Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Opinion

Should people who play sports pay higher medical insurance premiums?

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: September 11, 2023

I don’t like a society where anybody who tries to do something that takes risk winds up bearing extra cost for doing that.

Opinion

Parental bias about a doctor can’t trump a patient’s health

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: August 23, 2023

Once that therapeutic alliance had been established and both the patient and the provider felt satisfied, I don’t think the father’s wishes made an...

Opinion

Living kidney donors should receive money for their costs of donating

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: March 21, 2023

Kidney donation from living persons has become a prominent source of organs for those who need kidneys.

Opinion

Physicians and clinicians should be required to get flu shots: Ethicist

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: February 24, 2023

“I think flu vaccination is something that has already been shown to be useful and important.”

Opinion

Let people take illegal drugs under medical supervision?

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: December 12, 2022

Health care professionals at two centers in New York City supervise people taking drugs.

Opinion

Why doctors are losing trust in patients; what should be done?

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: December 12, 2022

There’s a large amount of literature about what makes patients trust their doctor.

Opinion

Loan forgiveness and med school debt: What about me?

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: October 13, 2022

"Many people don't have sympathy out in the public. They say doctors make a large amount of money."

Opinion

Yes, Russian docs should be shut out of medical associations, says ethicist

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: March 22, 2022

The reason to break the ties is that that is the way to bring pressure upon Putin and his kleptocratic, oligarchic advisers to stop the attack, to ...

Opinion

Pharma should stop doing business in Russia, says ethicist

Author:: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Publish date: March 14, 2022

There can be no collusion with war criminals. There can be no denial of the inextricable link between medicine, science, and politics.