is a leading journal covering the whole field of medical ethics, promoting ethical reflection and conduct in scientific research and medical practice.

In her interesting response ‘Suicide is always a public health issue’, Susan Pennings puts forward a critique of a current controversy article written by us, ‘When is suicide a public health issue?’.

Health technology assessment (HTA) bodies are increasingly asked to consider the personal utility of genomic testing: the informational, practical and psychosocial value of results beyond direct ...

The world’s first clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of xenotransplantation (XT), in which kidneys from genetically modified pigs are transplanted into human recipients, is underway. As ...

The article by Durán and Jongsma attempts to establish philosophical grounds for trust in medical artificial intelligence (AI) by positing concerns about opacity, ‘black box’ algorithms and epistemic ...

Brown held that consent is no defence to the infliction of serious bodily harm, yet it recognised an exception for properly conducted sport, noting that criminalising sport-related harm would not be ...

Informal caregivers are widely recognised as part of the ‘unit of care’ in palliative care, yet this recognition has rarely been translated into clearly specified ethical obligations. The present ...

Adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) is a neuromodulation technology that enables real-time monitoring and automatic adjustment of stimulation parameters. While enhancing treatment precision, this ...

The death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 and subsequent protests placed Iranian physicians in an ethical dilemma: comply with state mandates that endangered patients or uphold their duty of care at ...

Critical care often unfolds amid uncertainty in diagnosis, therapeutic options and prognosis. Patients frequently lack ...

Tracking patient preferences is vital to medical decision-making, but evidence suggests that the standard method for tracking the preferences of incapacitated or incompetent patients (ie, surrogates) ...