Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir, MD, Annika Beck, and Jon C. Tilburt, MD, MPH
Good clinicians understand why a patient is asking for a test or treatment, and their skillful counseling can often stem the tide of requests for marginally beneficial tests and procedures.
AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(11):1028-1034. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.11.ecas2-1511.
Julie E. Lucero, PhD, MPH and Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH
Concepts of “governance,” “trust,” and “culture” can help strengthen research partnerships, honor tribal sovereign authority, counter histories of opportunism, and recognize alternative ways of knowing.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(10):E882-887. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.882.
Weight loss is not a safe, effective, or permanent method of health promotion, and pharmacotherapeutical approaches pose specific risks to adolescents.
AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E478-495. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.478.
Dr Vivek H. Murthy joins Ethics Talk to discuss loneliness as a public health threat and the connection between loneliness, public health responsiveness, and the health of our democracy.