Readers are referred to an article by S.A. Schneck in a 1998 issue of JAMA about how physicians make the worst patients and provided with a list of questions about this theory.
Theodore E. Schall, PhD, MSW, MBE, Kaitlyn Jaffe, PhD, and Jacob D. Moses, PhD
Clinicians should know how randomized controlled trials can and cannot contribute to advancing health equity for transgender and gender diverse people.
AMA J Ethics. 2024; 26(9):E684-689. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.684.
Maeve Pascoe, MD, MS and Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS
Poor sleep affects nearly every organ system and influences many morbidity and mortality causes, so screening for sleep sufficiency and quality should be prioritized.
AMA J Ethics. 2024; 26(10):E749-754. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.749.
Ethically justifying human-centered research with only nonhuman animals as subjects likely requires that the research’s benefits to humans must, at least, outweigh harms suffered by the nonhuman animals.
AMA J Ethics. 2024; 26(9):E673-678. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.673.
Behaviorally induced insufficient sleep syndrome can exacerbate morning side effects of prescription sleep aids, and there are potentially serious long-term risks.
AMA J Ethics. 2024; 26(10):E763-770. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.763.
Fully assessing children’s sleep environments and effectively promoting children’s overall sleep health is nearly impossible during brief clinical encounters.
AMA J Ethics. 2024; 26(10):E755-762. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.755.