Tag Archives: Ethics

Dara Gantly looks at the case for reclassifying CS gas as a lethal, toxic chemical agent.

While the abortion issue has dominated much of the discussions around the Halappanavar case, what strikes Dr Muiris Houston are the concerns raised over the ethics of professionalism.

By Lloyd Mudiwa.

Open letter to Medical Council electorate.

The Medical Council is to consider a specific reference to price display by GPs in its next Ethical Guide, reports Dara Gantly.

Dr Muiris Houston examines the firm message beneath the Medical Council’s velvet glove on the appropriate links between doctors and the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries.

Dara Gantly on the complex issue of doctor-industry links and the ethical considerations involved.

Parental hopes of a “miraculous intervention”, prompted by deeply-held religious beliefs, are leading to “very sick” children being subjected to futile care and needless suffering, suggests a study in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

By Lloyd Mudiwa.

Gary Culliton speaks with the Vatican’s advisor on stem cells about the use of umbilical cord blood as a stem-cell source for future treatments.