by Annie Janvier, MD, PhD and John D. Lantos MD

The COVID-19 crisis has been compared to war. Providers are being drafted.…

by Daniel W. Tigard, Ph.D.

In recent days, an increasing number of individuals have disobeyed policies restricting mass gatherings to rally in support of government officials reopening the state and the country.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

A regular flurry of articles demonstrate the high cost that health care providers pay for their work during the time of COVID: Health care workers are being infected with COVID after caring for patients.…

“Exploring ethical issues in TV medical dramas”

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

The Resident (Seasons 3; Episode 18): Maintaining the Dead; The Resident (Season 3; Episode 19): Lies, Coverups, Crossing Boundaries; Chicago Med (Season 5; Episode 17): Required Criminal Reporting; Chicago Med (Season 5; Episode 18):Advance Directives and Alzheimer’s; Innovation v.…

by Amal Cheema

“When pestilence prevails, it is [a physician’s] duty to face the danger, and to continue their labors for the alleviation of suffering, even at the jeopardy of their own lives.” Baker, R., A.

by Stephen P. Wood, MS, ACNP-BC

I haven’t had this question from a patient yet, but I know it’s coming. The information disseminated by us, to us and for us is a bit conflicting when it comes to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel virus SARS-CoV-2.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

The Good Doctor (Season 3; Episode 14): Lying; Social Media; Internet Medicine; The Good Doctor (Season 3; Episode 15): Pressuring a patient; Surgery to correct social problems;  New Amsterdam (Seasons 2; Episode 13): End of life; Battery; Chicago Med (Season 5; Episode 14): Can an abuser’s victim make his medical decisions?; Misdiagnosis

The Good Doctor (Season 3; Episode 14): Lying; Social Media; Internet Medicine

Cassie is a patient with a rare disorder—hey hyoid bone is too long and this causes problems.…

by Julia Knopes, Ph.D.

Recently, the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) announced that the USMLE Step 1 exam for medical students will change its score reporting from a numeric score to pass/fail as of 2022.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

The Good Doctor (Season 3; Episode 13): Making emotional decisions regarding cancer care; New Amsterdam (Season 2; Episode 12): Withdrawing ANH in PVS; Treating the Physical to Heal the Mental

The Good Doctor (Season 3; Episode 13): Making emotional decisions regarding cancer care

Reznick’s mother is dying of brain cancer.…

by Steven H Miles, MD

The Nazi Doctors at Nuremberg in 1945 brought enormous attention on medical war crimes. The unearthing of complicity of United States physicians and psychologists with interrogational torture during the war on terror of  at the beginning of the 21^st century reignited attention to participation of physicians in human rights crimes.…