Scott Schweikart joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinicians in Government.”

In the September 2014 issue on physicians as agents of social change, Dr. Audiey Kao, editor-in-chief of Virtual Mentor interviewed Dr. Rajiv Shah, administrator of the United States Agency for International Development or USAID.

Dr Olivia Kates talks about appropriate use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The adverse health effects of climate change should be the focus of physician advocacy efforts and of conversations between physicians and their patients.

A description of therapeutic applications of art making in the elderly population.

As a matter of medical ethics, physicians must address the health care needs of and be advocates for family caregivers of their patients with dementia.

Medical ethics concerns about the use of memory-modulating technologies should not override individual decisions about their use in clinical contexts.

Physicians need to become more involved in the public debate regarding issues of medicine, science, and evolution.

What are insurance, contract, and criminal law implications of detecting Alzheimer’s disease early?

Physicians should take part in public health advocacy to improve health care for all patients.