AMA Journal of Ethics

Kelly Leonard, executive director of insights and applied improvisation at The Second City Works, relates how improvisation can help clinicians build relationships with patients and improve their outcomes.

Dr Donald Tomaskovic-Devey talks about the plight of those among us in low-wage positions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professor Larry Gostin talks about balancing public health ethics and personal civil liberties during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr Mollyann Brodie talks about the science of polling, public opinions on COVID-19, and politically divergent views on policy options to achieve universal health care coverage. 

Dr Ibram Kendi talks about the impact of racist policies on historically discriminated-against groups and what it means to be an antiracist.

Dr Jennifer Ho talks about understanding and combatting the spread of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr Arthur Caplan talks about ethical issues surrounding the development, production, and use of potential SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

Dr Kathryn Olivarius talks about the impact of yellow fever outbreaks on the antebellum South and how this past can inform how we view the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bobby Watts, MPH, MS, CPH, talks about ways to address the health needs of homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic.