What ’s in a name? A discussion on the definition of natural and unnatural causes of death
When considering the manner of death, two categories can be distinguished, namely natural death and unnatural death. Though most physicians think that the distinction between the two is evident, this is not th... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - November 23, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: C écile M. Woudenberg-van den Broek, Koos van der Velden and Wilma L. J. M. Duijst-Heesters Tags: Review Source Type: research

The severity of moral distress in nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Moral distress is one of the most important problems that nurses face in their care of patients. Various studies have reported the frequency and severity of moral distress in nurses. However, to date, a compre... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - November 9, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Nader Salari, Shamarina Shohaimi, Behnam Khaledi-Paveh, Mohsen Kazeminia, Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan and Masoud Mohammadi Tags: Research Source Type: research

Operative public values as a tool for healthcare decisions: the social value and clinical criteria of triage
With the current pandemic, many scholars have contended that clinical criteria offer the best way to implement triage. Further, they dismiss the criteria of social value as a good one for triage. In this paper... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - September 28, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Luis Cordeiro-Rodrigues Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Against ‘instantaneous’ expertise
Healthcare is predicated on the use of biotechnology and medical technology, both of which are indispensable in diagnosis, treatment, and most aspects of patient care. It is therefore imperative that justifica... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - September 21, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Alexander Mebius Tags: Research Source Type: research

How a compensated kidney donation program facilitates the sale of human organs in a regulated market: the implications of Islam on organ donation and sale
Advocates for a regulated system to facilitate kidney donation between unrelated donor-recipient pairs argue that monetary compensation encourages people to donate vital organs that save the lives of patients ... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - July 28, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Md. Sanwar Siraj Tags: Research Source Type: research

Entropy as the main justification for research in medical ethics
Ethics is an unconventional field of research for a surgeon, as ethics in surgery owns several specificities and surgery is considered an aggressive specialty. Therefore, the interest of research in medical et... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - May 4, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Alban Zarzavadjian Le Bian, Louis Pantel, Christophe Tresallet and Marie-France Mamzer Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Asclepion of Epidaurus: the application of a historical perspective in medical education
The Asclepion of Epidaurus is one of the first healing environments in the world. Descendants of Asclepius, specifically medical students, have been singularly deprived of any information concerning this legac... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - April 20, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Charalabos Papageorgiou, Gerasimos Konstantinou, Vassilis Lambrinoudakis, Christos Papageorgiou and Konstantina G. Yiannopoulou Tags: Research Source Type: research

Media portrayal of ethical and social issues in brain organoid research
Human brain organoids are a valuable research tool for studying brain development, physiology, and pathology. Yet, a host of potential ethical concerns are inherent in their creation. There is a growing group ... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - April 13, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Abigail Presley, Leigh Ann Samsa and Veljko Dubljevi ć Tags: Research Source Type: research

Alzheimer ’s disease: history, ethics and medical humanities in the context of assisted suicide
Dementia diseases, especially Alzheimer ’s disease (AD), are of considerable importance in terms of social policy and health economics. Moreover, against the background of the current Karlsruhe judgement on the... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - March 30, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Birgit Braun, Joachim Demling and Thomas Horst Loew Tags: Review Source Type: research

Operation of a triage committee for advanced life support during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the first weeks of March 2020 in Spain, the cases of severe respiratory failure progressively increased, generating an imbalance between the clinical needs for advanced life support (ALS) measures and t... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - March 16, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Benjam ín Herreros, Rafael Ruiz de Luna, Natalia de la Calle, Diego Gayoso, Paula Martínez, Karmele Olaciregui Dague and Gregorio Palacios Tags: Research Source Type: research

The “One Health” approach in the face of Covid-19: how radical should it be?
The 2020-2021 coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is just the latest epidemic event that requires us to rethink and change our understanding of health. Health should no longer be conceived only in relation to huma... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - February 28, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Vittorio A. Sironi, Silvia Inglese and Andrea Lavazza Tags: Research Source Type: research

Clusters, lines and webs —so does my patient have psychosis? reflections on the use of psychiatric conceptual frameworks from a clinical vantage point
Mental health professionals working in hospitals or community clinics inevitably face the realisation that we possess imperfect conceptual means to understand mental disorders. In this paper the authors bring ... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - February 14, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Tibor Zoltan Kovacs, Reece William Hill, Stuart Watson and Douglas Turkington Tags: Review Source Type: research

Navigating ethical challenges of conducting randomized clinical trials on COVID-19
The contemporary frameworks for clinical research require informed consent for research participation that includes disclosure of material information, comprehension of disclosed information and voluntary cons... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - January 28, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Dan Kabonge Kaye Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Changing self-concept in the time of COVID-19: a close look at physician reflections on social media
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the healthcare landscape drastically. Stricken by sharp surges in morbidity and mortality with resource and manpower shortages confounding their efforts, the medical community... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - January 26, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Min Chiam, Chong Yao Ho, Elaine Quah, Keith Zi Yuan Chua, Caleb Wei Hao Ng, Elijah Gin Lim, Javier Rui Ming Tan, Ruth Si Man Wong, Yun Ting Ong, Yoke Lim Soong, Jin Wei Kwek, Wei Sean Yong, Kiley Wei Jen Loh, Crystal Lim, Stephen Mason and Lalit Kumar Rad Tags: Research Source Type: research

The role of philosophy and ethics at the edges of medicine
The edge metaphor is ubiquitous in describing the present situation in the world, and nowhere is this as clearly visible as in medicine. “The edge of medicine” has become the title of books, scholarly articles... (Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine)
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - November 6, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Bj ørn Hofmann Tags: Research Source Type: research