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  1. Despite the existing reports on mistreatment and disrespectful maternal care, few studies have investigated interventions to mitigate this issue. The present study aims to assess the impact of consulting midwi...

    Authors: Razieh Bagherzadeh, Maryam Chananeh, Farahnaz Kamali and Khatoon Samsami
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2025 26:15
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  2. Thailand has made significant progress in malaria control efforts in the past decade, with a decline in the number of reported cases. However, due to cross-border movements over the past 5 years, reported mala...

    Authors: Bhensri Naemiratch, Natinee Kulpijit, Supanat Ruangkajorn, Nicholas P. J. Day, Jetsumon Prachumsri and Phaik Yeong Cheah
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2025 26:14
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  3. Shared decision-making in healthcare is a collaborative process where patients are supported to make informed decisions according to their preferences. Healthcare decisions affect patients' lives which necessi...

    Authors: Ranga Solomon Owino, Olivia Kituuka, Paul Kutyabami and Nelson K. Sewankambo
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2025 26:13
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  4. The increasing societal emphasis on physical appearance, particularly influenced by social media, has led to a significant rise in demand for aesthetic dentistry procedures. This study aims to explore the ethi...

    Authors: Masoumeh Rostamzadeh and Farshad Rahimi
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2025 26:12
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  5. To carry out a detailed study of existing positions in the French public of the acceptability of refusing treatment because of alleged futility, and to try to link these to people’s age, gender, and religious ...

    Authors: María Teresa Muñoz Sastre, Paul Clay Sorum and Etienne Mullet
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2025 26:11
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  6. The COVID-19 pandemic has led governments worldwide to make ethically controversial decisions. As a result, healthcare professionals are facing several ethical dilemmas, especially in terms of healthcare servi...

    Authors: Mohamed Amine Bouchlaghem, Zoé Estey-Amyot, Erika Ethier, Miruna Anohim, Marie-Laurence Ouellet-Pelletier, Lyse Langlois and Félix Pageau
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2025 26:10
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  7. Abortion and euthanasia are still one of the greatest bioethical challenges. Previous studies have shown that there are differences in attitudes towards these issues depending on socio-demographic characterist...

    Authors: Ivana Tutić Grokša, Ana Depope, Tijana Trako Poljak, Igor Eterović, Toni Buterin, Robert Doričić, Mariana Gensabella, Maria Laura Giacobello, Josip Guć, Eleni Kalokairinou, Željko Kaluđerović, Iva Rinčić, Ivana Zagorac, Miltiadis Vantsos and Amir Muzur
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2025 26:9
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  10. Ethics is based on moral principles that should be the foundation for every healthcare decision, however, ethical concepts can often be challenging to define in specific clinical scenarios. There are several i...

    Authors: Nawaf H. Al Shammary and Abdulrahman K. Alshammari
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2025 26:6
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  11. This study explored the ethical issues associated with community-based HIV testing among African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) populations in Canada, focusing on their perceptions of consent, privacy, and the ma...

    Authors: Rusty Souleymanov, Bolaji Akinyele-Akanbi, Chinyere Njeze, Patricia Ukoli, Paula Migliardi, Linda Larcombe, Gayle Restall, Laurie Ringaert, Michael Payne, John Kim, Wangari Tharao and Ayn Wilcox
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2025 26:5
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  13. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health guidelines Standards of Care 8 draw on ethical arguments based on individual autonomy, to argue that healthcare and other professionals should be advoc...

    Authors: Benjamin Hegarty, Alegra Wolter, Amalia Puri Handayani, Kevin Marian, Jamee Newland, Dede Oetomo, Ignatius Praptoraharjo and Angela Kelly-Hanku
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2025 26:3
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  14. Biobanks are vital for advancing medical research, and public participation is a crucial determinant of their success. This study uses a survey to assess the awareness, attitudes, and motivation of the public ...

    Authors: Mingtao Huang, Lanyi Yu, Xiaonan Wang, Kun Li, Jichao Wang, Xinrui Cheng and Xiaomei Zhai
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2025 26:2
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  15. Being able to measure informed choice represents a mechanism for service evaluation to monitor whether informed choice is achieved in practice. Approaches to measuring informed choice to date have been based i...

    Authors: Niamh Ireland-Blake, Fiona Cram, Kevin Dew, Sondra Bacharach, Jeanne Snelling, Peter Stone, Christina Buchanan and Sara Filoche
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2025 26:1
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  16. Some transgender and nonbinary people undergo phalloplasty and/or metoidioplasty as part of their medical transition process. Across surgical disciplines, a variety of resources are used to assist patients who...

