Essays on Medical Ethics

Abstract This paper explores how medical ethics have revolutionized since the 1950s to now. In the 1950s, doctors had the liberty to do whatever they pleased with patients- informed consent or patient confidentiality was completely disregarded. Through recent articles such as that of Beskow’s and…

What is the definition of an ‘act of human kindness”? Would you help or assist someone who is suffering tremendously end their life? Evelyn Marten did, and for that she was ruthlessly prosecuted over a period of two and a half years. For committing acts…

We expect our doctors to have an explanation for our illnesses. In a few cases, there is no real answer. In these situations, the doctor’s last resort is to convince the patient to think that there a solution. The placebo effect is a profound phenomenon…

In this paper, I am going to be explaining Natural Law and Healthcare. The question can be asked, do these two things go together within ethics and Christian value? We can determine how ethics has impeded healthcare and natural law. One thing that we should…

Introduction The legal definition of medical malpractice isn’t just constrained to the behaviour of medical doctors, it also applies to attendants, nurses, anesthesiologists, facilities providing healthcare, companies selling medicine, and others that give medical services. The central purpose of a medical negligence suit is to…

The corporate governance is one kind of set rules, practices and process which are included for directing, controlling, managing any organization and maintains its quality of the development and care of the institution for the optimization of customer satisfaction. In the case of any occurrence…

Ethics is defined as whilst morality is defined as. The diversity of viewpoints on the bio-medical issue of euthanasia is strikingly reflected in the public opinions of religions. Despite the recognition of moral dilemmas demanding well-discerned judgements to achieve the most favourable outcomes, Christianity and…

Introduction Attention, Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, affects children extensively and if not well diagnosed and treated the effect can continue up to adulthood. It is the most diagnosed mental disorder in children. The disease is treatable using various drugs which must adhere to some ethics. Within…

My father has valve stenosis, this is when heart is in extra restrain as the valve does not open fully. Medical staff that were in charge of my dads’ condition have been a great support with their constructive and analytical advice, evident concern and up…

The right to medical care is an old phenomenon. The adoption of the paradigm of human rights could revolutionize health care. It is unthinkable to separate health and human rights and they must be integrated into all aspects of health care. The violation of human…