Humanist Perspectives: issue 153, Medicine & the Informed Patient
Medicine & the Informed Patient
issue 153, Summer 2005
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editorial
Information & Personal Autonomy - The editor ponders the controversial medical ethics that reside on the thin line between living and dying. (read online)
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the world around us
The Art and Science of Medicine - Given a health care system that favours drugs and surgery — often to the financial benefit of the pharmaceutical and insurance companies — Meijer argues we would all benefit from incorporating some aspects of alternative medicine into our medical practices. (read online)
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letters from our readers
more on conscience - Humanist in Canada reader Bob Mcquarrie thoughtfully responds to the questions posed by Trudy Govier in her article “What Is Conscience?” (issue #152). (read online)
reports
- The Evelyn Martens Defence Fund
- Zollman reports on the nature and extent of public support for Evelyn Martens during her trial. (read online)
feature
- Medical Practice & Personal Autonomy
- A philosopher looks at some of the complex considerations regarding patient autonomy. (read online)
- The Appeal of Alternative Medicine
- Alcock, a psychology professor and leading skeptic, examines why so many people are turning to unscientific sources for medical information. (read online)
- The Buying of the Medical Profession
- Cassels shows how misleading information is passed on to the medical community by drug companies. (read online)
- The Partially Informed Patient
- When Dr Merrill requires heart-surgery, he discovers how difficult it is to be truly well-informed about one’s health care. (read online)
- Screening & the Prevention of Disease
- Stevenson, a radiologist, discusses the problem of making informed decisions concerning the efficacy of medical screening programs. (read online)
columns
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films
Alfred C Kinsey - Goldberg looks at the roll of the religious right in suppressing Kinsey, a film about sex-researcher Alfred Kinsey. (read online)
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practical philosophy
Listening - Govier explores a problem with doctors: they don’t always listen. (read online)
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letter from new york
Wealth & Hellfare on the Lower East Side - Diamond writes about the inadequacy of health care for the poor in the United States. (read online)
departments
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books
The Problem of the Soul:
Two Visions of Mind & How to Reconcile Them - Robert G Weyant reviews The Problem of the Soul: Two Visions of Mind & How to Reconcile Them by Owen Flanagan. (read online)
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children’s books
Children, Illness & Books
- Delving into classic children’s literature of the twentieth century, Gwyneth Evans traces the radical changes to everyday life brought about by the advent of antibiotics and modern medicine. (read online)
last word
- The Real Deal
- Emerson muses on the interplay of reality and fantasy in the life of a humanist. (read online)