A panel co-hosted by Georgetown University’s Disability Cultural Center, School of Health, School of Medicine and Berkley ...

Healthcare AI Requires A Different Playbook. Healthcare data is uniquely sensitive. HIPAA regulations, protected health ...

Patients with experience of self-admission describe increased autonomy, improved conditions for recovery and reduced strain in relationships with relatives. They also report that access to ...

It’s a no-brainer that patients are on the internet, and it’s not all funny cat videos, restaurant recommendations, and career-related searches. Nearly 6 in 10 use the internet to search for medical ...

Healthcare professionals have to change their perspective from viewing data as an asset to viewing patients as stakeholders whose trust underpins the entire system.

Joyce O'Shaughnessy, MD, reflects on the important principle of patient autonomy and how, as a younger clinician, she encountered a patient with breast cancer who refused early intervention with ...

Research shows that coercion in psychiatry is common, with some experts calling it a near universal standard practice. Both academic literature and the A new Japanese study finds that informal ...

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 ...

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 ...

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" ...

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 ...

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 ...