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Redefining Empathy: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatric Treatments
As a result of common misconceptions and misinformation surrounding mental health, psychiatric care is often stigmatized. Notions...
Medical Error: An Ethical Navigation of Physician’s Accountability
What constitutes a medical error and who is accountable for these errors? Following heart disease and cancer as a leading cause of death,...
400 Years Later: Exploring the Systemic Impact of Exploitation, Medical Mistrust, and Medical Racism on the Maternal Health of Black Women in the United States
Imagine Serena Williams, a legendary athlete with 23 Grand Slam titles, facing a life threatening situation not on the tennis court, but...
The Price of Drugs: Longer and Better Lives … But at What Cost?
The pharmaceutical industry and drug crisis are very prevalent in our news today. This paper delves into the complexities of branded...
Unhoused or Hospitalized: The Ethics of Forcing Psychiatric Care on New York City’s Unhoused Population with Mental Illness
Mayor Eric Adams of New York City issued a plan in 2022 that allows unhoused individuals who are exhibiting symptoms of mental illness...
Paying at What Cost? - The Ethical Implications of Compensating Organ Donors
The United States' systems for organ donation fail countless patients who die without the life-saving transplants that they need to...
Detecting and Collecting: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Wearable Technology for Preventive Heart Health
According to the American Heart Association, 121.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from heart disease. To address this and prevent...
Medical Expertise vs Autonomy: The Ethics Behind a Patient’s Decision-Making Capacity
In August 2023, Sudiksha Thirumalesh (also referred to as ST), a British 19-year-old, was declared to lack the mental capacity to make...
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