Articles

“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
― George Washington

Religious morality (and secular humanism) in Western civilization as precursors to medical ethics: A historic perspective
Abstract — In discussing bioethics and the formulation of neuroethics, the question has arisen as to whether secular humanism should be the sole philosophical guiding

Another medical journey to ancient Rome and Roman medicine with medical historian Plinio Prioreschi, MD, PhD
This is the third volume of the monumental A History of Medicine series by the medical historian and classical scholar Plinio Prioreschi M.D., PhD.[1] A

A journey through time to ancient Greek medicine with medical historian and classical scholar Plinio Prioreschi, MD, PhD
In our review of the first volume in this series we introduced the medical scholar Dr. Plinio Prioreschi, the author of this marvelous narrative of

A fascinating look at primitive and ancient medicine by medical historian and classical scholar Plinio Prioreschi, MD, PhD
Plinio Prioreschi, MD, PhD (1930–2014), the author of this monumental series of tomes on the history of medicine was an accomplished scholar — i.e., physician,

Medical Ethics of Hippocrates or Population-Based Bioethics — A Symposium based on the Interview of Dr. Miguel A. Faria by Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
This interview resulted in the May 14, 2014 article, “U.S. Experts urge focus on ethics in brain research” by Kerry Sheridan, AFP Correspondent. The article

The dog and pony show of year round electioneering and the mainstream media
No sooner does a U.S. presidential election end than a new round of politicking for the next election begins, as if four years hence were