Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Considering Decision Making and Sexuality in Menstrual Suppression of Teens and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Kruti Acharya, MD and John D. Lantos, MD A guardian’s request to sterilize a woman with intellectual disabilities is not ethically justifiable unless the woman assents and it is to her benefit. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):365-372. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas2-1604. Case and Commentary Oct 2016 How Should Medical Schools Respond to Students with Dyslexia? Frederick Romberg, MD, Bennett A. Shaywitz, MD, and Sally E. Shaywitz, MD A mandatory faculty course on dyslexia is recommended to prevent bias against and misunderstanding of medical students who have this condition. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):975-985. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.ecas1-1610. Case and Commentary Nov 2024 What Might It Mean to Have a Right to Bear a Pregnancy Peacefully? Julia Feinstein, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers how physicians should respond when their pregnant patients’ health is physically and socially compromised. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(11):E835-841. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.835. Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345. Case and Commentary Oct 2023 What Should Be the Scope of Long-Term Care Organizations’ Obligations to Offer Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services to Patients? Darlon Jan, MD, Azziza Bankole, MD, and Mamta Sapra, MBBS Despite legal protections for services for patients with LEP, some places have limited capacity to offer them. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E733-739. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.733. Case and Commentary Apr 2023 How Should Food Offered by Health Care Organizations Meet Individual, Community, and Ecological Needs? Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE Sustainable food services are key dimensions of health care organizations’ civic and stewardship responsibilities to individuals and communities. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E256-263. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.256.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Considering Decision Making and Sexuality in Menstrual Suppression of Teens and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Kruti Acharya, MD and John D. Lantos, MD A guardian’s request to sterilize a woman with intellectual disabilities is not ethically justifiable unless the woman assents and it is to her benefit. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):365-372. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas2-1604.
Case and Commentary Oct 2016 How Should Medical Schools Respond to Students with Dyslexia? Frederick Romberg, MD, Bennett A. Shaywitz, MD, and Sally E. Shaywitz, MD A mandatory faculty course on dyslexia is recommended to prevent bias against and misunderstanding of medical students who have this condition. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):975-985. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.ecas1-1610.
Case and Commentary Nov 2024 What Might It Mean to Have a Right to Bear a Pregnancy Peacefully? Julia Feinstein, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers how physicians should respond when their pregnant patients’ health is physically and socially compromised. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(11):E835-841. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.835.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345.
Case and Commentary Oct 2023 What Should Be the Scope of Long-Term Care Organizations’ Obligations to Offer Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services to Patients? Darlon Jan, MD, Azziza Bankole, MD, and Mamta Sapra, MBBS Despite legal protections for services for patients with LEP, some places have limited capacity to offer them. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E733-739. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.733.
Case and Commentary Apr 2023 How Should Food Offered by Health Care Organizations Meet Individual, Community, and Ecological Needs? Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE Sustainable food services are key dimensions of health care organizations’ civic and stewardship responsibilities to individuals and communities. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E256-263. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.256.
