In Colorado, if you are critically ill and can't make medical decisions for yourself, no one can automatically step in to do so - not even your spouse or adult children. That state law makes advanced ...

AI tools can help doctors synthesize all the information that goes into a clinical decision. Khanchit Khirisutchalual/iStock via Getty Images Plus The practice of medicine has undergone an incredible, ...

Early in my career I was consulted for Emmy, a 6-week-old baby in the pediatric intensive care unit. Emmy had a genetic condition requiring a breathing tube and ventilator to support her lungs. The ...

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Ethics Committee updated its 2017 statement, “Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unbefriended Older Adults,” refreshing the language and citing newer clinical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ge Bai is professor of accounting & health policy at Johns Hopkins. Healthcare decision-making is an intricate dance that involves ...

State Senate Bill 5181, a bill that jeopardizes parents’ medical decision-making authority, was recently voted out of the House Education Committee. Apparently, the firestorm that erupted over Sen.

A study showed that chatbots alone outperformed doctors when making nuanced clinical decisions, but when supported by artificial intelligence, doctors performed as well as the chatbots. Artificial ...

When asked why I advocate for legal and safe access to abortion, I often find myself pausing to think of my response. For me, believing in these principles feels instinctive, almost innate. It simply ...

A recent UNF survey found that 69% of Floridians support Amendment 4, which will remove all politicians from private medical decisions, including those about abortion. These days, it’s rare for that ...

A Kentucky House Democrat filed legislation Tuesday aimed at protecting medical privacy and preventing the criminalization of ...