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 ...

Consented: A Doctor’s Call to End Medical Violence and Reclaim Patient Autonomy by Dr. Zed Zha offers a comprehensive ...

The medical use of artificial intelligence (AI) threatens to undermine patients' ability to make personalized decisions. New research by Dr. Christian Günther, scientist at the Max Planck Institute ...

A panel co-hosted by Georgetown University’s Disability Cultural Center, School of Health, School of Medicine and Berkley School of Nursing emphasized disability inclusion in medicine through ...

John Stossel’s case for medical freedom is emotionally and philosophically powerful: if we own our bodies, why should the government decide what risks we may take with them? But peptides expose the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Yet all these oaths—traditional or modern—are self-indulgent. They ...

Many clinicians feel their autonomy is dwindling year after year—schedules are tightening, patient volume and workloads are increasing, and nonclinical decision-makers are increasingly shaping ...

As healthcare systems across Europe deal with an increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment, family doctors are emerging as key players in assessing and supporting patients' decision-making ...

Autonomy of patients This also raises an important issue of patient autonomy. Autonomy is one of the pillars of bioethics, and it is the notion that the patient has the ultimate decision-making power.

A California OB-GYN on her experience as a Black woman navigating the intersection of medicine, politics and personal autonomy in reproductive health. “My patients make difficult decisions within the ...

When it comes to American law and politics, transgender health, abortion access and aid-in-dying options for patients with terminal illnesses may seem like separate issues. But as a board-certified ...

Sitting barely 6 feet away from me, my patient yelled angrily, his face mask slipping to his upper lip: “No, I will not get vaccinated. And nothing you do or say will change that fact.” He provided no ...