Prescription Drugs Kill 300 Percent More Americans Than Illegal Drugs

Washington Passes Initiative 1000, Legalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide

Washington Passes Initiative 1000, Legalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide

Stem Cell ResearchTops Democratic Agenda in New Congress

Stem Cell ResearchTops Democratic Agenda in New Congress

New York Times: Top Psychiatrist Didn’t Report Drug Makers’ Pay

Top Psychiatrist Didn’t Report Drug Makers’ Pay

N.Y. Times: Violations Reported at 94% of Nursing Homes

Violations Reported at 94% of Nursing Homes

When the bottom line overrides the Hippocratic oath

SALON.com article: "When the bottom line . . . ."

The Problem of Organ Donation

Here is an interesting report on proposed changes to organ donation policy in the U.K.

The Problem of Organ Donation

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Physician burnout

Should physicians shoulder all the burdens of medical care? Could medicine be modularized in a way that would prevent physician or nurse burnout? Paraprofessionals like nurse practitioners and physician assistants are already modularizing care. Might not physicians also farm out their diagnostic work to, e.g., computer-based systems, and their treatment to other practitioners who would have expertise in treating certain conditions?
Here's an interesting article in Salon about physician burnout.

Moral Norms

Here is an interesting link to medical ethics conventions and codes