Ethics

Autonomy, paternalism and understanding

Byadmin December 3, 2010

I gave a talk Wednesday as part of an ethics series here at Duke. Here is one take on my presentation. See if you can spot the Far Side reference!

Ethics | Health Policy

Comparative Effectiveness: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Byadmin July 15, 2009

No sooner had the Obama administration committed a billion dollars to comparative effectiveness research than the critics began laying out their concerns: such research is a prelude to rationing, they said; it threatens to thwart doctors’ and patients’ abilities to make their own decisions. It will transfer too much power to government bureaucrats and treat…

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The Predictable Irrationality of Righteous Minds, and the Work of Ethicists
Byadmin May 27, 2013

Jennifer spends lots of time with dead things, dead humans actually. She works in a pathology lab. One night, she is asked to incinerate a fresh human cadaver, and she is struck that it would be a waste to throw away perfectly good meat. So, even though she is against killing and is a vegetarian for moral reasons, she…

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Ethics | Health Care Cost

Whose Life Would You Save?
Byadmin July 15, 2011

WHYY in Philadelphia has a report out on a new study I participated in, led by my good friend Scott Halpern. The study revealed the strange lengths to which physicians will go to help their patients, even if it hurts other patients. To see what Scott and I have to say, click on this link.

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Ethics

What's Fair About Price Discrimination in Pharmaceutical Markets
Byadmin December 12, 2013

A while back, DVD companies hoping to sell their products in countries like Poland faced a dilemma. They could sell their products at a nice profit in the booming U.S. market, but to sell products in those other countries, they had to lower their prices. Such variable pricing is a common business practice. All kinds of services…

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Ethics

Should Doctors Give Medical Advice to Strangers over Email?
Byadmin March 11, 2013

Recently I received an email from someone I have never met, who asked me the following: “Could you refer me to any current study results on Arimidex (Anastrozole)? My oncologist is not helpful. My oncotype dx said I have 9% chance of recurrence and with Arimidex for 5 years that is reduced to 4.5 %….

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Ethics

A Debate on Death with Dignity
Byadmin September 11, 2013

The below post is a response to my article Death With Dignity Should Not Be Equated With Physician Assisted Suicide by Kathryn L. Tucker, JD. My own thoughts on her response are here. In a Forbes.com oped, “Death With Dignity Should Not Be Equated With Physician Assisted Suicide, Duke University physician Peter Ubel writes: “I think it is wrong-headed to…

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Autonomy, paternalism and understanding

Comparative Effectiveness: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

The Predictable Irrationality of Righteous Minds, and the Work of Ethicists

Whose Life Would You Save?

What's Fair About Price Discrimination in Pharmaceutical Markets

Should Doctors Give Medical Advice to Strangers over Email?

A Debate on Death with Dignity

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