The Anti-Harassment (III.C.1) and Title IX Harassment (III.C.4) policies define incapacitation as: A mental state in which an individual cannot make rational decisions because they lack the capacity ...

Warning! Sweeping changes in public health are on the rise. The latest word, according to Stat, is that the Department of ...

Understanding informed consent helps protect patients’ rights and promotes ethical practices in medicine. Informed consent ...

Sarah Herrington is a biology major and she is a 2024-25 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are her own. Ethical decision making is a ...

The ethics statement must also confirm that informed consent was obtained from all recipients and/or donors of cells or tissues, where necessary, and describe the conditions of donation of ...