Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

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Parenting in Later Life: How Old Is Too Old?

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: January 13, 2025

Age and health of parents should be considered when planning to have children, says ethicist.

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Public Health, Not Politics, Should Drive Mask Policies, Says Ethicist

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: October 4, 2024

Politics or concealing identity, not just reducing disease spread, have complicated wearing masks in public.

Opinion

Treating Family: Ethicist Discusses Whether It’s Appropriate

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: September 23, 2024

In the long run, the policy about not treating your family and friends makes sense.

News

The Wellness Industry: Financially Toxic, Says Ethicist

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: September 4, 2024

The money coming out of people’s pockets for wellness products could be used for the payment of things that we know work.

News

Part of Taking a Good (Human) Patient History Includes Asking About Pet Vaccinations

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: August 30, 2024

Following trends in humans, rates of vaccination in pets have decreased in recent years.

News

Leaving Your Legacy Via Death Bots? Ethicist Shares Concerns

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: August 22, 2024

Bots may allow people to leave an AI version of themselves which family can speak to and interact with after their death.

Opinion

Bad Facts Make Bad Policies in Reproductive Health, Says Ethicist

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: August 6, 2024

As efforts heat up to intervene more with things like contraception, getting the facts straight becomes even more important and more of a duty for ...

Opinion

Insurers’ Rules and AI for Preauthorization: ‘Ethically Nuts,’ Says Ethicist

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: August 1, 2024

I don’t think I’ve seen anything screwier, from a moral point of view, than the system we have that allows for preauthorization by third-party paye...

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What Are the Ethics of Sex and Romance for Older Adults in Nursing Homes?

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: July 16, 2024

Older adults should be counseled on STIs, and relationships should be between competent adults, ethicist says.

Opinion

Medication Overuse in Mental Health Facilities: Not the Answer, Regardless of Consent, Says Ethicist

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: July 2, 2024

Antipsychotic drugs substitute for the inability to provide adequate numbers of people to provide care in safe environments.

Opinion

Online Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections? Ethicist Says We Are Nowhere Close

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: June 25, 2024

I’m not going to rely on the penis picture to make the world safe for sex. I think we have to still use the old-fashioned techniques of education a...

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Midwife’s Fake Vaccinations Deserve Harsh Punishment: Ethicist

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: March 5, 2024

In a recent vaccine hesitancy instance, NY midwife gave 1500 kids homeopathic “medicine” rather than standard vaccines.

News

New Guidelines: Brain Death Is Equal to Heart Death, Says Ethicist

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: February 12, 2024

Doctor new guidelines that may help to clarify the ongoing medical ethics debate on brain death.

Opinion

Trading one’s eggs for a service discount raises tough issues, says ethicist

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: October 16, 2023

In a sense, she’s being coerced, perhaps – I’m going to put it glibly – to sell cheaply. She probably is getting undervalue, even though she needs ...

Opinion

Training more doctors should be our first priority, says ethicist

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: October 5, 2023

To me, the main goal is to expand our workforce. The secondary goal is to stay diverse, because we get better providers when we do so.