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By Arthur Caplan Art Caplan has a new article out in the Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics – “Free to choose but liable for the consequences: should non-vaccinators be penalized for the harm they…
By Arthur Caplan In his latest MSNBC column, Art Caplan addresses a different angle of the fungal meningitis outbreak: Many needlessly getting steroid injections for back pain, bioethicist says The quest for relief from pain…
By Arthur Caplan Unfortunately, these stories are like deja vu. In his most recent MSNBC commentary, Art Caplan emphasizes that we all have the right to refuse medical care, even if others disagree and even…
[posted on behalf of Art Caplan] Greenpeace, perhaps best known for its battles at sea to protect whales and the oceans, has gotten itself involved in a huge controversy over genetically modified food. The group is…
By Arthur Caplan Our blogger Art Caplan has a fascinating new piece in The Lancet today about an elderly patient who refused to be turned in his hospital bed and died from the ensuing bed…
[on behalf of Art Caplan] Art Caplan has an interesting new podcast on autonomy, the elderly, and sex. He argues that clinicians ought to be promoting – or at least discussing – sex among nursing…
[posted on behalf of Art Caplan] Should a physician be held responsible if an elderly patient causes a car accident while driving? A Los Angeles jury recently decided that Dr. Arthur Daigneault was not responsible…
We’re excited to introduce and welcome Art Caplan to our blogging community. He will be cross-posting some of his commentary written for other media outlets here, and providing original content to Bill of Health on occasion.…
