Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004. History of Medicine Jan 2022 Why Don’t Medicare and Medicaid Cover Dental Health Services? Jorie Braunold, MLIS This brief visual and narrative history explains why dentistry exists outside medicine, rather than as a specialty within it. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(1):E89-98. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.89. Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care. Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575. AMA Code Says Jul 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Unrepresented Patients Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics discusses situations in which a surrogate is needed but not available to make health care decisions for a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E600-602. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.600. Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345. Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Prescribe Non-FDA Regulated Dietary Supplements When Caring for Children With Hypovitaminosis D? Ethan A. Mezoff, MD, Hannah Hays, MD, and Ala Shaikhkhalil, MD Children with micronutrient deficiency might need supplementation, sometimes in irregularly high doses. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E353-360. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.353. Case and Commentary May 2022 How Should Clinicians Respond to Patient Interest in Dietary Supplements to Treat Serious Chronic Illness? Valerie Clinard, PharmD, APh and Jennifer D. Smith, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES Consumption of over-the-counter vitamins, minerals, and herbals is widespread, but clinicians lack critical information about their use. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E361-367. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.361. Case and Commentary May 2022 Do You Know How to Assess Risks Posed by Over-the-Counter Vitamin A Supplements? Dina H. Zamil, Emily K. Burns, Ariadna Perez-Sanchez, MD, and Rajani Katta, MD Label analysis is key to educating patients about risks of vitamin A-containing supplements. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E376-381. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.376. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004.
History of Medicine Jan 2022 Why Don’t Medicare and Medicaid Cover Dental Health Services? Jorie Braunold, MLIS This brief visual and narrative history explains why dentistry exists outside medicine, rather than as a specialty within it. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(1):E89-98. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.89.
Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care.
Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575.
AMA Code Says Jul 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Unrepresented Patients Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics discusses situations in which a surrogate is needed but not available to make health care decisions for a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E600-602. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.600.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Prescribe Non-FDA Regulated Dietary Supplements When Caring for Children With Hypovitaminosis D? Ethan A. Mezoff, MD, Hannah Hays, MD, and Ala Shaikhkhalil, MD Children with micronutrient deficiency might need supplementation, sometimes in irregularly high doses. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E353-360. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.353.
Case and Commentary May 2022 How Should Clinicians Respond to Patient Interest in Dietary Supplements to Treat Serious Chronic Illness? Valerie Clinard, PharmD, APh and Jennifer D. Smith, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES Consumption of over-the-counter vitamins, minerals, and herbals is widespread, but clinicians lack critical information about their use. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E361-367. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.361.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Do You Know How to Assess Risks Posed by Over-the-Counter Vitamin A Supplements? Dina H. Zamil, Emily K. Burns, Ariadna Perez-Sanchez, MD, and Rajani Katta, MD Label analysis is key to educating patients about risks of vitamin A-containing supplements. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E376-381. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.376.