Violating Patient Confidentiality Is Sometimes Necessary
Patients trust that what they tell their doctors will remain confidential, but under certain specific circumstances, the doctors may be obligated to breach that trust.
Medical Ethics
HIPAA Potentially at Odds With New Laws on Gender-Affirming Care
States are enacting legislation that would require health care providers to violate patients’ privacy rights under HIPAA.
Sexual Minority Students Perceive Medical School Less Favorably
Compared with heterosexual students, sexual minority (SM) students have less favorable perceptions of the medical school learning environment.
Gender Bias Common in Online Reviews of Physicians
Patients rated female doctors more on their interpersonal skills and not much on their technical competence, a study found.
Less Than Half of US-Based Clinical Trials Report Race, Ethnicity
Less than half of US-based trials report on race/ethnicity, and the median combined enrollment of minority race/ethnicity groups is below census estimates.
It’s a Doctor’s Duty to Combat Misinformation
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored how easy it is for disreputable and non-authoritative sources to spread wrong and possibly dangerous medical information.
Ethnic Disparities Seen in Enrollment for a Clinical Trial
In the Bronchiolitis Follow-up Intervention Trial (BeneFIT) setting, physicians more often determined that Hispanic patients were not appropriate for as-needed follow-up and excluded them from the trial.
Supreme Court Allows Legal Challenges to Texas Abortion Law, Does Not Overturn It
Abortion providers in Texas can sue state officials in federal court over the state’s new abortion law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, but it refused to block the law while such legal actions may be taken.
Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
President Joe Biden promised cheaper prescription drugs for all Americans.
Hospitals Lag in Sexual Harassment Policies
Few institutions have clear policies that specifically address sexual harassment from patients toward physicians and staff.
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