Placebo comparisons are increasingly being considered for randomised trials assessing the
efficacy of surgical interventions. The aim of this Review is to provide a summary of …

Despite increasing attention given to dementia by international governments and policy
makers, the focus of end of life care has been on the dying trajectory of malignant disease …

Background: Ethical issues arise daily in the delivery of palliative care. Despite much
(largely theoretical) literature, evidence from specialist palliative care practitioners about day …

Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality.
Surgical treatment is common, and there is a great need to improve the delivery of such …

Background This paper reports the process and outcome of a consensus finding project,
which began with a meeting at the Brocher Foundation in May 2015. The project sought to …

In this paper the authors argue that research ethics committees (RECs) should not be
paternalistic by rejecting research that poses risk to people competent to decide for …

Background Smart-home technologies, comprising environmental sensors, wearables and
video are attracting interest in home healthcare delivery. Development of such technology is …

Zoe Fritz Wellcome fellow in society and ethics, Richard Huxtable professor of medical
ethics and law2, Jonathan Ives reader in empirical bioethics2, Alexis Paton lecturer in social …

The COVID-19 pandemic poses numerous–and substantial–ethical challenges to health
and healthcare. Debate continues about whether there is adequate protective equipment …

Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law argues that the law governing the ending of life in England
and Wales is unclear, confused and often contradictory. The book shows that the rules are in …