Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent AMA Code Says Dec 2018 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to a Physician’s Power to Name Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE The Code offers guidance about delivering a diagnosis and promoting patients’ best interests when assigning names to patients’ conditions. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(12):E1139-1142. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1139. Medicine and Society Jun 2016 Ethical and Epidemiological Dimensions of Labeling Psychosis Risk Cheryl M. Corcoran, MD Although the stigma of the psychosis risk label can cause harm, the label can also confer benefit and provides an explanatory framework for symptoms. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):633-642. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.msoc2-1606. Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Vaccine Campaigns Balance Need for Clear Communication Against Need for Timely Administration of Large-Scale Programs? Paul Ndebele, PhD and Sithembile Ruzario, MSc Limited understanding of disease etiology often leads to resistance, which can result in low vaccine uptake. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E76-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.76. Art of Medicine Feb 2020 Risks, Benefits, and Conundrums of Cancer Screening Nick Love, PhD A patient’s story represents an ethical dilemma of cancer screening: it can save lives but generates diagnostic morbidity and incurs costs. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E164-165. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.164. 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. Policy Forum Dec 2006 How Has the Global Fund Affected the Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria? Josh Ruxin, MPH, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):839-842. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.pfor1-0612. Health Law Dec 2016 The Legal Implications of Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease Earlier Joshua Preston, Jaleh McTeigue, Caitlin Opperman, Jordan Dean Scott Krieg, Mikaela Brandt-Fontaine, Alina Yasis, and Francis X. Shen, JD, PhD What are insurance, contract, and criminal law implications of detecting Alzheimer’s disease early? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1207-1217. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.hlaw1-1612. Podcast Jan 2017 Ethics Talk: Responding to Trafficked Persons in Health Care Settings - An Interview with Dr. Ranit Mishori AMA Journal of Ethics theme editor Terri Davis, a third-year MD student at West Virginia University School of Medicine, interviewed Ranit Mishori, MD, about how to respond to incidents of suspected human trafficking in health care settings. Case and Commentary Dec 2016 Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research Joseph J. Fins, MD Which distinctions between minimally conscious states and vegetative states should clinicians consider? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1182-1191. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next › Last page Last »
AMA Code Says Dec 2018 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to a Physician’s Power to Name Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE The Code offers guidance about delivering a diagnosis and promoting patients’ best interests when assigning names to patients’ conditions. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(12):E1139-1142. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1139.
Medicine and Society Jun 2016 Ethical and Epidemiological Dimensions of Labeling Psychosis Risk Cheryl M. Corcoran, MD Although the stigma of the psychosis risk label can cause harm, the label can also confer benefit and provides an explanatory framework for symptoms. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):633-642. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.msoc2-1606.
Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Vaccine Campaigns Balance Need for Clear Communication Against Need for Timely Administration of Large-Scale Programs? Paul Ndebele, PhD and Sithembile Ruzario, MSc Limited understanding of disease etiology often leads to resistance, which can result in low vaccine uptake. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E76-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.76.
Art of Medicine Feb 2020 Risks, Benefits, and Conundrums of Cancer Screening Nick Love, PhD A patient’s story represents an ethical dilemma of cancer screening: it can save lives but generates diagnostic morbidity and incurs costs. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E164-165. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.164.
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.
Policy Forum Dec 2006 How Has the Global Fund Affected the Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria? Josh Ruxin, MPH, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):839-842. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.pfor1-0612.
Health Law Dec 2016 The Legal Implications of Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease Earlier Joshua Preston, Jaleh McTeigue, Caitlin Opperman, Jordan Dean Scott Krieg, Mikaela Brandt-Fontaine, Alina Yasis, and Francis X. Shen, JD, PhD What are insurance, contract, and criminal law implications of detecting Alzheimer’s disease early? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1207-1217. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.hlaw1-1612.
Podcast Jan 2017 Ethics Talk: Responding to Trafficked Persons in Health Care Settings - An Interview with Dr. Ranit Mishori AMA Journal of Ethics theme editor Terri Davis, a third-year MD student at West Virginia University School of Medicine, interviewed Ranit Mishori, MD, about how to respond to incidents of suspected human trafficking in health care settings.
Case and Commentary Dec 2016 Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research Joseph J. Fins, MD Which distinctions between minimally conscious states and vegetative states should clinicians consider? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1182-1191. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612.