May is the month most American medical students finally see four years of grueling work bear fruit. Most U.S. medical schools hold commencement exercises in May, conferring "doctor of medicine" ...

Nurses interact with people during some of their most vulnerable moments and in highly personal ways. It’s why they often find themselves confronted with challenging ethical dilemmas that require ...

Jeffrey Singer, a Cato Institute fellow and longtime surgeon, argues that government overreach in health care undermines patient autonomy, which should be the guiding principle in medical decision ...

A new multilevel intervention for rural nursing home (NH) patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) has been developed for future behavioral intervention testing. The program is ...

Therapists working in rehab, inpatient, home-based or outpatient settings have always faced challenges. Some are clinical and may concern symptoms that don’t match diagnoses. Some are procedural and ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island lawmakers heard a controversial bill Tuesday that would afford terminally ill patients the right to choose to end their lives. The Lila Manfield Sapinsley ...

Patient rights are a fundamental aspect of modern health care, encapsulating key ethical principles and legal protections for individuals receiving medical care. These rights have evolved over the ...

In a rapidly advancing digital healthcare landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a pivotal role in reshaping patient data management and enhancing patient autonomy. In an insightful ...

April 2, 2004 — Life-sustaining treatment decisions in patients who have lost their decision-making capacity must first and foremost respect the autonomy of the patient and/or the immediate family, ...

That legal framing sets the stage for “Getting past ‘no’ when the patient needs to go,” in which Samantha Johnson, Esq.; and ...