Medicine

It's not just liberals. Conservatives have a compelling reason to support the Affordable Care Act's mandate that most people purchase health insurance.

In the United Kingdom, a battle between a sick child's parents and the child's doctors raises questions of parental rights and responsibilities.

How should societies balance the medical roots of addiction while addressing the social damage it causes?

What does the examination of Charles Byrne's body after death, against his wishes, say about respecting the dead?

Nurses from developing countries often leave for jobs in the United States or the United Kingdom, leaving the healthcare systems of their home countries struggling.

Should the federal government label homeopathic over-the-counter treatments as ineffective?

A controversial method of treating children with autism raises questions about the motives behind aversion therapy.

Cryonics, the freezing of a dead body with the hope of later revival, is a controversial practice, but might be worth the risk for some of the dead.

The 21st Century Cares Act has received rare bipartisan support. What are the implications for American healthcare?

Research practices on gunshot victims in Philadelphia raises questions of informed consent in life-or-death situations.

Why are side effects of birth control seen as acceptable for women, yet unacceptable for men?

Motive is critical when evaluating whether a refusal to cover abortion costs is moral.

How should American creationists balance their faith and the medical advances that contradict it?

Medical advances have granted scientists the possibility to create embryos with DNA from three parents. What are the ethical considerations to the process?

On drug pricing and the special moral importance of healthcare goods.

On the ethical questions that medical apps pose for consumers and providers.

Pharmaceutical company Mylan's choice to hike the costs of EpiPens has brought widespread debate on prescription drug prices.

Investigating the case of Julianne Snow, a five-year-old girl who chose to refuse medical treatment to a degenerative neurological disease known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Do children have the capacity to consent to dying?

Should we start paying more attention to race and diversity in the medical profession? Medical students of color explain their experiences of being treated differently, both in the classroom and the field.

Despite their documented dangers, anti-psychotic drug use in nursing homes has continued at a rate that alarms health experts.