Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent State of the Art and Science Apr 2016 Keeping the Backdoor to Eugenics Ajar?: Disability and the Future of Prenatal Screening Gareth M. Thomas, PhD and Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Noninvasive prenatal testing arguably constitutes a form of eugenics in a social context in which certain reproductive outcomes are not valued. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):406-415. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.stas1-1604. 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. State of the Art and Science Mar 2005 HEADSS: The "Review of Systems" for Adolescents Rachel Katzenellenbogen, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(3):231-233. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.3.cprl1-0503. Viewpoint Sep 2016 The Limits of Informed Consent for an Overwhelmed Patient: Clinicians’ Role in Protecting Patients and Preventing Overwhelm Johan Bester, MBChB, MPhil, Cristie M. Cole, JD, and Eric Kodish, MD Protecting patients rather than informed consent should be the goal when the complexity of information overwhelms patients’ decision-making capacity. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):869-886. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.peer2-1609. State of the Art and Science Dec 2016 Locating Risk in the Adolescent Brain: Ethical Challenges in the Use of Biomarkers for Adolescent Health and Social Policy Suparna Choudhury, PhD and Sheehan Moore Neurobiological markers raise complex questions about what it means to be “at risk.” AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1199-1206. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.stas1-1612. 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. Original Research Mar 2018 Structural Competency and Reproductive Health Margaret Mary Downey, MSW and Anu Manchikanti Gómez, MSc, PhD Structural competency helps physicians address reproductive health disparities through recognizing social determinants of health and social advocacy. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(3):211-223. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.3.peer1-1803. State of the Art and Science Nov 2000 Why Physicians Should Know the Legal and Ethical Issues Raised by Genetic Information and Technology Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2000;2(11):108-110. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2000.2.11.gnth1-0011. State of the Art and Science Jan 2014 Expanded Genetic Testing in Assisted Reproduction: Lessons Learned from Prenatal Testing Susan Klugman, MD and Siobhan M. Dolan, MD, MPH Chromosomal microarray analysis reveals many gene variants of unknown significance. The uncertainty about these variants—might they be deleterious or are they benign?—complicates genetic counseling. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(1):38-42. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.1.stas1-1401. Viewpoint Mar 2018 Should Race Be Used as a Variable in Research on Preterm Birth? Kacey Y. Eichelberger, MD, Julianna G. Alson, MPH, and Kemi M. Doll, MD, MS Racial differences in preterm birth outcomes should be studied in an ecosocial context rather than a genetic context to combat racial stereotypes. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(3):296-302. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.3.sect1-1803. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
State of the Art and Science Apr 2016 Keeping the Backdoor to Eugenics Ajar?: Disability and the Future of Prenatal Screening Gareth M. Thomas, PhD and Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Noninvasive prenatal testing arguably constitutes a form of eugenics in a social context in which certain reproductive outcomes are not valued. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):406-415. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.stas1-1604.
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.
State of the Art and Science Mar 2005 HEADSS: The "Review of Systems" for Adolescents Rachel Katzenellenbogen, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(3):231-233. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.3.cprl1-0503.
Viewpoint Sep 2016 The Limits of Informed Consent for an Overwhelmed Patient: Clinicians’ Role in Protecting Patients and Preventing Overwhelm Johan Bester, MBChB, MPhil, Cristie M. Cole, JD, and Eric Kodish, MD Protecting patients rather than informed consent should be the goal when the complexity of information overwhelms patients’ decision-making capacity. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):869-886. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.peer2-1609.
State of the Art and Science Dec 2016 Locating Risk in the Adolescent Brain: Ethical Challenges in the Use of Biomarkers for Adolescent Health and Social Policy Suparna Choudhury, PhD and Sheehan Moore Neurobiological markers raise complex questions about what it means to be “at risk.” AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1199-1206. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.stas1-1612.
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.
Original Research Mar 2018 Structural Competency and Reproductive Health Margaret Mary Downey, MSW and Anu Manchikanti Gómez, MSc, PhD Structural competency helps physicians address reproductive health disparities through recognizing social determinants of health and social advocacy. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(3):211-223. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.3.peer1-1803.
State of the Art and Science Nov 2000 Why Physicians Should Know the Legal and Ethical Issues Raised by Genetic Information and Technology Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2000;2(11):108-110. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2000.2.11.gnth1-0011.
State of the Art and Science Jan 2014 Expanded Genetic Testing in Assisted Reproduction: Lessons Learned from Prenatal Testing Susan Klugman, MD and Siobhan M. Dolan, MD, MPH Chromosomal microarray analysis reveals many gene variants of unknown significance. The uncertainty about these variants—might they be deleterious or are they benign?—complicates genetic counseling. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(1):38-42. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.1.stas1-1401.
Viewpoint Mar 2018 Should Race Be Used as a Variable in Research on Preterm Birth? Kacey Y. Eichelberger, MD, Julianna G. Alson, MPH, and Kemi M. Doll, MD, MS Racial differences in preterm birth outcomes should be studied in an ecosocial context rather than a genetic context to combat racial stereotypes. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(3):296-302. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.3.sect1-1803.