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Ethics Talk: Should Adolescents Be Able to Consent for COVID-19 Vaccinations?

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Abigail English about the ethical and legal implications of adolescents consenting for COVID-19 vaccination.

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Abigail English, JD is director of the Center for Adolescent Health & the Law in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Recorded on July 27, 2021

 

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Interviewee had no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.

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Ethics Talk: Could Trusting Science Mean Not Trusting Some FDA Decisions?

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Caleb Alexander about the US Food and Drug Administration's controversial decision to approve aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.

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G. Caleb Alexander, MD, MS is professor of epidemiology and medicine at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Recorded on June 22, 2021

 

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Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Dr Alexander is past chair and current member of FDA's Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee. He is a co-founding principal and equity holder in Monument Analytics, a health care consultancy whose clients include the life sciences industry as well as plaintiffs in opioid litigation. He was also a member of OptumRx's National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

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The Challenge of Understanding Health Care Costs and Charges

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The price transparency movement seeks to make actual medical costs clear to patients and clinicians.
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Health Equity Needs Teeth

Eleanor Fleming, PhD, DDS, MPH, Julie Frantsve-Hawley, PhD, and Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA
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