Dr Robert Field and Dr Yashaswini Singh join the AMA Journal of Ethics Grand Rounds series to discuss what patients and clinicians should know about private equity in health care.

Dr Mollyann Brodie talks about the about the science of polling, public opinions on COVID-19, and politically-divergent views on policy options to achieve universal health care coverage.

Matt Wuerker talks about his artistic process in creating cartoons that speak to matters of politics and policy arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Being undocumented is a risk factor for mental illness, and immigration status relates prominently to overall health. That’s enough to consider it protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule.

As machine learning becomes increasingly common in health care, these systems’ data, algorithms, and recommendations raise critical justice questions.

Physicians are encouraged not to breach confidentiality by disclosing a patient's genetic information to their offspring or other family members.

Psychiatrists can take various steps to uphold patient confidentiality when faced with a court order to disclose a patient's medical records.

Psychiatrists can take various steps to uphold patient confidentiality when faced with a court order to disclose a patient's medical records.

The president of the Association of American Medical Colleges gives reasons why medical schools need to continue affirmative action admissions policies.

This article gives a brief overview of two legal cases where students were denied admission to the University of Michigan.