Diagnostic utility of weight and body mass index is widely overestimated, and their use as health and wellness measures can be sources of iatrogenic harm.
AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E540-544. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.540.
While useful in analyzing population trends in relative body weight, BMI possesses multiple shortcomings when used as an individualized health screening tool.
AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E545-549. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.545.
High reliability organizations operate in complex, high-hazard domains for extended periods without serious accidents, catastrophic failures, or ecological health threats.
AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(2):E171-178. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.171.
Dr Jamaji C. Nwanaji-Enwerem joins Ethics Talk to discuss his collection of images: Intentionally Retained, Intentionally Fragmented, Accidentally Retained, and Accidentally Fragmented.
Dr Joost van Herten joins Ethics Talk to discuss how comparing different conceptions of health can help us interrogate just exactly what a One Health approach to health offers and what it doesn't.
Dr Larry R. Churchill joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Gail E. Henderson and Professor Nancy M.P. King: “Why Climate Literacy Is Health Literacy.”
Lloyd Duplechan joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "How High Reliability Can Facilitate Clinical, Organizational, and Public Health Responses to Global Ecological Health Risks.”