Annoni’s critique of Personalized Patient Preference Predictors (P4) highlights a fundamental flaw in their current design: ...

Informed consent in surgical settings requires not only the accurate communication of medical information but also the establishment of trust through empathic engagement. The use of large language ...

Centre for Professional Ethics, Keele Hall, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK Correspondence to: Dr Angus Dawson Centre for Professional Ethics, Keele Hall, Keele University, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, ...

While artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) potential role in enhancing diagnostic accuracy and personalising treatment is well-recognised, its application in evaluating physicians raises critical ethical ...

Some pro-life philosophers have argued that if one accepts abortion, one should accept infanticide. Prabhpal Singh has proposed a symmetry breaker. He argues that the parent–child relationship can ...

This pilot study explores the reasons patients have for refusing chemotherapy, and the ways oncologists respond to them. Our hypothesis, generated from interviews with patients and oncologists, is ...

Correspondence to Brian D Earp, Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 1PT, UK; brian.earp{at}gmail.com If there is a single thread running through this issue of the ...

Medicine is not merely a job that requires technical expertise, but a profession concerned with making the best decisions and recommendations with reference to, and in consultation with, the patient.

Centre for Philosophy, Humanities and Law in Healthcare, School of Health Science, University of Wales, Swansea, UK Correspondence to: Dr Mike McNamee Centre for Philosophy, Humanities and Law in ...

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) remain a significant and dynamic threat to the health of individuals and the well-being of communities across the globe. Over the last decade, in response to these ...