In this book the author looks at how people suffering from dementing disorders in old age are regarded in the legal syst......more
Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Health Humanities provides a critical resource for understanding and debating the interdisc......more
"This was avoidable. These are unnecessary deaths. It’s not a ’war’. This is a health crisis. This is systemic negligenc......more
In the Name of Progress: The Dark Side of Medical Research is a comprehensive exploration of the dark side of medical pr......more
A timely look at the ethical, legal, and policy issues surrounding brain injury and collision sports. American tackle fo......more
Paul Scherz explores the ethical challenges raised by precision medicine and its focus on medical risk as opposed to cur......more
In this issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Neal H. Cohen and Gail van Norman bring their considerable e......more
While the health of the body can be defined by its functioning parts and systems, the health of the person is more compl......more
Care ethics first emerged as an attempt to decenter ethics; feminist scholars like Carol Gilligan argued that women’s mo......more
Care ethics first emerged as an attempt to decenter ethics; feminist scholars like Carol Gilligan argued that women’s mo......more
Applied ethics is an essential part of practical knowledge in pluralistic and democratic societies. Its fundamental char......more
Suffering is an unavoidable reality in healthcare. Not only are patients and families suffering, but more and more the c......more
This thought-provoking book exposes the values, judgements, and hierarchies that underlie ageism in care settings. Desta......more
Acupuncture is a nuanced vocation that requires practitioners to manage complex ethical scenarios. This much-needed inte......more
This book fulfils the need of doctors, medical students and all healthcare personnel for information that addresses fund......more
This book fulfils the need of doctors, medical students and all healthcare personnel for information that addresses fund......more
Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book analyses the clashes between evidence-based medicin......more
Travis Pickell explores the paradoxes of choice in modern dying and the ways Christian theology can aid in navigating th......more
Bioethics after God explores the relationship between morality and medicine in a society that has denied the existence o......more
The practice of medicine is immersed in issues of life, death, and suffering in relation to the mortal body. Because of ......more
The practice of medicine is immersed in issues of life, death, and suffering in relation to the mortal body. Because of ......more
Palliative care has evolved rapidly in recent years. Not only is the field dealing with an increasingly elderly and mult......more
Cultural research ethics is in a nascent phase within the field of research ethics as a whole and requires more attentio......more
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This book rethinks procreative responsibility considering the continuous development of assisted reproductive technologi......more
For a human being to exist, does it require an immaterial mind, a physical body, a functioning brain, a soul? Is there a......more
Following decades of silence about the involvement of doctors, medical researchers and other health professionals in the......more
Outlines how the social dimensions of medical diagnosis can deepen our understanding of health. Diagnosis is central to ......more
A timely collection of essays on the pressing possibilities and risks of gene-editing technology. Scientists and genetic......more
William LaFleur (1936-2010), an eminent scholar of Japanese studies, left behind a substantial number of influential pub......more
Encoding Bioethics addresses important ethical concerns from the perspective of each of the stakeholders who will develo......more
Encoding Bioethics addresses important ethical concerns from the perspective of each of the stakeholders who will develo......more
This book investigates how a study of Shakespeare’s plays may enhance empathy in doctors, nurses, and other healthcare p......more
Explores human dignity and care in the face of disease and disability. Complex contemporary experiences with disease, de......more
Open access. This open-access book discusses vulnerability and the protection-inclusion dilemma of including those who s......more
An incisive yet personal look at the science and history of the most common surgery performed in America--the cesarean s......more
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This book provides extensive and critical engagement with some of the most recent and compelling arguments favoring abor......more
This book provides an exploration of the ethics of cardiology practice. It provides a variety of frameworks for analyzin......more
This book offers a novel theory of childhood well-being as a social good. It re-examines our fundamental assumptions abo......more
This is the first book to argue in favor of paying people for their blood plasma. It does not merely argue that offering......more
This ground-breaking book uses organizational ethics and stakeholder theory to explore the ethical accountability of lea......more
Contemporary medicine is Janus-faced. Evidence-based medicine is one face, emphasizing evidence, statistics, and method.......more
Arguably among the worst of all medical afflictions, the dementias slowly destroy one’s personality, take a tremendous e......more
Professional, Ethical, Legal, and Educational Lessons in Medicine: A Problem Based Approach provides a comprehensive rev......more
Quality of care is an essential outcome in modern healthcare, and improving this care is an integral part of the daily w......more
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The Occasional Human Sacrifice is an intellectual inquiry into the moral struggle that whistleblowers face, and why it i......more
"Sant’Egidio, a Catholic social movement rooted in "the gospel and friendship," pursues projects such as peacemaking eff......more
