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When Fulfilling a Professional Obligation Causes Moral Distress for Physicians in Intensive Care Units

There was a time when some of the most high-profile bioethical issues involved physicians trying to save lives and provide treatments that patients or their families didn’t want.

Editor's Picks, ResearchGeorgina SavageOctober 28, 2024ethics, medical ethics, moral distress, parental concerns

Vaccine hesitancy, the increasing parent-provider divide, and the response from researchers and policymakers to stem the growing concerns

The vast majority of parents continue to immunize their children against deadly infectious diseases. However, of late, a growing number of them in both developed and developing nations have refused vaccination forcing the World Health Organization to declare vaccine hesitancy as one of the top ten major threats to global health.

ResearchLORNA MCCONNVILLEAugust 13, 2020Vaccine hesitancy and refusal, parental concerns, role of school authorities, government immunization policies, measles, rubella, polio, vaccines