A panel co-hosted by Georgetown University’s Disability Cultural Center, School of Health, School of Medicine and Berkley ...

Healthcare professionals have to change their perspective from viewing data as an asset to viewing patients as stakeholders whose trust underpins the entire system.

Research shows that coercion in psychiatry is common, with some experts calling it a near universal standard practice. Both academic literature and the A new Japanese study finds that informal ...

Healthcare AI Requires A Different Playbook. Healthcare data is uniquely sensitive. HIPAA regulations, protected health ...

It’s a no-brainer that patients are on the internet, and it’s not all funny cat videos, restaurant recommendations, and career-related searches. Nearly 6 in 10 use the internet to search for medical ...

May is the month most American medical students finally see four years of grueling work bear fruit. Most U.S. medical schools hold commencement exercises in May, conferring "doctor of medicine" ...

Nurses interact with people during some of their most vulnerable moments and in highly personal ways. It’s why they often find themselves confronted with challenging ethical dilemmas that require ...

Therapists working in rehab, inpatient, home-based or outpatient settings have always faced challenges. Some are clinical and may concern symptoms that don’t match diagnoses. Some are procedural and ...

April 2, 2004 — Life-sustaining treatment decisions in patients who have lost their decision-making capacity must first and foremost respect the autonomy of the patient and/or the immediate family, ...

Patient rights are a fundamental aspect of modern health care, encapsulating key ethical principles and legal protections for individuals receiving medical care. These rights have evolved over the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island lawmakers heard a controversial bill Tuesday that would afford terminally ill patients the right to choose to end their lives. The Lila Manfield Sapinsley ...

A 2019 survey by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s Office of Health Policy found that the highest rates of telehealth visits happened among people with Medicaid (29.3%) and ...