Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Oct 2018 Do Infant Formula Giveaways Undermine or Support Women’s Choices? Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH and Anne Barnhill, PhD Health care organizations have obligations to support all patients mothering newborns in making informed choices about formula and breast feeding. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(10):E924-931. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.924. Policy Forum Jul 2019 How Should Unaccompanied Minors in Immigration Detention Be Protected From Coercive Medical Practices? Giselle Malina Safeguards are urgently needed for assessments of what constitutes appropriate care for unaccompanied minors in US detention facilities. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E603-610. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.603. Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708. Case and Commentary Nov 2012 Is Understaffing a Unit a Form of Rationing Care? Narayan P. Iyer, MD and Sabine Iben, MD By not adequately staffing a unit, a hospital administration is withholding optimal care from those treated there. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(11):839-844. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.11.ecas3-1211.
Case and Commentary Oct 2018 Do Infant Formula Giveaways Undermine or Support Women’s Choices? Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH and Anne Barnhill, PhD Health care organizations have obligations to support all patients mothering newborns in making informed choices about formula and breast feeding. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(10):E924-931. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.924.
Policy Forum Jul 2019 How Should Unaccompanied Minors in Immigration Detention Be Protected From Coercive Medical Practices? Giselle Malina Safeguards are urgently needed for assessments of what constitutes appropriate care for unaccompanied minors in US detention facilities. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E603-610. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.603.
Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708.
Case and Commentary Nov 2012 Is Understaffing a Unit a Form of Rationing Care? Narayan P. Iyer, MD and Sabine Iben, MD By not adequately staffing a unit, a hospital administration is withholding optimal care from those treated there. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(11):839-844. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.11.ecas3-1211.