Palliation goals should inform MCS therapy duration, symptom management, and advance care planning and facilitate communication.

Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation.

Clarifying both patients’ and professionals’ values fosters good clinical decision making, particularly in situations of uncertainty.

Pervasive and recurrent gun violence compels health care organizations to integrate violence prevention, intervention, and recidivism reduction as critical dimensions of good trauma care.

The convening power of clinical ethics committees stems from their reputation for fairness and procedural legitimacy in addressing and resolving ethically complex cases.

Should old folks who have lived their lives be allowed to place a huge economic burden on the young by using a disproportionate amount of limited Medicare resources for medical care?

Equitable transitions of care for incarcerated patients returning to the community will require physician advocacy and systems-level change.

The communication training program at University of Washington Medical Center aims to develop best practices for effective pathology communication.

A deliberative approach to responding to needs and vulnerabilities of unrepresented patients can help make the most of having too little information.

Advances in CEA methodology might integrate equity at the cost of transparency.