Spread of health misinformation by health professionals who also hold government positions represents a long-standing problem exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Misinformation is an urgent new problem, so health professions communities need solutions as much as they need to be wary of ethical pitfalls of rushed interventions.

Dr Aisha James joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Katrina A. Armstrong: “How Should Health Professions Educators and Organizations Desegregate Teaching and Learning Environments?”

Compassion for vulnerable patients is essential to the art of medicine, which has not advanced with the science of medicine.

Trust is a social condition that positions science to beneficially contribute to democratic societies.

Dr Charles E. Binkley joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with David Kemp and Dr Brandi Braud Scully: “Should We Rely on AI to Help Avoid Bias in Patient Selection for Major Surgery?”

Dr Mark G. Kuczewski joins Ethics Talk to talk about teaching health professions students and trainees how to care well for undocumented patients.

When confidential medical information can prevent a serious harm to a third party, the patient’s prima facie right to confidentiality must be balanced against the physician’s prima facie obligation to prevent serious harm to that third party.

Adriana Pero joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Emily L. Xu: “Is It Reasonable to Expect Students and Trainees to Internalize Equity as a Core Professional Value When Teaching and Learning Occurs in Segregated Settings?”

Dr Kimberly A. Singletary joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Marshall H. Chin: “What Should Antiracist Payment Reform Look Like?”