Having current information about waterborne hazards enables physicians to understand the risks and help their patients protect themselves.

Cases of elder self-neglect require physicians to balance the patient’s wish for independence and the risks of poor self-care.

Understanding the religious background of patients and their surrogates is essential to providing patient-centered care at the end of life.

Community-based participatory research ensures that community protections, risks, and benefits are considered during ethical reviews of research protocols.

Seven photos taken in Flint illuminate environmental injustice, the city’s attempts to respond, and individuals’ experiences.

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to physicians’ roles in safe water access.

When prescribing antibiotics, physicians should weigh individual benefit against both environmental and community harms.

An educational initiative is described in which medical and bioethics students observe health care in an urban jail for two days and reflect on their learning.

A drawing captures one physician-artist’s experience of working in a prison.

When acting as a surrogate for incapacitated incarcerated patients, physicians may disclose protected health information to a patient’s legal counsel.