Joel T. Wu, JD, MPH, MA and Jennifer B. McCormick, PhD, MPP
False health-related speech can cause harm, but it’s not restricted unless it’s obscene. Physicians are obliged not only to correct patients’ false beliefs, but to engage digital spaces in which false claims thrive.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(11):E1052-1058. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2018.1052.
Elizabeth A. Sonntag, MD, Keyur B. Shah, MD, and Jason N. Katz, MD
Devices alter heart failure etiology, and specialists must navigate more ethical complexity than ever. How should curricula evolve to help them respond?
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E407-415. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.407.
A look at current literature and work by a statewide initiative can motivate development of policies that help respond to unrepresented patients’ needs.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E611-616. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.611.
Case-based teaching, longitudinal application, and training in ethical deliberation can better prepare physicians to responsibly prescribe and manage opioids.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(8):E636-641. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.636.