Clinicians tend to view obesity as a disease, while members of the body positivity movement value their bodies as they are. Should clinicians treat obesity as a disease in patients who don’t see themselves as ill?
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(12):E1195-1200. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2018.1195.
Curatorial and ethical questions are numerous in an exhibition that includes visceral psychological portraits and explanatory text not typically considered by museums and galleries.
AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(6):E525-534. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.525.
Mortality rates for breast cancer are higher where treatments are unavailable and unaffordable. Though less effective, breast examination could be a good screening approach.
AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(2):E93-101. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.93.
This article considers that benefits of using humor in clinical settings come with risks of diminishing therapeutic capacity in patient-clinician relationships.
AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(7):E576-582. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.576.