Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2019 How Should “CRISPRed” Babies Be Monitored Over Their Life Course to Promote Health Equity? Charis Thompson, PhD Transnational monitoring efforts should focus on safety, defining standard of care, and promoting just access to innovation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1036-1041. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1036. Viewpoint Dec 2019 Genome Editing, Ethics, and Politics Isabel Gabel, PhD and Jonathan Moreno, PhD Genome editing raises old questions, but CRISPR arose in a political landscape that vastly differs from the early aughts. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1105-1110. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1105. Viewpoint Jun 2008 Medical Care for the Elderly: Should Limits Be Set? Commentary 1 Daniel Callahan, PhD Should old folks who have lived their lives be allowed to place a huge economic burden on the young by using a disproportionate amount of limited Medicare resources for medical care? Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(6):404-407. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.oped1-0806. Case and Commentary Sep 2019 What Are Criteria for Considering Technologies’ Uses and Influences in LMICs’ Health Care Infrastructures? Rolvix Patterson and Richard Rohrer, MD Low-resource areas are heterogeneous and changing, so establishing an evidence base for decision making about technology use is an important priority. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(9):E735-741. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.735. Case and Commentary Feb 2019 Should Watson Be Consulted for a Second Opinion? David D. Luxton, PhD, MS Guidance for organizations using AI tools to diagnose and to develop treatment recommendations can also help clinicians consider risks and benefits. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(2):E131-137. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.131. Case and Commentary Feb 2016 How to Communicate Clearly about Brain Death and First-Person Consent to Donate Stuart J. Youngner, MD Despite clear donor consent, health professionals must communicate clearly about death to family members to avoid confusion. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):108-114. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.ecas2-1602. Viewpoint May 2022 Reimagining Roles of Dietary Supplements in Psychiatric Care Katherine Wu, MD and Erik Messamore, MD, PhD Government-supported review and safety monitoring is needed for dietary supplements’ use in the care of patients with mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E437-442. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.437. Viewpoint Mar 2016 Undocumented Immigrants Face a Unique Set of Risks from Tuberculosis Treatment: Is This Just? Kelly A. Kyanko, MD, MHS, Jun-Chieh James Tsay, MD, MSc, Katherine Yun, MD, MHS, and Brendan Parent, JD Undocumented immigrants treated with isoniazid (INH) for latent tuberculosis infection should be covered for transplant for INH-related liver failure. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(3):311-318. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.3.sect1-1603. Case and Commentary Apr 2022 ¿Cómo debe responder la atención médica estadounidense a las necesidades de salud de la comunidad latina? Chiamaka Sonubi, MD, Efren Flores, MD, and Lucy Spalluto, MD, MPH AMA J Ethics. 2022;E261-266. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.261. Case and Commentary Apr 2022 ¿Cuáles deberían ser las mejores prácticas en evaluaciones forenses médicas y psicológicas para niños que solicitan asilo? Maria Joy Ferrera, PhD, LCSW and Minal Giri, MD AMA J Ethics. 2022;E267-274. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.267. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2019 How Should “CRISPRed” Babies Be Monitored Over Their Life Course to Promote Health Equity? Charis Thompson, PhD Transnational monitoring efforts should focus on safety, defining standard of care, and promoting just access to innovation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1036-1041. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1036.
Viewpoint Dec 2019 Genome Editing, Ethics, and Politics Isabel Gabel, PhD and Jonathan Moreno, PhD Genome editing raises old questions, but CRISPR arose in a political landscape that vastly differs from the early aughts. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1105-1110. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1105.
Viewpoint Jun 2008 Medical Care for the Elderly: Should Limits Be Set? Commentary 1 Daniel Callahan, PhD Should old folks who have lived their lives be allowed to place a huge economic burden on the young by using a disproportionate amount of limited Medicare resources for medical care? Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(6):404-407. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.oped1-0806.
Case and Commentary Sep 2019 What Are Criteria for Considering Technologies’ Uses and Influences in LMICs’ Health Care Infrastructures? Rolvix Patterson and Richard Rohrer, MD Low-resource areas are heterogeneous and changing, so establishing an evidence base for decision making about technology use is an important priority. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(9):E735-741. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.735.
Case and Commentary Feb 2019 Should Watson Be Consulted for a Second Opinion? David D. Luxton, PhD, MS Guidance for organizations using AI tools to diagnose and to develop treatment recommendations can also help clinicians consider risks and benefits. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(2):E131-137. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.131.
Case and Commentary Feb 2016 How to Communicate Clearly about Brain Death and First-Person Consent to Donate Stuart J. Youngner, MD Despite clear donor consent, health professionals must communicate clearly about death to family members to avoid confusion. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):108-114. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.ecas2-1602.
Viewpoint May 2022 Reimagining Roles of Dietary Supplements in Psychiatric Care Katherine Wu, MD and Erik Messamore, MD, PhD Government-supported review and safety monitoring is needed for dietary supplements’ use in the care of patients with mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E437-442. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.437.
Viewpoint Mar 2016 Undocumented Immigrants Face a Unique Set of Risks from Tuberculosis Treatment: Is This Just? Kelly A. Kyanko, MD, MHS, Jun-Chieh James Tsay, MD, MSc, Katherine Yun, MD, MHS, and Brendan Parent, JD Undocumented immigrants treated with isoniazid (INH) for latent tuberculosis infection should be covered for transplant for INH-related liver failure. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(3):311-318. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.3.sect1-1603.
Case and Commentary Apr 2022 ¿Cómo debe responder la atención médica estadounidense a las necesidades de salud de la comunidad latina? Chiamaka Sonubi, MD, Efren Flores, MD, and Lucy Spalluto, MD, MPH AMA J Ethics. 2022;E261-266. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.261.
Case and Commentary Apr 2022 ¿Cuáles deberían ser las mejores prácticas en evaluaciones forenses médicas y psicológicas para niños que solicitan asilo? Maria Joy Ferrera, PhD, LCSW and Minal Giri, MD AMA J Ethics. 2022;E267-274. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.267.