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Sustainable Development and Faith. 可持续发展与信仰。

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Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-04-13 DOI: 10.1177/00243639261423443

Tony Kealy

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Social Media, Medical Students, and Patient Exposure: Perceptions and Attitudes. 社交媒体，医学生和病人暴露：感知和态度。

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Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-04-13 DOI: 10.1177/00243639261435830

Ana Paula Corrêa Meira, Carlos Costa, Ivone Maria Resende Figueiredo Duarte, Rui Manuel Lopes Nunes

{"title":"Social Media, Medical Students, and Patient Exposure: Perceptions and Attitudes.","authors":"Ana Paula Corrêa Meira, Carlos Costa, Ivone Maria Resende Figueiredo Duarte, Rui Manuel Lopes Nunes","doi":"10.1177/00243639261435830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00243639261435830","url":null,"abstract":"The expansion of social media has intensified ethical risks associated with the improper exposure of patients, requiring in-depth reflection on the behavior of students and health professionals in the online environment. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to describe the perceived frequency, attributed severity, and attitudes of medical students towards breaches of confidentiality on social media. An observational, cross-sectional, and exploratory study was conducted with 854 students from the south Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, using a structured questionnaire. Approximately one-quarter of the sample perceived such violations as frequent among students and physicians, and between 18% and 24% considered them to be of low severity, with evidence of habituation to infractions over the course of medical training. The current standards were predominantly assessed as unclear, ineffective, and insufficiently disseminated. It is concluded that there are substantial gaps between formal ethical knowledge and its practical application, requiring continuing education and institutional strategies to strengthen digital responsibility.","PeriodicalId":44238,"journal":{"name":"Linacre Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"00243639261435830"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13076440/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147692857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Perfective and Technocratic Enhancement: An Aristotelian-Thomistic Inquiry Into Contemporary Bioethical Challenges. 完善和技术官僚的强化：亚里士多德-托马斯主义对当代生物伦理挑战的探究。

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Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-04-13 DOI: 10.1177/00243639261421887

Maria Antonietta Castaldi, Fabio Gragnano

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The Impact of Mass Media Through the Prism of Spirituality on the Evolving Physician-Patient Relationship: A Primer from a Christian Perspective. 透过灵性棱镜的大众传媒对不断演变的医患关系的影响：从基督教角度的入门。

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Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-04-13 DOI: 10.1177/00243639261435860

Franco Musio

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The Case Against Surgical Moratoria on Intersex Pediatric Surgery. 反对暂停双性儿童手术的案例。

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Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-04-09 DOI: 10.1177/00243639261429387

Rashad Rehman

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Harmony, Basic Goods, and the Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model: A Philosophical Anthropology That Can Lead to Better Healthcare. 和谐、基本商品和生物-心理-社会-精神模式：一种可以带来更好医疗保健的哲学人类学。

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Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-04-02 DOI: 10.1177/00243639261429400

Christopher J Lisanti, Michael J Shonnard

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Prepare the Slides: Confession in Surgical Education. 准备幻灯片：外科教育中的忏悔。

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Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-04-02 DOI: 10.1177/00243639261435863

Hima Bindu Thota, Edwin Parker Savage

{"title":"Prepare the Slides: Confession in Surgical Education.","authors":"Hima Bindu Thota, Edwin Parker Savage","doi":"10.1177/00243639261435863","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00243639261435863","url":null,"abstract":"The Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) conference is one of surgery's most enduring rituals-a gathering where physicians publicly confront the errors and complications inherent to their work. Yet while its purpose is to examine the causes and consequences of harm, M&M often neglects the moral and emotional wounds carried by trainees. This essay draws on the Catholic sacrament of Confession to frame M&M as a contemporary ritual that has retained the form of self-examination but lost its means of moral restoration. In Confession, repentance moves through reflection, confession, contrition, and absolution-a process designed not only to acknowledge wrongdoing but to restore the penitent to right relationship with self and community. The M&M parallels this structure but omits the final steps of contrition and absolution, leaving residents without a path to forgiveness or reintegration. The result is the cultivation of technically skilled yet spiritually fractured surgeons, burdened by guilt or numbed by repetition. This essay proposes that M&M can become a space of moral as well as technical formation. By naming the emotional toll of complications, inviting contrition without shame, and offering explicit absolution when appropriate, educators can help restore meaning and hope to surgical training. Done well, M&M becomes not only a forum for improving outcomes but a liturgy of professional renewal-one that acknowledges failure, fosters accountability, and restores the humanity of those who bear the weight of healing others.","PeriodicalId":44238,"journal":{"name":"Linacre Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"00243639261435863"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13046689/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147623980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Clinical Decision-Making: Between Scientific Precision and Human Responsibility How the Physician Navigates Between Sensitivity and Specificity to Make the Best Decision for the Patient. 临床决策：在科学精确性和人的责任之间，医生如何在敏感性和特异性之间进行导航，为患者做出最佳决策。

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Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-04-01 DOI: 10.1177/00243639261429608

Grigorescu Catalin Cicerone, Eusebiu Jean Tihan, Grigorescu Maxim Serban

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The Eclipse of Conviction: Conscience, Moral Authority, and Disagreement in the Church. 信念的消逝：教会中的良心、道德权威和分歧。

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Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-04-01 DOI: 10.1177/00243639261430451

Jay J Oh

{"title":"The Eclipse of Conviction: Conscience, Moral Authority, and Disagreement in the Church.","authors":"Jay J Oh","doi":"10.1177/00243639261430451","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00243639261430451","url":null,"abstract":"This article analyzes persistent moral disagreement within the contemporary church through a distinction between opinion and conviction as competing forms of moral reasoning. Drawing upon Alasdair MacIntyre's account of moral fragmentation and Charles Taylor's analysis of expressive individualism, it argues that ecclesial conflict intensifies when moral claims detach from shared standards of truth. When conscience functions as a site of personal authenticity rather than as judgment ordered toward objective moral reality, doctrinal authority weakens, and disagreement becomes resistant to resolution. The argument develops through a theological account of conscience grounded in Augustine, Aquinas, and magisterial teaching, with sustained engagement with Veritatis Splendor. A case study of contemporary euthanasia discourse demonstrates how linguistic reframing obscures the moral object of the act and reshapes ethical judgment. The final sections draw upon Scripture and Catholic moral theology to argue that the recovery of conviction, rather than the management of pluralism, provides a stable foundation for pastoral care, moral formation, and ecclesial unity.","PeriodicalId":44238,"journal":{"name":"Linacre Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"00243639261430451"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13043625/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147623983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Vatican Revisits Ethics and Science of Xenotransplantation as Clinical Trials Advance. 梵蒂冈重新审视异种移植的伦理和科学作为临床试验的进展。

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Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2026-03-26 eCollection Date: 2026-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/00243639261426059

Daniel J Hurst, Umberto Agrimi, David K C Cooper, Emanuele Cozzi, Jay A Fishman, Cesare Galli, Sigrid Müller, Maria Concetta Pellicciari, Carlo Maria Petrini, Richard N Pierson, Mario Picozzi, Frans J van Ittersum, Renzo Pegoraro

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