    Authors: Leo L. Rutherford, Elijah R. Castle, Noah Adams, Logan Berrian, Linden Jennings, Ayden Scheim, Aaron Devor and Nathan J. Lachowsky
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:155
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  17. The scrutiny surrounding gender-affirming medical treatment (GAMT) for youth has increased, particularly concerning the limited evidence on long-term treatment outcomes. The Standards of Care 8 by the World Pr...

    Authors: Ezra D. Oosthoek, Skye Stanwich, Karl Gerritse, David Matthew Doyle and Annelou L.C. de Vries
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:154
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  18. The primary objective of this study was to conduct a comprehensive questionnaire survey on the practices of research ethics committees reviewing academic research projects in Czechia. The study aims to provide...

    Authors: Renata Veselska, Jan Sirucek and Josef Kure
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:153
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  19. Effective healthcare delivery in today's diverse society necessitates healthcare providers' adeptness in navigating cultural and religious nuances in patient care. However, the integration of cultural competen...

    Authors: Aysun Tekbaş, Arian Mauntel, Thomas Lehmann, Hans-Michael Tautenhahn, Utz Settmacher, Teresa Festl-Wietek and Anne Herrmann-Werner
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:152
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  21. Respect for patient autonomy, the principle that patients are capable to make informed decisions about medical interventions, is fundamental in present-day medicine. However, if a patient’s request is medicall...

    Authors: Szilárd Dávid Kovács, Anggi Septia Irawan, Szilvia Zörgő and József Kovács
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:150
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  22. Appropriate language use is essential to ensure inclusion of diverse populations in research. We aimed to identify possible language-related barriers regarding the informed consent process and propose interven...

    Authors: Adelline Twimukye, Sylvia Nabukenya, Aida N. Kawuma, Josephine Bayigga, Ritah Nakijoba, Simon Peter Asiimwe, Fredrick Byenume, Francis Williams Ojara and Catriona Waitt
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:149
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  23. Artificial intelligence-driven Clinical Decision Support Systems (AI-CDSS) are increasingly being integrated into healthcare for various purposes, including resource allocation. While these systems promise imp...

    Authors: Cansu Yüksel Elgin and Ceyhun Elgin
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:148
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  24. Conscientious objection poses ethical dilemmas frequently encountered by nurses, allowing them to prioritize personal beliefs in caregiving. However, it may also be viewed as a stance jeopardizing patients’ he...

    Authors: Seyhan Demir Karabulut, Şenay Gül, Eylem Gül Ateş and Zehra Göçmen Baykara
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:147
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  25. Considering the importance of complying medical and general ethics and the lack of a study on determining ethical considerations in the communication network of women undergoing hysterectomy surgery, this stud...

    Authors: Elahe Bahador, Laleh Tajadiny, Abolfazl Hossein Nataj, Masumeh Ghazanfarpour, Azam Zare Arashlouei, Atefeh Ahmadi, Fahimeh Khorasani, Mina Mobasher and Jaleh Tajadini
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:146
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  26. There is wide convergence in the positions of scientific societies, patient associations and public bodies regarding the advisability of advance care planning (ACP) in cognitive disorders and dementia to respe...

    Authors: Corinna Porteri, Giulia Ienco, Edda Mariaelisa Turla, Mariassunta Piccinni and Patrizio Pasqualetti
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:145
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  28. Technological change is impacting the work of health professionals, especially with recent developments in artificial intelligence. Research has raised many ethical considerations respecting clinical applicati...

    Authors: Tracey L. Adams, Kathleen Leslie, Sophia Myles and Bruna Moraes
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:143
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  29. The onset of hematological malignancies can lead to acute and critical situations. It can also result in adverse outcome despite the significant advancements made in their therapeutic management. In this conte...

    Authors: K. Serey, A. Cambriel, Adrien Pollina-Bachellerie, Jacques-Olivier Bay, Carole Bouleuc, Laure Ladrat, Jean-Pierre Lotz and Francois Philippart
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:142
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  30. Community engagement (CE) is one of the key strategies to optimize ethical integrity in research. However, the knowledge base on how CE should be effectively and ethically conducted, particularly for genetics ...

    Authors: Harriet Nankya, Vincent P. Alibu, Enock Matovu, Edward Wamala and John Barugahare
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:141
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  31. Low parental awareness and knowledge about newborn screening have been identified as a public issue. This study explored Chinese parents’ self-evaluation of awareness, knowledge, and methods of receiving infor...

