A voter-mandated law could expand the independence of the Maui County Board of Ethics, enabling its staff to perform more classes to promote ethical conduct as well as independent investigations into ...

Since the issuance of the Dobbs decision, there’s been significant discussion by lawyers, philosophers, healthcare providers and political leaders. The ruling has created uncertainty and confusion for ...

The way enterprises design AI today will shape the cultural and economic trajectory of creativity for years to come.​ ...

Fluoridation is the vampire of public health debate that has currently regained new life. It’s been called one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. But toss in a dash of ...

The Pentagon is working to prioritize the ethical and responsible adoption of autonomous technologies across the U.S. military as it works to keep pace with global adversaries. The Department of ...

Now, most American physicians don’t own their own practices; they work for institutions—investor-owned, non-profit, or public—as employees or contractors. Discussions of ethics in health care must ...

Evan Hackstadt is a computer science major with minors in biology and math. He is a 2025-26 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are his ...

The Effect of Mental Illness on Autonomous Decision-Making Capacity. One key tenet of medical ethics is respect for patient autonomy. Respect for autonomy generally requires treating patients as ...