This commentary on a case considers moral reasons to adopt a palliative approach to the care of some psychiatric patients.

Palliative psychiatry can facilitate compassionate resolution of ethical conflicts in end-of-life care decision making with persons with substance use disorders.  

This commentary on a case considers the ethical feasibility of palliative psychiatry in the care of patients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa.

Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. 

Costs partly determine organizational robotics, but questions remain about whether and to what extent they should influence care decisions. 

This article suggests strategies for how to disclose the nature and scope of resident surgeon involvement in managing intraoperative care.

This article considers which risks AI-facilitated surgical robotics pose for safety, confidentiality, informed consent, and surgical training. 

Healthist views about body shape and weight are oppressive and lead to pernicious harms, especially to members of vulnerable groups. 

Use of body mass index as a health care metric is controversial, especially in candidacy assessments for gender-affirming surgery.  

This commentary on a case considers a transgender patient’s mental health and risk for DVT in ethical decision making about feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy.