This article examines how the AMA Code of Medical Ethics addresses different kinds of waste generated by health care delivery streams in an era of climate change.
AMA J Ethics. 2022; 24(10):E967-970. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.967.
Lisa Patel, MD, MESc and Katie E. Lichter, MD, MPH
Health care generates a lot of waste that enters landfills, oceans, and incinerators and adversely affects communities close to waste processing and disposal areas.
AMA J Ethics. 2022; 24(10):E980-985. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.980.
How society and medicine discussed and responded to child abuse changed dramatically in 1962. Since that time, the problem’s fuller scope has been revealed.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(2):E148-152. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.148.
Historical perspective on how some sites and means of professional caregiving became high or low status helps us understand trends in poor care continuity in US health care.
AMA J Ethics. 2022; 24(9):E822-829. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.822.