Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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. Viewpoint Jan 2019 How Should Health Professionals and Policy Makers Respond to Substandard Care of Detained Immigrants? Rie Ohta and Clara Long, JD, MSc, MA Medical-legal partnerships can help detainees by motivating health, safety, and human rights standards in detention centers. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(1):E113-118. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.113. State of the Art and Science Aug 2022 How Cisgender Clinicians Can Help Prevent Harm During Encounters With Transgender Patients Antonio D. Garcia and Ximena Lopez, MD Transgender people commonly experience discrimination from clinicians, which directly contributes to worse mental and physical health outcomes. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E753-761. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.753. Viewpoint Jun 2023 More Lessons for Health Professionals From a Transgender Patient Ryan K. Sallans, MA This article shares one transgender person’s numerous health care encounters over 20 years, as both a patient and a professional. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E452-457. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.452. Viewpoint Jan 2017 Should US Physicians Support the Decriminalization of Commercial Sex? Emily F. Rothman, ScD The Nordic model policy option for addressing commercial sex—which exempts sellers from criminal penalties—offers several potential advantages. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):110-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect1-1701. Viewpoint Jan 2017 Decreasing Human Trafficking through Sex Work Decriminalization Erin Albright, JD and Kate D'Adamo, MA Decriminalization of the sex trade speaks to medical ethics by reducing sex workers’ vulnerability to violence, exploitation, stigma, and trafficking. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):122-126. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect2-1701. Viewpoint Jan 2007 Challenging Teenagers' Right to Refuse Treatment Arthur L. Caplan, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2007;56-61. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.oped1-0701. State of the Art and Science Jan 2003 How to Change Routes of Administration of Opioids Audiey Kao, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(1):19-20. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.1.cprl1-0301. State of the Art and Science Sep 2004 Medical Evaluations of Asylum Seekers Vincent Iacopino, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):401-404. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.cprl1-0409. Viewpoint Sep 2004 Torture and Human Rights Timothy F. Murphy, PhD and Peter J. Johnson Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):420-423. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.oped1-0409. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last »
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.
Viewpoint Jan 2019 How Should Health Professionals and Policy Makers Respond to Substandard Care of Detained Immigrants? Rie Ohta and Clara Long, JD, MSc, MA Medical-legal partnerships can help detainees by motivating health, safety, and human rights standards in detention centers. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(1):E113-118. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.113.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2022 How Cisgender Clinicians Can Help Prevent Harm During Encounters With Transgender Patients Antonio D. Garcia and Ximena Lopez, MD Transgender people commonly experience discrimination from clinicians, which directly contributes to worse mental and physical health outcomes. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E753-761. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.753.
Viewpoint Jun 2023 More Lessons for Health Professionals From a Transgender Patient Ryan K. Sallans, MA This article shares one transgender person’s numerous health care encounters over 20 years, as both a patient and a professional. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E452-457. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.452.
Viewpoint Jan 2017 Should US Physicians Support the Decriminalization of Commercial Sex? Emily F. Rothman, ScD The Nordic model policy option for addressing commercial sex—which exempts sellers from criminal penalties—offers several potential advantages. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):110-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect1-1701.
Viewpoint Jan 2017 Decreasing Human Trafficking through Sex Work Decriminalization Erin Albright, JD and Kate D'Adamo, MA Decriminalization of the sex trade speaks to medical ethics by reducing sex workers’ vulnerability to violence, exploitation, stigma, and trafficking. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):122-126. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect2-1701.
Viewpoint Jan 2007 Challenging Teenagers' Right to Refuse Treatment Arthur L. Caplan, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2007;56-61. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.oped1-0701.
State of the Art and Science Jan 2003 How to Change Routes of Administration of Opioids Audiey Kao, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(1):19-20. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.1.cprl1-0301.
State of the Art and Science Sep 2004 Medical Evaluations of Asylum Seekers Vincent Iacopino, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):401-404. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.cprl1-0409.
Viewpoint Sep 2004 Torture and Human Rights Timothy F. Murphy, PhD and Peter J. Johnson Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):420-423. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.oped1-0409.