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Person-centred care sees the patient as a whole, unique individual and puts them at the centre of their health decisions.
Proposals in NSW to force someone who spits at or bites a frontline worker to be tested for HIV and other blood-borne viruses are a real problem - for workers and the public.
Some measures taken in China to contain the COVID-19 outbreak have raised concerns about patient privacy. As other countries bring in containment measures, will patient privacy be compromised?
A passionate crusader for the rights of women and children, Catherine Hay Thomson went undercover to investigate their treatment in public institutions and testified before a Royal Commission.
It’s all very well having rights. But what do these rights really mean when you’re with your GP, in hospital or in a nursing home?
Slaves were involved in medical experimentation in the 1700s – both as sources of knowledge and as nonconsenting participants.
GOP lawmakers say their bills to replace the Affordable Care Act would do a better job than the ACA of controlling rising health care costs, but 40 years of deregulation show it just won’t work.
The outgoing president leaves behind some solid accomplishments in the world of science, tech and medicine. But the biggest departure from his predecessors might have been in his approach.
Doctor sick notes could be disclosed to employers without endangering confidentiality.
You can make decisions about your health, but only if you have all the options.
The law of consent to medical procedures is (to paraphrase legal philosopher HLA Hart) “tantalisingly obscure”. Narrowly interpreted, the law sets out a professional standard regarding the risks a medical…
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