Primum Non Nocere
Sensible Medicine
JUNE 19, 2025
I have trouble understanding the recent animosity to the phrase “First, Do No Harm” as it applies to medical practice. I have always accepted it as a guide for medical practice. Way back in 2012, when Vinay and I published A medical burden of proof: Towards a new ethic , we built our arguments on Primum non nocere , which we referred to as ‘the most fundamental principle of medicine.’ In this essay, Dr.
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