As healthcare systems across Europe deal with an increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment, family doctors are emerging as key players in assessing and supporting patients' decision-making ...

In January 2024, The New York Times Magazine published a provocative article titled: "Should Patients Be Allowed to Die From Anorexia?" This seemingly extreme question reignited a debate among doctors ...

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Ethics Committee updated its 2017 statement, “Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unbefriended Older Adults,” refreshing the language and citing newer clinical ...

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 protects people who may not be able to make their own decisions. But what about those who can? Photo: fotolia/ baon Perhaps the most difficult issue in adult social care, ...

These words, from Nelson Mandela, speak volumes about the difficulties we face in the often-fraught process of decision-making. A decision is essentially a choice. Whether that choice involves major, ...

Smart leaders with vast data still make bad decisions. But others, under similar pressure, make game-changing ones. In 1982, Johnson & Johnson swiftly recalled 31 million bottles of Tylenol after ...