Face mask uptake in the absence of mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study with Swiss residents by Bettina Maria Zimmermann, Johanna Eichinger, Franziska Schönweitz, Alena Buyx

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The Faces of Financial Toxicity: A Qualitative Interview Study of Financial Toxicity in Advanced Cancer Patients in Phase I Oncology Trials by Colt Williams, MD, Leigh Meyer, BA, Omar Kawam, BS, Konstantinos Leventakos, MD, PhD, Erin S. DeMartino, MD

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health service providers: a single centre experience from Karachi, Pakistan by Farid Bin Masood, Asma Nasim, Shahid Saleem, Aamir Mustafa Jafarey

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Deep Brain Stimulation: In Search of Reliable Instruments for Assessing Complex Personality-Related Changes by Christian Ineichen, Heide Baumann-Vogel, Markus Christen

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Caring for Pregnant Patients with Cancer: A Framework for Ethical and Patient-Centred Care by Alma Linkeviciute, Rita Canario, Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, Kris Dierickx

“…There is no structured ethical guidance for healthcare professionals caring for these patients. (2) Objective: This concept paper proposes a theoretically grounded framework to support ethical and patient-centred care of pregnant cancer patients. (3) Methodological approach: The framework development was based on ethical models applicable to cancer care during pregnancy—namely principle-based approaches (biomedical ethics principles developed by Beauchamp and Childress and the European principles in bioethics and biolaw) and relational, patient-focused approaches (relational ethics, ethics of care and medical maternalism)—and informed by a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines. (4) Results: Five foundational discussion themes, summarising the key ethical considerations that should be taken into account by healthcare professionals while discussing treatment and care options with these patients, were identified. …”
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Health teachers’ ethical conflict experiences in the COVID-19 situation: a qualitative content analysis by Kyoung Mi Lim, Sohyune Sok

“…BackgroundIn the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, health teachers who are responsible for the health of school staff and students are experiencing many ethical conflicts, and research on this is needed.ObjectiveThis study was to investigate and explore the ethical conflicts experienced by health teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic situation.MethodsThis was a qualitive study using directed content analysis applied to the four principles of biomedical ethics. Study participants were a total of 26 health teachers in Seoul, South Korea. …”
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Brave (in a) new world: an ethical perspective on chatbots for medical advice by Thomas C. Erren, Philip Lewis, David M. Shaw, David M. Shaw

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Machine Learning and Ethics in Plastic Surgery by Jungen Koimizu, MD, Toshiaki Numajiri, MD, PhD, Kazuto Kato, PhD

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Author’s Reply to Professionalism—The Role of Quality Improvement by Paul S. Mueller

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Neonatologists’ decision-making for resuscitation and non-resuscitation of extremely preterm infants: ethical principles, challenges, and strategies—a qualitative study by Alice Cavolo, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé, Gunnar Naulaers, Chris Gastmans

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Patient involvement in priority-setting for medical research: A mini review of initiatives in the rare disease field by Amelia Katirai, Atsushi Kogetsu, Kazuto Kato, Beverley Yamamoto

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Competition for recruitment in SARS-CoV-2 Trials in the United States: a longitudinal cohort analysis by Nora Hutchinson, Katarzyna Klas, Benjamin G. Carlisle, Maciej Polak, Jonathan Kimmelman, Marcin Waligora

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Cultures and cures: neurodiversity and brain organoids by Andrew J. Barnhart, Kris Dierickx

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Narratives on the Current Medical Situation in Japan According to Highly Specialized Foreign Professionals by Tomoari Mori, Yoko Deasy, Eri Kanemoto, Eisuke Nakazawa, Akira Akabayashi

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The use of empirical research in bioethics: a survey of researchers in twelve European countries by Tenzin Wangmo, Veerle Provoost

“…Methods An anonymous online survey was conducted to reach scholars working in bioethics/biomedical ethics/ethics institutes or centers in 12 European countries. …”
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Development and validation of a tool to assess researchers’ knowledge of human subjects’ rights and their attitudes toward research ethics education in Saudi Arabia by May M. Al-Madaney, Margrit Fässler

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A qualitative study on existential suffering and assisted suicide in Switzerland by Marie-Estelle Gaignard, Samia Hurst

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“Giving something back”: A systematic review and ethical enquiry into public views on the use of patient data for research in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland [versio... by Jessica Stockdale, Jackie Cassell, Elizabeth Ford

“…We aimed to systematically review the literature on UK and Irish public views of patient data used in research, critically analysing such views though an established biomedical ethics framework, to draw out potential strategies for future good practice guidance and inform ethical and privacy debates. …”
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Physician View and Experience of the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children by Delphine Jacobs, Jean Steyaert, Jean Steyaert, Kris Dierickx, Kristien Hens

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Provider Knowledge and Support of Uterus Transplantation: Surveying Multidisciplinary Team Members by Kirsten A. Riggan, MS, MA, Zaraq Khan, MBBS, Carrie L. Langstraat, MD, Megan A. Allyse, PhD

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