Category: Medicine
The Arrogance of "Doctor Knows Best"
A bioethics theory places the moral values and opinions of strangers over those of the patient and family.
The Immune System: An Army Inside You
Our immune system works like a military exercise where the enemy must be tracked down, identified, and destroyed.
From Guantanamo, a Bioethics Furor
The world of bioethics is aglow with outrage that military doctors are ordered to force-feed inmates who are on hunger strikes.
Defending the City: The Body’s Two-Pronged Defense Strategy
Infections are possible in almost every organ of the body.
Hemostasis: Maintaining the Right Numbers Is Crucial
It takes imagination to believe that the ultra-complex and delicately balanced process of hemostasis came about by chance and the laws of nature alone.