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EEOC: Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Allowed Under Federal Laws
On the same date a lawsuit was filed by employees of Houston Methodist for its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, a leading federal employment discrimination agency said employers can require worker vaccinations with reasonable accommodations.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: Too Soon, Inevitable, or Both?
Healthcare facilities likely will win the burgeoning legal fight to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, providing they allow for medical and religious exemptions.
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Texas Judge Tosses Suit Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Plaintiffs expected to challenge ruling in ongoing saga over Houston facility’s policy. -
Truth in Healthcare Advertising: What's In a Name?
Controversy emerges over recent change from “physician assistant” to “physician associate.” -
Ethical Obstacles When Securing Informed Consent for ICU Research
Usually, there is plenty of time for patients or families to decide if they want to be involved in a clinical trial, and there is adequate time for a thorough informed consent process. It’s a bit different in the ICU. -
Intensity of Treatment Is Common Issue in Consults for Solid Organ Transplant
Ethical questions on organ transplantation have focused mainly on resource allocation — access to transplantation and prioritization of donor organs. A recent analysis revealed few consults were called for questions about appropriate resource allocation. -
The Unique Characteristics of Surgical Consults
Ethics consults called by surgical specialties differ somewhat from consults called by other hospital specialties. -
Chaplains Report Receiving No Ethics Education
Chaplains often serve on ethics committees, as ethics consultants, and as institutional review board members. Yet there are no standardized ethics curricula in Clinical Pastoral Education programs. -
Fewer Family Meetings in ICU Are Reason for Dissatisfaction
Supporting families faced with making critical decisions for incapacitated loved ones is a core ethical duty for ICU clinicians. Yet little is known about family characteristics that predict their dissatisfaction with support during decision-making. -
Ethics Tries to Keep Up with Quickly Evolving Stem Cell Research
Updated guidelines offer specific recommendations for embryo research, stem cell embryo models, organoids, chimeras, germline genome editing, and mitochondrial replacement techniques. Public support for controversial research is an overarching goal.