Eating or Taking Medications on Fast Days
This article examines halachic guidance for fasting, eating, drinking, and taking medication on rabbinic fast days and Yom Kippur, including pregnancy, illness, nursing, and shiurim.
Official Journal of the Jewish Physicians Network
JMAR
Jewish Medical Ethics Annual Review
A scholarly, open-access annual review at the intersection of medicine, halacha, law, ethics, and clinical practice.
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This article examines whether halacha obligates physicians to treat patients when doing so may place the physician at personal risk, especially in the context of infectious disease and reasonable protective measures.