Medicine
Core Concepts in Medicine and Health
Quick fact
The four principles of medical ethics—autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice—were first formally proposed in the 1970s and now guide medical decision-making worldwide.
Why this is interesting
You visit a doctor for a cough, and within minutes they consider dozens of possible causes, choose the most likely one, and decide on a treatment. How do they do that?