Medical ethics and professional conduct

Some of humankind's greatest tools have been forged in the research laboratory.

In a fast-paced, complicated, and evermore dangerous world it is easy to become self-absorbed and consumed with our own problems.

This book examines why physicians are often surprisingly reluctant to follow guidelines for treating patients based on research data.

What will become of our earthly remains?

In this book Paul Carrick charts the ancient Greek and Roman foundations of Western medical ethics.

An authoritative introduction to bioethics, Life Choices examines a comprehensive range of ethical questions and brings together some of the most probing and instructive essays published in the field.

The term bioethics was first used in the early 1970s by biologists who were concerned about ethical implications of genetic and ecological interventions, but was soon applied to all aspects of biomedical ethics, including health care delivery, research, and public policy.

For much of the developed world, health care for a surging elderly population looms as one of the most daunting problems of the coming decade.

A Few Months to Live describes what dying is like from the perspectives of nine terminally ill individuals and their caregivers.

In the 1850s, "e;Drapetomania"e; was the medical term for a disease found among black slaves in the United States.

This book illuminates issues in medical ethics revolving around the complex bond between healer and patient, focusing on friendship and other important values in the healing relationship.

In his 2006 State of the Union speech, President George W.

During the past few decades, high-profile cases like that of Terry Schiavo have fueled the public debate over forgoing or withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration from patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS).

Let Them Go Free offers families a way to cope with a problem particular to our time: what to do when medical treatment sustains life but does not cure or resuscitate a critically ill loved one.