Professor Rebecca Feinberg joins Health By Law to discuss the Alabama Supreme Court decision in LePage v Center for Reproductive Medicine and the legal, clinical, and ethical implications of embryonic personhood.

The participation of physicians in torture around the world exposes the ineffectiveness of international declarations that condemn the practice.

Educating medical students, residents, and practicing physicians about human rights can help them become more effective advocates for patients.

Equity requires full access to evidence-based OUD care, housing stability, and education and employment opportunities.

Clinicians caring for patients with OUD should plan for possible disruptions of treatment caused by arrests and pretrial confinements.

The authors of a systematic review of 130 clinical trials conclude that there is no justification for the use of placebos as therapeutic treatment outside of clinical trials.

Dr Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Catherine J. Livingston and Ricky N. Bluthenthal: “How Should Harm Reduction Be Included in Care Continua for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder?”

Dr Kelly Gillespie joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Taleed El-Sabawi: “When Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Gets Disrupted by Extra-Clinical Variables, How Should Clinicians Respond?”

Dr Jim Withers and Dave Lettrich join Ethics talk to discuss how street outreach programs help mitigate harms of drug use among people experiencing homelessness.

Practicing preventive medicine techniques and providing health education for the public will improved the health and longevity of people worldwide.