"Sant’Egidio, a Catholic social movement rooted in "the gospel and friendship," pursues projects such as peacemaking eff......more
This tragic story happened in a Dublin Hospital in the early 1970’s. Through gross medical incompetence, negligence, poo......more
How can health and social care services better serve people with disabilities? How can we meaningfully challenge ableist......more
This important text draws on decades of research, arguing that modern nursing germinated and grew an ethics from its own......more
This important text draws on decades of research, arguing that modern nursing germinated and grew an ethics from its own......more
The Element examines ethical and conceptual issues about conscientious objection in medicine. Concepts analyzed include ......more
The debate over vaccines and their impact on people has been ongoing for many years. While some people believe that vacc......more
For those captive to the broken world of late modernity, wherein ageing and dying persons become vulnerable to despair, ......more
"As more people accept the practice of physician-assisted death, Christians must decide whether to embrace or oppose it.......more
Why immunization must be made mandatory in times of vaccine hesitancy, and how we can design and implement immunization ......more
This book exposes significant threats to research integrity and identifies policies and practices that can reverse these......more
An examination of the ethical issues raised by the possibility of human life extension, including its desirability, uneq......more
Family physician Raymond Downing offers a bold critique of western medicine and sees medical care as one of the fallen "......more
"Nuila’s storytelling gifts place him alongside colleagues like Atul Gawande." --Los Angeles Times This "compelling mixt......more
Angels of Death provides a window into the ’euthanasia underground’-a secret part of medicine and nursing that few profe......more
This book provides novel perspectives on ethical justifiability of assisted dying in the revised edition of New Directio......more
Health professionals grapple with a critical challenge: the traditional Continuous Medical Education (CME) model falls s......more
This book explores the ethical implications of managing uncertainty in clinical decision-making during the COVID-19 pand......more
In a world that too often marginalizes people based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, body size, or disability,......more
In a world that too often marginalizes people based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, body size, or disability,......more
Why does a hospital need an ethics consultation? And what about this counselling is ethical? The book explains the backg......more
In the realm of mental health professionals, possessing knowledge of psychotherapeutic techniques is merely the tip of t......more
This book offers a philosophical perspective on contemporary Tourette Syndrome scholarship, a field which has exploded o......more
Pellegrino’s Clinical Bioethics: A Compendium offers, for the first time, a collection of the landmark articles in clini......more
This book delves into the controversial subject of late-term abortions, particularly those occurring after 24 weeks of g......more
Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on Casebook Connect, including lifetime acc......more
First published in 1985, Ethical Issues in Psychosurgery examines the continuing debate surrounding the treatment of psy......more
"The author provides a critical, historically-informed book about the Zika pandemic and how it connects to broad questio......more
This important book outlines how, despite varying levels of global socio-economic development, governments around the wo......more
"Zombiethics" by Leia Hedonus is a thought-provoking exploration of the ethical considerations and challenges faced in a......more
An argument for attentive and personal care within the bureaucracy of health care systems. In Fighting for the Soul of G......more
Recent new technologies have brought the realm of science fiction to reality. The development of human-animal neuro-chim......more
This book explores the ethics and efficacy of many current public health programmes, looking at screening, surveillance ......more
This book explores the ethics and efficacy of many current public health programmes, looking at screening, surveillance ......more
Public health has never been more important, or more controversial. What states do, and fail to do, makes a significant ......more
Volume 21 (=386 pages) is in honor of James Lovelock (1919-2022). Please note that most of the chapter contributions do ......more
Volume 21 (=386 pages) is in honor of James Lovelock (1919-2022). Please note that most of the chapter contributions do ......more
This book explores the best interests principle, and alternatives offered in the academic literature, to consider why th......more
Elements of Moral Experience in Clinical Ethics Training and Practice: Sharing Stories with Strangers is a philosophical......more
Elements of Moral Experience in Clinical Ethics Training and Practice: Sharing Stories with Strangers is a philosophical......more
The aim of this book is to introduce and discuss bioethics in a three-synergistic way: from the foundations to the curre......more
Control is a book about eugenics, what geneticist Adam Rutherford calls "a defining idea of the twentieth century." Insp......more
Informing both research and practice, Data Ethics and Digital Privacy in Learning Health Systems for Palliative Medicine......more
This thought-provoking book explores the connections between health, ethics, and soul. It analyzes how and why the soul ......more
The death of a child horrifies. We recoil at its mention. Images of dead or dying children impose themselves on our atte......more
The history, philosophy, ethics, and science behind the placebo and nocebo effects. Placebos are the most widely used tr......more
This book analyses the concept of disease, as defined in the context of evolutionary medicine. Upon introducing the read......more
"Copies of this book should be in every doctor’s office in the country, to educate patients and doctors themselves!" --D......more