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July 01, 1997
The changing relationship between doctors and patients has undergone a sea change in the last sixty years. The old family physician is fast disappearing, no longer friend, philosopher and guide.
July 01, 1997
Starting an ethical discussion proves to be a difficult task. At the University of Utrecht, Netherlands, students are introduced to medical ethics during the second year of medical studies. The objectives of this course are to define moral problems, to formulate precise arguments and to analyse t...
July 01, 1997
Science and medical technology have progressed tremendously whilst medical text books are not, really, keeping up with these advances. Medical students, thus, find it difficult to keep their knowledge updated. Under such circumstances, students look up to their teachers (honorary and full-time) i...
April 01, 1997
Medical ethics is merely one branch of general ethics, therefore it would be wrong to divorce ethics in medicine from the ethics of everyday life. Professor Dunstan gives a succint but good definition of medical ethics- "obligations of a moral nature which govern the practice of medicine" .
April 01, 1997
In developing countries the demands of laparoscopic surgery on the entire operating team are indeed heavy. Financial stringency imposes a burden which calls for reserves of equanimity, determination and commitment to one's belief in the benefits of laparoscopic surgery. Every avenue of innovation...
April 01, 1997
I (MBM) recently gave a talk on sleep' disorders at a small community hospital as part of their continuing medical education (CME) activity for their staff. I was offered a small honorarium for this. Prior to my talk, I received a letter from the hospital asking me if I had a significant financia...
April 01, 1997
Medical science and technology have made great strides in recent times. The ethical values amidst the various achievements have to be evaluated as science tends to progress in isolation. In a recent conference of the WHO, in Tokyo, in which I was also privileged to participate representing India,...
April 01, 1997
The health care scenario for women, especially apropos reproductive health, is highly exploitative, with extensive human rights violations. Women are treated as expendable entities.
April 01, 1997
Persons testing positive for infection by HIV or showing evidence of AIDS provoke revulsion and fear in medical doctors. These reactions stem from the general knowledge that the diagnosis of AIDS is akin to a death sentence and the belief that a positive HIV test is, inevitably, followed by the d...
April 01, 1997
These HIV/AIDS guidelines are changing as new evidence and experience evolves. While the ethical principles themselves are fairly static, the interpretation of these principles changes as new information adjusts the balance between often conflicting principles.