Vegan patients screened for vitamin and mineral deficiencies might benefit from supplements, but physicians are obliged to discuss lack of regulation in the supplement industry and possible risks.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(11):E1025-1032. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2018.1025.
During one 2014 Ebola epidemic, arrival of “safe burial” teams was often delayed. Some buried their loved ones themselves, which undermined containment efforts.
AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(1):E5-9. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.5.
Marissa Chaet Brykman, JD, Virginia Streusand Goldman, PhD, Nandakumara Sarma, PhD, RPh, Hellen A. Oketch-Rabah, PhD, MSc, Deborah Biswas, JD, and Gabriel I. Giancaspro, PhD
Increase in dietary supplement use in the United States suggests a great need for clinicians to be aware of the range of their quality parameters.
AMA J Ethics. 2022; 24(5):E382-389. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.382.