, extremely risky. Yet it remains the focus of much research and societal debate because it offers great promise for treating and preventing a number of hereditary diseases and conditions.

Contains a collection of articles that address issues related to the topic of medical ethics.

Presents articles and essays espousing opposing viewpoints on topics relating to assisted suicide and the "right to die," arguing if it is lawful or not.

Examines legal concepts, laws, ethical issues, workplace issues, and topics in bioethics that are relevant to health care professionals, and contains HIPAA guidelines.

A guide to medical ethics that offers health care professionals advice on how to guide patients and their families through treatment options, make the right moral and ethical choices, and apply ethics to controversial issues.

Contains a collection of articles that address issues related to the right to die.