Watie White joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Regina Idoate, Aislinn C. Rookwood, Sophia A. Quintero, Shelby Larson, Dr Arturo Aceves, and Dr Keyonna M. King: “Lead Toxicity and Environmental Health Justice Stories in Black and White Woodcut Portraits.”
Dr Emily Cleveland Manchanda joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Karthik Sivashanker, Steffie Kinglake, Emily Laflamme, Dr Vikas Saini, and Dr Aletha Maybank: “Training to Build Antiracist, Equitable Health Care Systems.”
Ruhee Shah joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Lindsay Clark, Terence M. Hughes, Ashesh Trivedi, and Dr Leona Hess: “Medical Student-Driven Efforts to Incorporate Segregated Care Education Into Their Curriculum.”
The high price of cancer drugs in the US relative to European countries with universal health care raises ethical issues of access, financial burden on patients, and unsustainability of the health care system.
AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(8):750-753. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.8.nlit1-1508.
Physicians will have a greater impact on health if they advocate for changes needed to prevent illness and harm than if they simply patch up those who are sick or harmed.