False health information can harm, so hosts and writers of website content, clinicians, and patients are all responsible for jointly appraising the quality of online content and preventing the spread of misinformation.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(11):E1059-1066. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2018.1059.
Patients’ experiences of darkness and doubt can be replaced by a sense of buoyancy and lightness. Color and movement convey a patient’s sense of striving, aspiration, and optimism.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E370-371. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.370.
Antonio Yaghy, MD, Jerry A. Shields, MD, and Carol L. Shields, MD
Two digital photo-paintings address AI applications in medicine narratively and visually, with special emphasis on communication, compassion, and competence.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E1009-1013. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.1009.
The DSM-5 Task Force’s handling of the ethical controversy over the bereavement exclusion demonstrates the need for more inclusive deliberative processes.
AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(2):192-198. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.2.pfor2-1702.