Many clinicians feel their autonomy is dwindling year after year—schedules are tightening, patient volume and workloads are ...

As concerns about legalising voluntary assisted dying recede, pressure to broaden eligibility is likely to grow. To assess such proposals, we need to reconsider the arguments used to justify assisted ...

Clinical trials are a crucial step in medical research, and without adequate numbers of participants, treatments can be delayed or prevented from reaching the health care market. But recruiting ...

Individual autonomy is a fundamental value in Western medical systems. Courts have upheld the right of patients to choose their own medical treatment, even when their decisions may lead to health ...

(CN) - The Affordable Care Act's individual mandate does not violate an Arizona man's right to "medical autonomy," the 9th Circuit ruled Thursday. Plaintiffs Nick Coons and Eric N. Novack challenged ...

In 1970, when New York lawmakers legalized abortion, 13 Republican state senators voted for it. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that there is a constitutional right to abortion.

The state government has expanded its high-level panel on granting autonomy to government medical colleges and hospitals to include BJ Medical College in Pune, Minister of State for Medical Education ...