    Authors: Xiaoshan Yin, Peiyao Wang, Ziyan Cen, Zinan Yu, Qimin He, Benqing Wu and Xinwen Huang
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:140
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  32. Promoting ethical medical practices and preserving human rights principles require an understanding of patient rights. Studies show varying awareness levels among patients regarding their rights. This study ai...

    Authors: Anas Odeh, Nadeem Khayat, Saad Abuzahra, Amira Shaheen and Zaher Nazzal
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:139
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  33. Given the growing number of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) genomics research projects and the vulnerabilities of study participants, it is critical to evaluate the lite...

    Authors: Aminu Yakubu, Isaac Adedeji, Oluchi C. Maduka, Ayodele Jegede and Clement Adebamowo
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:138
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  34. In 2021, a survey was conducted among doctors and nurses at Landspítali Iceland University Hospital (LIUH) regarding their views on medical assistance in dying (MAID) and the underlying arguments, the inclusion c...

    Authors: Svanur Sigurbjörnsson, Brynhildur K. Ásgeirsdóttir and Elsa B. Valsdóttir
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:137
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  37. Research in children is essential for them to benefit from the outcomes of research but involvement must be weighed against potential harms. In many countries and circumstances, medical research legally requir...

    Authors: Lucy Frost, Ms Tusajigwe Erio, Hilary Whitworth, Ms Graca Marwerwe, Richard Hayes, Kathy Baisley, Silvia de SanJosé, Deborah Watson-Jones and Kirstin Mitchell
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:134
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  38. The COVID-19 pandemic generated overflow of healthcare systems in several countries. As the ethical debates focused on prioritisation for access to care with scarce medical resources, numerous recommendations ...

    Authors: Thibaud Haaser, Paul-Jean Maternowski, Sylvie Marty, Sophie Duc, Olivier Mollier, Florian Poullenot, Patrick Sureau and Véronique Avérous
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:133
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  40. Informed consent is considered to be the standard method for respecting the autonomy of individual participants in research and practices and is thought to be based on several conditions: (1) providing informa...

    Authors: Rakhshi Memon, Muqaddas Asif, Bushra Ali Shah, Tayyeba Kiran, Ameer B Khoso, Sehrish Tofique, Jahanara Miah, Ayesha Ahmad, Imran Chaudhry, Nasim Chaudhry, Nusrat Husain and Sarah J L Edwards
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:131
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  41. Ethical decision making is a complex issue because it strongly depends on the religion, beliefs, traditional laws and moral views of each society. The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of Ira...

    Authors: Seyedeh Esmat Hosseini, Alireza Nikbakht Narabadi, Ali Abbasi, Soodabe Joolaee, Neda Sheikhzakaryaee and Mahboobeh Shali
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:130
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  42. The COVID-19 pandemic posed many unprecedented challenges to health care systems and public health efforts worldwide. Policy making and science were deeply intertwined, in particular with regard to the justifi...

    Authors: Caroline Brall, Felix Gille, Caroline Schlaufer, Rouven Porz and Ralf J. Jox
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:129
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  43. The act of surgery involves harming vulnerable patients with the intent that the results will improve their health and, ultimately, help the patients. Such activities will inevitably entail moral decisions, ye...

    Authors: Kari Milch Agledahl and Reidar Pedersen
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:128
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  44. Clinical Ethics Consultations (CECs) are used by healthcare systems to offer healthcare practitioners a structured level of support to approach ethical questions. The objective of this study was to detail the ...

    Authors: Graham Anderson, Jacob Hodge, Dean Fox, Stacey Jutila and Catherine McCarty
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:127
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  45. During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual visiting technologies were rapidly integrated into the care offered by intensive care units (ICUs) in the UK and across the globe. Today, these technologies offer a necess...

    Authors: Kirsty Clarke, Karen Borges, Sultan Hatab, Lauren Richardson, Jessica Taylor, Robyn Evans, Bethany Chung, Harriet Cleverdon, Andreas Xyrichis, Amelia Cook, Joel Meyer and Louise Rose
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:126
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  48. The differences in clinical bioethics between the Mediterranean and Latin American cultures have not been analyzed. The objective of the study is to compare the ethical conflicts that internists in Spain, Mexi...

    Authors: Antonio Blanco Portillo, Rebeca García-Caballero, Diego Real de Asúa, Karmele Olaciregui Dague, Octavio Márquez Mendoza, Pascual Valdez and Benjamín Herreros
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:123
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