Physicians must show appropriate concern, compassion, and sensitivity when treating other physicians as patients, especially when faced with the possibility of a debilitating illness.
The history of the AMA's policy on anencephalic newborns as organ donors is a living example of what medical science can do sometimes conflicts with society's support or nonsupport of those possibilities.
Physicians lacking strong interpersonal skills and showing signs of burnout should be referred to local wellness programs to help them be more effective and productive caretakers and colleagues.
Courts need to consider the potential risks and benefits to a minor who donates a kidney to a sibling, the probability of a successful outcome, and possible alternatives.
A newspaper reporter who was a live organ donor for his childhood friend relates the impact first-hand reporting of the experience had on his life as well as the public.