Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986. Case and Commentary Sep 2021 What Should Physician-Researchers Tell Patient-Subjects About Their Relationships With Industry? Jeffrey R. Botkin, MD, MPH Financial relationships are common, and ethical questions rightly emerge about how conflicts of interest compromise investigators’ approaches to research. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E685-691. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.685. Case and Commentary Nov 2019 In Experimental Hand Transplantation, Whose Views About Outcomes Should Matter Most? Andrea DiMartini, MD and Mary Amanda Dew, PhD Clinician-researchers deeply invested in data gathering are still obliged to respect a patient-subject’s right to stop being in research. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E936-942. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.936. Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Physicians in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Regard Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems to Facilitate Smoking Cessation? Thomas E. Novotny, MD, MPH, DSc (Hon) and May C. I. van Schalkwyk, MBBS, MPH Vaping has been thought to be a safe, effective smoking cessation aid, but little evidence supports its value in mitigating tobacco use. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E82-92. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.82. Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Prescribe Non-FDA Regulated Dietary Supplements When Caring for Children With Hypovitaminosis D? Ethan A. Mezoff, MD, Hannah Hays, MD, and Ala Shaikhkhalil, MD Children with micronutrient deficiency might need supplementation, sometimes in irregularly high doses. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E353-360. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.353. Case and Commentary May 2022 How Does Cognitive Bias Affect Conversations With Patients About Dietary Supplements? Ila M. Harris, PharmD, Christine C. Danner, PhD, and David J. Satin, MD Some allopathic clinicians’ biases influence the information they draw upon to make decisions and offer recommendations. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E368-375. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.368. Case and Commentary Jun 2022 Should Children Be Enrolled in Clinical Research in Conflict Zones? Dónal O’Mathúna, PhD and Nawaraj Upadhaya, PhD Research that places subjects and investigators at risk of additional harm must be considered carefully. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(6):E463-471. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.463. Case and Commentary Aug 2022 When Experiencing Inequitable Health Care Is a Patient’s Norm, How Should Iatrogenic Harm Be Considered? Bantale Ayisire, MS, RN and Kristen R. Choi, PhD, RN Inequitable care and outcomes experienced by persons with mental illness have long been exacerbated by stigma expressed by clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E729-734. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.729. Case and Commentary Jun 2022 هل يجب تسجيل الأطفال في الأبحاث السريرية في مناطق الصراع؟ Dónal O’Mathúna, PhD and Nawaraj Upadhaya, PhD AMA J Ethics. 2022;E463-471. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.463. Case and Commentary Dec 2016 Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research Joseph J. Fins, MD Which distinctions between minimally conscious states and vegetative states should clinicians consider? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1182-1191. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986.
Case and Commentary Sep 2021 What Should Physician-Researchers Tell Patient-Subjects About Their Relationships With Industry? Jeffrey R. Botkin, MD, MPH Financial relationships are common, and ethical questions rightly emerge about how conflicts of interest compromise investigators’ approaches to research. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E685-691. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.685.
Case and Commentary Nov 2019 In Experimental Hand Transplantation, Whose Views About Outcomes Should Matter Most? Andrea DiMartini, MD and Mary Amanda Dew, PhD Clinician-researchers deeply invested in data gathering are still obliged to respect a patient-subject’s right to stop being in research. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E936-942. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.936.
Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Physicians in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Regard Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems to Facilitate Smoking Cessation? Thomas E. Novotny, MD, MPH, DSc (Hon) and May C. I. van Schalkwyk, MBBS, MPH Vaping has been thought to be a safe, effective smoking cessation aid, but little evidence supports its value in mitigating tobacco use. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E82-92. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.82.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Prescribe Non-FDA Regulated Dietary Supplements When Caring for Children With Hypovitaminosis D? Ethan A. Mezoff, MD, Hannah Hays, MD, and Ala Shaikhkhalil, MD Children with micronutrient deficiency might need supplementation, sometimes in irregularly high doses. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E353-360. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.353.
Case and Commentary May 2022 How Does Cognitive Bias Affect Conversations With Patients About Dietary Supplements? Ila M. Harris, PharmD, Christine C. Danner, PhD, and David J. Satin, MD Some allopathic clinicians’ biases influence the information they draw upon to make decisions and offer recommendations. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E368-375. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.368.
Case and Commentary Jun 2022 Should Children Be Enrolled in Clinical Research in Conflict Zones? Dónal O’Mathúna, PhD and Nawaraj Upadhaya, PhD Research that places subjects and investigators at risk of additional harm must be considered carefully. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(6):E463-471. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.463.
Case and Commentary Aug 2022 When Experiencing Inequitable Health Care Is a Patient’s Norm, How Should Iatrogenic Harm Be Considered? Bantale Ayisire, MS, RN and Kristen R. Choi, PhD, RN Inequitable care and outcomes experienced by persons with mental illness have long been exacerbated by stigma expressed by clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E729-734. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.729.
Case and Commentary Jun 2022 هل يجب تسجيل الأطفال في الأبحاث السريرية في مناطق الصراع؟ Dónal O’Mathúna, PhD and Nawaraj Upadhaya, PhD AMA J Ethics. 2022;E463-471. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.463.
Case and Commentary Dec 2016 Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research Joseph J. Fins, MD Which distinctions between minimally conscious states and vegetative states should clinicians consider? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1182-1191. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612.