hippocratic oath

Commentary Physicians traditionally took the Hippocratic Oath. This was based upon the ancient Greek physician’s approach to bioethics. For example, Hippocrates said, “I will use those … regimens which will ...

“First, do no harm.” Although this admonition never appears verbatim in the Hippocratic oath—a classic translation states that ...

Vera Sharav was only 3 years old when her world collapsed. She and her family were chased out ...

If you sought out a physician in 4th century B.C. Greece seeking an abortion, chances are, you would ...

Amidst the Omicron variant era of the pandemic, secondary disasters have been constantly taking place in many cities ...

Commentary Assuming we still aspire to live in societies governed by rational standards, we must try to explain ...

Commentary For 2,500 years, doctors have taken the Hippocratic Oath, promising to “do no harm” generally and pledging—in ...

In this episode of Crossroads we speak with Jane Orient, Executive Director of the Association of American Physicians ...