Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jul 2023 Should Pharmaceuticals Be Used as Weight Loss Interventions for Adolescents Classified as Obese by BMI? Astrid Floegel-Shetty, MA Weight loss is not a safe, effective, or permanent method of health promotion, and pharmacotherapeutical approaches pose specific risks to adolescents. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E478-495. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.478. Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708. Policy Forum Jun 2015 Veterans Health Administration Policy on Cannabis as an Adjunct to Pain Treatment with Opiates Michael Krawitz The new Veterans Health Administration policy on the use of medical marijuana was brought about by patient advocacy in 2010. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(6):558-561. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.6.pfor2-1506. In the Literature Feb 2012 Barriers and Biases: Ethical Considerations for Providing Emergency Contraception to Adolescents in the Emergency Department Rebecca C. Thilo When adolescents seek emergency contraception in the emergency room, social judgment on the part of clinicians can hamper treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(2):121-125. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.2.jdsc1-1202.
Case and Commentary Jul 2023 Should Pharmaceuticals Be Used as Weight Loss Interventions for Adolescents Classified as Obese by BMI? Astrid Floegel-Shetty, MA Weight loss is not a safe, effective, or permanent method of health promotion, and pharmacotherapeutical approaches pose specific risks to adolescents. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E478-495. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.478.
Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708.
Policy Forum Jun 2015 Veterans Health Administration Policy on Cannabis as an Adjunct to Pain Treatment with Opiates Michael Krawitz The new Veterans Health Administration policy on the use of medical marijuana was brought about by patient advocacy in 2010. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(6):558-561. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.6.pfor2-1506.
In the Literature Feb 2012 Barriers and Biases: Ethical Considerations for Providing Emergency Contraception to Adolescents in the Emergency Department Rebecca C. Thilo When adolescents seek emergency contraception in the emergency room, social judgment on the part of clinicians can hamper treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(2):121-125. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.2.jdsc1-1202.