Ethical Oaths

Previously, I mentioned that not all neuroscientists collaborated with the Nazis, who from 1933 to 1945 tried to eliminate… Expand

Russell Korobkin and Dr. Rahul Rajkumar write that GINA is emblematic of this country's piecemeal and inconsistent approach to… Expand

Hermes' maturation into a god of commerce and diplomacy is punctuated by a series of oaths. At first he uses tricky or unsworn… Expand

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of BiDil unleashed a vigorous commentary, mostly critical of the decision. The… Expand

Guidelines for Management of HAP were developed jointly by the ATS and IDSA in 2004. These guidelines were designed to improve… Expand

The white coat ceremony is a common practice at many American and European medical schools. Current justification for the… Expand

T he tremendous advances in pure science made during the 20th century have completely changed the relation between science and… Expand

We are witnessing a resurgence of professional interest in medical oaths and codes of conduct. In the United Kingdom the General… Expand

The Hippocratic Oath is to be considered a code of conduct for all physicians and not a Pythagorean manifesto, in spite of the… Expand

Contrary to popular belief, the Hippocratic Oath (the Oath) is no fixed and unalterable document of medical ethics, but has been… Expand