Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent History of Medicine Feb 2021 Health Inequity From the Founding of the Freedmen’s Bureau to COVID-19 Georges C. Benjamin, MD Ethical obligations to address racial health inequity in American life exist now, just as they did in 1865. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(2):E189-195. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.189. History of Medicine May 2020 What Does the Evolution From Informed Consent to Shared Decision Making Teach Us About Authority in Health Care? James F. Childress, PhD and Marcia Day Childress, PhD Reliance on disclosure rather than understanding has prompted shared decision making and represents an important cultural change in clinical practice. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(5):E423-429. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.423. History of Medicine Jul 2017 Framing Confusion: Dementia, Society, and History Jesse F. Ballenger, PhD, MA Viewing dementia as a distinct disease promotes funding for research but may stigmatize those who have dementia and lead to disinvestment in caregiving. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):713-719. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.mhst1-1707. History of Medicine Dec 2011 The Evolution of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Specialty David E. Smith, MD The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):900-905. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.mhst1-1112.
History of Medicine Feb 2021 Health Inequity From the Founding of the Freedmen’s Bureau to COVID-19 Georges C. Benjamin, MD Ethical obligations to address racial health inequity in American life exist now, just as they did in 1865. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(2):E189-195. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.189.
History of Medicine May 2020 What Does the Evolution From Informed Consent to Shared Decision Making Teach Us About Authority in Health Care? James F. Childress, PhD and Marcia Day Childress, PhD Reliance on disclosure rather than understanding has prompted shared decision making and represents an important cultural change in clinical practice. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(5):E423-429. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.423.
History of Medicine Jul 2017 Framing Confusion: Dementia, Society, and History Jesse F. Ballenger, PhD, MA Viewing dementia as a distinct disease promotes funding for research but may stigmatize those who have dementia and lead to disinvestment in caregiving. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):713-719. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.mhst1-1707.
History of Medicine Dec 2011 The Evolution of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Specialty David E. Smith, MD The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):900-905. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.mhst1-1112.