Medscape Business of Medicine Podcast

Art Caplan explains why we need to have a national conversation about the consequences of Ebola -- what to do with pets, and what it means to be in quarantine.

Bioethicist Art Caplan asks Dr Dave Chokshi, an expert on VA issues, about the VA's recent challenges and whether the situation is fixable.

Palliative care is not just for patients in hospice, explains Dr. Diane Meier; good palliative care can help relieve the suffering of people with chronic or disabling illnesses.

Many doctors support the idea of physician-assisted suicide, but, says bioethicist Art Caplan, no one should move as speedily as Jack Kevorkian, and doctors should try palliative care first.

Consumers can now search online for physicians and healthcare services that will bid for their business, offering a dollar amount. Is this good for patients or the medical profession?

Doctors involved with fertility often receive photos of the infants born to patients they've helped. Now some people are worrying that displaying those (voluntary) photos could be invading privacy.

Californians will vote on whether to mandate drug and alcohol testing for doctors and nurses. Many physicians resent this, but a bioethicist says it will help keep patients safe

Many are worried about a potential spread of Ebola, but another challenge is determining who would get treatment or vaccines that might prevent transmission down the road.

Rite-Aid has announced it will offer quick neurologic testing to consumers to detect early signs of Alzheimer disease. Bioethicist Art Caplan says the testing may cause more problems than it solves.

Thanks to Google Glass, doctors can use a camera in their glasses to see what is going on and show other people. But should Google Glass be allowed in surgery or other places in the hospital?