Prosecutors said that during a routine medical exam, Patel touched a patient's breasts and genitals without her consent and for no medical reason. Patel will be barred from practicing medicine ...

by the use of initiative, skill, and independent judgment” (Section 6703) in their practice. This statutory language mirrors the foundational principle of the Hippocratic Oath taken by physicians: ...

Lost in the debate about ethical and moral dilemmas surrounding human embryonic stem cell research are the considerable practical difficulties with using such cells as a tool in regenerative medicine.