Randomised controlled trials have traditionally been considered the gold standard for evidence on the efficacy of new ...

The article examines China’s vaccination policy, focusing particularly on childhood immunisation and pandemic vaccines.

In this short paper, I detail a case against Dr Guido Pennings’s latest publication in the Journal of Medical Ethics , titled ...

Healthcare is one of the domains in which artificial intelligence (AI) is already having a major impact. Of interest is the idea of the digital twin (DT), an AI-powered technology that generates a ...

The right to informed consent is a core ethical principle. Recent audits of patient information leaflets about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), in Australia, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and ...

Manipulating embryogenesis and testing for potential: two real problems for the regulation of stem cell-based embryo models ...

Just culture as dialogical learning: theoretical foundations and practical implications of restorative justice ...

Placebos are arguably the most commonly prescribed drug, across cultures and throughout history. Nevertheless, today many would consider their use in the clinic unethical, since placebo treatment ...

Background: Breaches of publication ethics such as plagiarism, data fabrication and redundant publication are recognised as forms of research misconduct that can undermine the scientific literature.