Dr Christy A. Rentmeester joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Virtual Eye Contact.”

Kala T. Pham joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Rachel W. Davis: “Ethics of Learning Surgical Autonomy in Safety-Net Hospital Systems With Patients Who Are Incarcerated.”

Emergency research that requires exception from informed consent presents challenges in defining and reaching the at-risk community.

Bias toward allopathic medicine in the research funding and publication of study results makes it difficult for physicians and others to find accurate data about the efficacy of non-Western, nonallopathic treatments.

There are advantages and objections to conducting clinical trials in middle-income nations and possible approaches to overcoming the objections.

Institutional review boards (IRBs) have the responsibility to ensure the protection of human-research subjects and are legally liable if they fail to do so.

Institutional review boards (IRBs) play a role in approving research that involves human subjects.

Institutional review boards (IRBs) play a role in approving research that involves human subjects.

Community-based participatory research ensures that community protections, risks, and benefits are considered during ethical reviews of research protocols.