Doctor-Patient Confidentiality: How Do We Define it and When Should We Waive It?Jessica Wilen Berg, J.D., M.P.H.
When is your health information confidential and when isn't it?
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CT scans can detect lung cancer early and save lives, but there are risks and costs to be weighed.
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The history of public health efforts in the United States in many ways is a story of great accomplishment.
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Off-label prescribing, also known as unapproved use, is the physician practice of prescribing a drug or medical device for a purpose different from one of the indications for which the product is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Numerous researchers tout the potential therapeutic benefits from human embryonic stem cells.
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Wrongful Prolongation of Life? Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D.
Rebecca Jane Taylor suffered a stroke that left her paralyzed on one side and wheelchair-bound.
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With the American Presidential election just around the corner, we thought we'd take a look at the issues the two major party candidates have focused on.
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The Pure Food and Drug Act was enacted in 1906 in response, in large part, to unscrupulous marketing of adulterated foods and of patent medicines lacking in efficacy and often containing addictive or harmful substances.
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The debate about physician-assisted suicide is replete with concern over the role of economic factors.
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Sexual relationships with patients are problematic, not only because they may be unethical and may compromise patient care, but because they may lead to civil actions for damages, criminal actions, and disciplinary proceedings by state medical boards.
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Within the past two years, a substantial amount of attention has been paid to the issue of the privacy of patient records.
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A mutation can be caused by a change in a whole chromosome or involve just one base pair of a specific gene.
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Our ability to test individuals for genetic disorders is increasing dramatically.
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Lately, a number of my friends have told me that they are considering getting some Viagra®.
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In the modern field of health law and bioethics, the doctrine of informed consent is about as classic a doctrine as we have.
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