Dr James Downs joins Ethics Talk to discuss the underrecognized contributions of marginalized peoples to the origins of epidemiology, and Dr Rae Anne Martinez outlines good uses of race and ethnicity data in epidemiological research.

Dr Kinnon MacKinnon joins Ethics Talk to discuss what we know about regret experiences of patients following transition-related care and, just as importantly, what we don’t.

Dr Ariane Lewis discusses how we can navigate uncertainty and ambiguity about brain death by understanding clinical criteria for brain death determination and how our approaches to death are culturally and socially situated.

For many physicians, lack of understanding about brain death leads to confusion and muddles interactions with patients’ loved ones at the end of life.

Despite high incidence of endometriosis internationally and domestically, many patients wait a decade after symptom onset for an accurate diagnosis.

Modern evidence-based designers’ lineage was prominently shaped between 1800 and 1970.

Systematic deviation from truth can arise during data collection, methodological application, and outcomes analysis.

Adhering too strictly to biomedical thinking about diagnosis can prevent clinicians from empathically engaging with patients and helping them navigate their illness experiences.

High-resolution geographic information system tools map all general dentistry and periodontal practice locations as key sources of health inequity.

Lobbying, maintaining diagnostic skill, participating in national societies, and contributing to robust discourse can influence practice and policy.