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Ethics Talk: Rationing Critical Care During COVID Surge

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Matthew Wynia about implementation of crisis standards of care in response to the dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases that is pushing the limits of US hospitals' critical care capacity.

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Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH is a professor of medicine and public health at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and directs its Center for Bioethics and Humanities.

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Ethics Talk: Unblinding COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Steven Goodman about the ethical and scientific implications of unblinding COVID-19 vaccine trials.

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Steven Goodman, MD, MHS, PhD is Associate Dean of Clinical and Translational Research and Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford School of Medicine.

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Ethics Talk: Equity and Intellectual Property Protection of COVID Vaccines

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Prof Ana Santos Rutschman about the impact of intellectual property regimes on domestic and global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ana Santos Rutschman, SJD is an assistant professor of law at the Saint Louis University School of Law.

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Ethics Talk: Equitable Allocation of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Ruth Faden about how to fairly distribute any potential SARS-CoV-2 vaccine when supply is limited.

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Ruth Faden, PhD, MPH is a professor of biomedical ethics at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics.

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Dr Faden is principal investigator of a Wellcome Trust funded-project on COVID-19 and Nigeria. She is also a member of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on the Immunization Working Group on COVID-19 Vaccines in the World Health Organization.

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Original Research
Oct 2018

Produce Rx Programs for Diet-Based Chronic Disease Prevention

Haley Swartz, MPP
Produce prescription programs can expand patient's food choices and provide financial incentives to change consumption behaviors. If these programs are not linked to established government assistance programs, however, growers could be at risks for bearing the cost.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(10):E960-973. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.960
Policy Forum
Oct 2018

What Lies Behind the Transition From Plant-Based to Animal Protein?

Adam Drewnowski, PhD and Jean-Pierre Poulain, PhD
Sociocultural and economic factors drive transition from plant-based to animal-based protein sources in rapidly developing and urbanizing countries of South Asia and Southeast Asia. Better understanding the health impact of this transition requires integrating epidemiological and social science research methods.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(10):E987-993. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.987.
Viewpoint
May 2019

How Should One Live Everlasting Life?

Rachel F. Harbut
Life extension requires careful consideration of resource scarcity, justice, and what, if anything, is intrinsic to the experiences we define as human.
AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(5):E470-474. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.470.