Recent popular interest in Henrietta Lacks has prompted interest in better engaging AA nurses and communities.

This month on Ethics Talk, Dr Sheryl Fleisch discusses strategies for delivering health services to people experiencing homelessness, including street psychiatry.

Clinicians with obligations to patients and to organizations often assess patients in law enforcement for both therapeutic and nontherapeutic purposes.

Amendments to the Common Rule and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) raise questions about broad consent and sale of health data.

While men are diagnosed with depression at half the rate of women, they die by suicide 3 to 4 times as frequently.

Heightened caution, improved physician and patient communication, and equitable access are key priorities.

Financial relationships are common, and ethical questions rightly emerge about how conflicts of interest compromise investigators’ approaches to research.

Device innovation has potential to improve patient outcomes over time, yet prospective benefits must be considered in light of risks.

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics offers guidance for balancing need for safety with demand for innovation.

Information different patients need or want about cybersecurity risk varies, so communicating clearly is always key.