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Toward a new clinical pragmatism: method in clinical ethics consultation
In this paper, I leverage the pragmatist tradition in philosophy, the collective wisdom of scholarship in clinical ethics consultation, and earlier...
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Ethical requirements of instructions for authors of complementary and alternative medicine journals: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundMedical research in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased recently, raising ethical concerns about the moral status of...
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Instrumental Needs: A Relational Account
Instrumentalism about need suggests that the normative significance of an agent’s need for x depends on the end for which x is needed. Instrumental...
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Self-Threatening Extortionists Constitute a Problem for Utilitarians, Not Contractualists
Johann Frick has claimed that morality requires that we (in many cases) should give in to the demands of rational agents who attempt to extort us by...
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Blame and Proportionality
The ethics of blame includes conditions determining whether an instance of blame is permissible. One generally recognised condition is that blame...
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Everyday Clinical Ethics: Essential Skills and Educational Case Scenarios
Bioethics conjures images of dramatic healthcare challenges, yet everyday clinical ethics issues unfold regularly. Without sufficient ethical...
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Comparing Life Expectancy Determinants Between Indonesia and Oman from 1980 to 2020
Life expectancy (LE) is a health indicator of a population’s health and well-being. Modeling the trajectory of LE aligns with the objectives of...
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Why we should not “help bad choosers:” screening, nudging, and epistemic risk
One prominent line of support for nudging in screening programs is the claim that nudging can help ‘bad choosers’ — that is, it can help some...
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Preach! (Practice not Included): A Qualified Defense of Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy is generally treated as particularly repugnant, perhaps the “only unforgivable sin.” I argue that this attitude is misplaced....
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Learning from disability studies to introduce the role of the individual to naturalistic accounts of disease
Disability studies have been successfully focusing on individuals' lived experiences, the personalization of goals, and the constitution of the...
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Planning without Banning: Animal Research and the Argument from Avoidable Harms
The call for a planned phase-out is at the forefront of the political debate about animal experimentation. While authorities like the European...
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Childbirth as Fault Lines: Justifications in Physician–Patient Interactions About Postnatal Rehabilitation
Research on justifications has shown their significance in advice-giving, decision-making and children disputes. However, the majority of studies...
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Medical ethics in childbirth: a structural equation modeling approach in south of Iran
BackgroundThe existence of a valid instrument to evaluate the attitude of mothers towards compliance with medical ethics during childbirth can lead...
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Children’s voices on their values and moral dilemmas when being cared and treated for cancer– a qualitative interview study
BackgroundChildhood cancers affect about 350 children every year in Sweden and are life-threatening diseases. During the treatment period, situations...
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The Role of Transparency in Digital Contact Tracing During COVID-19: Insights from an Expert Survey
Health technologies such as apps for digital contract tracing [DCT] played a crucial role in containing and combating infections during the COVID-19...
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Public perceptions of artificial intelligence in healthcare: ethical concerns and opportunities for patient-centered care
BackgroundIn an effort to improve the quality of medical care, the philosophy of patient-centered care has become integrated into almost every aspect...
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Exploring moral competence regression: a narrative approach in medical ethics education for medical students
BackgroundStudies from different countries report a stagnation or regression of moral competence in medical students between the first and the last...
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“I feel like I’m walking on eggshells”: a qualitative study of moral distress among Chinese emergency doctors
BackgroundWhile the number of emergency patients worldwide continues to increase, emergency doctors often face moral distress. It hampers the overall...
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Telling the truth to patients before hip fracture surgery
BackgroundHip fracture repair surgery carries a certain mortality risk, yet evidence suggests that orthopedic surgeons often refrain from discussing...