Chinmeri Nwuba is a health policy writer.

The hidden liability inside continuous patient monitoring

Conditions and Diseases
June 29, 2026

Over time, the medical environment has witnessed several happenings that point to an interesting shift in the way patients are monitored. Of late, patients now wear smartwatches that quietly track heart rate variability and oxygen saturation throughout the day. Others rely on a continuous glucose monitor that sends metabolic data to a smartphone in real time. Someone else sleeps with a ring that records temperature, respiratory rate, and patterns of …

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The hidden liability inside continuous patient monitoring

Xenotransplantation ethics tests our moral frameworks

Conditions and Diseases
June 9, 2026

Xenotransplantation, the transplantation of animal organs, tissues, or cells into humans, has rapidly transitioned from speculative science to a clinical reality. It is driven by advances in genetic engineering, particularly CRISPR-mediated modification of donor animals. On the bright side, the field now offers a plausible solution to one of modern medicine’s most persistent crises: the global shortage of transplantable human organs. Recent milestones, including first-in-human pig heart and kidney xenotransplants, …

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Xenotransplantation ethics tests our moral frameworks

End-of-life decision-making is never a solo act

Health Policy
June 5, 2026

Technological and biomedical advancements are undeniable blessings in today’s health sector. These advancements have improved life-prolonging technologies. So, clinicians can often sustain biological life long after meaningful recovery is unlikely. Consequently, there is a subtle shift happening in modern medicine, where we are no longer asking whether we can keep people alive but who gets to decide when not to.

This shift becomes clearer when viewed through Ronald Dworkin’s distinction between …

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End-of-life decision-making is never a solo act

Medical malpractice risks persist even after saving a life

Health Policy
May 13, 2026

It is 2:17 a.m. in a crowded emergency room. A patient is rushed in. The patient is unconscious, unstable, and rapidly deteriorating. There is no time to obtain a detailed medical history, no opportunity for a careful discussion of risks, and obviously no time to seek consent. The doctor decides to take immediate action which saves the patient’s life. Weeks pass. The same doctor is served with a lawsuit.

At first …

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Medical malpractice risks persist even after saving a life