Heightened caution, improved physician and patient communication, and equitable access are key priorities.

Device innovation has potential to improve patient outcomes over time, yet prospective benefits must be considered in light of risks.

Information different patients need or want about cybersecurity risk varies, so communicating clearly is always key.

Some clinicians offering image-guided procedures have little training in palliative medicine, which is both a clinical and an ethical problem.

Beatrice L. Brown joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Aaron S Kesselheim: "How Should Clinicians and Organizations Assess Risks and Benefits of First-in-Human Implantation of Investigational Devices?"

Dr Donna-Bea Tillman joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "What Should the Public Know About Implantable Material and Device Innovation in the US?"

Social media platforms and organizational websites that facilitate organ procurement should respect potential donors’ autonomy and confidentiality.

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to organ donors’ informed, voluntary decisions and equitable distribution of organs and tissues.

Global health outreach programs can risk benefitting students from resource-rich areas of the world more than the patients in resource-poor areas of the world. This month’s episode of Ethics Talk explores an alternative to academic health center-based health outreach programs.

Clinician-researchers deeply invested in data gathering are still obliged to respect a patient-subject’s right to stop being in research.