… Engelhardt and Caplan have brought together a distinguished group of scholars from the
sciences and humanities, who sketch a theory of scientific controversy and attempt to provide …

Much attention has been focused in recent years on the ethical acceptability of physicians
receiving gifts from drug companies. Professional guidelines recognize industry gifts as a …

Provides historical and scientific papers intended to give a perspective on the sociobiology
debate. The origins of the debate are traced to C. Darwin, TH Huxley, and H. Spencer, and …

This article reflects on the relevance and applicability of the Belmont Report nearly four
decades after its original publication. In an exploration of criticisms that have been raised in …

Parents of school-age children are increasingly claiming nonmedical exemptions to refuse
vaccinations required for school entry. The resultant unvaccinated pockets in many areas of …

Many centers do not consider asymptomatic HIV-positive patients to be candidates for solid-organ
transplantation, although there are no data to indicate that the outcome of …

Background. Despite early skepticism, the field of vascularized composite allotransplantation
(VCA) has demonstrated feasibility. The ethics of VCA have moved past doubts about the …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the importance that nursing home residents and nursing
assistants ascribed to control and choice over everyday issues, the satisfaction of residents …

In the wealthy nations of the world, access to implantable cardiac rhythm management
devices is widespread. In many underserved low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), where …

Biological samples—such as tissues, blood and cells—are an increasingly important tool for
research into human diseases and their genetic and physiological causes. To ease their …