Drs Andrea Asnes and Sundes Kazmir join Ethics Talk to discuss medical child abuse, sites of pediatric neglect, and how clinicians can best carry out their responsibilities as mandatory reporters.

Dr Colleen E. Bennett joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Cindy W. Christian: “How Should Clinicians and Students Cope With Secondary Trauma When Caring for Children Traumatized by Abuse or Neglect?”

This comic invites readers to consider aesthetic and ethical intersections of how odds might be presented—even exaggerated—to cultivate fear in public health messaging. 

This multipaneled comic follows a woman robot preparing for a breast examination. Oil “leakage” recurs in the comic, suggesting its ethical importance in metaphorically representing a patient’s stress responses.

Growing familiarity with health risks of loneliness and isolation highlight the importance of social connection in lived environments and communities.

Loneliness is linked to health problems and is comorbid with authoritarian politics.

Creating comics in a graphic medicine course aids students’ professional development by providing opportunity for reflection and sharing experiences.

Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “How Racism and ‘Tropical Medicine’ Built the Panama Canal.”

Caregiver trustworthiness and a competent patient’s prerogative to return to suboptimal living conditions are critical considerations in discharge planning.