A recent Gallup poll indicates that Canadians still consider physicians to be among the
country's most honest and ethical professionals. The survey, conducted in March, revealed …

In the last year many prisoners and their supporters in Turkey have gone on hunger strike.
This paper from a Turkish physician and ethicist discusses problems faced by physicians. It …

Public opinion polls consistently reveal that US society wants three basic characteristics in
its healthcare system:(1) convenient access to skilled professionals and quality services for …

Current conditions surrounding the house of medicine—including corporate and
government cost-containment strategies, increasing market-penetration schemes in health …

The authors discuss the roles of physicians in hunger strikes in prisons. They suggest that
physicians should not force feed hunger strikers but instead win their trust as their mediator …

Hunger strikes potentially present a serious challenge for attending physicians. Though rare,
in certain cases, a conflict can occur between the obligations of beneficence and autonomy …

Doctors' strikes present an ethical dilemma due to perceived central role of doctors in
relation to human health and life. Doctors are seen and judged by higher standards than the …

This article looks at a disagreement that emerged at an international human rights
conference between health professionals and human rights activists. The disagreement …

The bioethics literature on collective labor protest actions by health professionals is modest
and recent, focusing almost exclusively on strike actions—although that is beginning to …

Medical education, in particular, lost its way in India when it became a big business, says Dr.
Arun Bal, president of the Association for Consumers Action on Safety and Health, a …