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BMC Med Ethics
November 2024
The Medical School, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, U.K..
This paper explores public perceptions of the Hippocratic Oath (Physician's Oath) in the U.K. Results of a questionnaire administered online to 106 adults indicated that the majority were of the opinion that their primary and secondary health care doctors had taken the Oath (88% and 86% respectively).
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October 2024
Second Department of Urology, Sismanogleio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
J Med Biogr
October 2024
Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Professionalism and medical ethics, while similar, are often viewed in different contexts. An historical and social science analysis reveals that professionalism is a complex skill that can be developed over time. The key components of professionalism, as defined by the American Physical Therapy Association, include accountability, altruism, compassion, excellence, integrity, professional duty, and social responsibility.
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October 2024
Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Av. Brasil 4365, Manguinhos. 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil.
The article discusses the participation of doctors in the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964-1985). It identifies the main ways in which these doctors contributed with their technical and scientific knowledge and their institutional positions to the repression of the regime's opponents. The authors argue that this collaboration was not casual but strategic, organized, and systematic in assisting interrogations and practices of physical and psychological torture, as well as in covering up human rights violations.
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April 2024
Vaccine Research Area, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia Region, FISABIO, Valencia, Spain.
Background: Informed consent (IC) is essential in defending the autonomy of potential participants in clinical research. Despite the advances in research ethics, particularly in IC, the different guidelines and codes have not been fully implemented. Several studies have presented consent deficiencies that have resulted in unethical practices or poor understanding of the IC.
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