Respecting "individual autonomy" through "[f]ree and informed consent" that is given voluntarily by the person who will participate in the research Replacing the term "physicians" with "physicians and ...

The Common Rule, initially adopted in 1991, created an overarching guideline for federally funded human subjects research to provide oversight both in response to prior ethical transgressions and to ...

Irina Raicu is the director of the Internet Ethics program at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are her own. Increasingly, many cities are relying on datasets ...

Every night, during your inevitable doomscroll through TikTok, you’ve probably encountered a hilarious video that makes you pause: The background is our campus, whether it’s a lecture hall where ...

Informed consent is a widely accepted legal, ethical, and regulatory requirement for most research and health care transactions. Nonetheless, the practice of informed consent varies by context, and ...

"Perhaps the most influential ethical principle in contemporary biomedical practice is that informed consent is required for therapy and research. And yet empirical research confirms what virtually ...

Olivia Henderson's case highlights vital conversations on privacy and ethics in the digital age, as the 'DoorDash Girl' faces ...

I teach at a religious college in a small town littered with hormonal 20-year-olds. If you turn off your headphones while working in a local coffee shop, you will almost inevitably hear discussions ...

Dental ethics isn’t just about following the law — it’s about building trust, protecting patient rights, and making care decisions in the patient’s best interest. From informed consent to professional ...

As a matter of biology, brain death is catastrophic for the body. Yes, the heart can still beat and a ventilator can provide oxygen, but there is no brain to coordinate the tasks of staying alive.