Drawing on the film Wonder, this article examines how a narrative of community acceptance offers sustaining relationships for people with unusual facial appearance.
AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(11):E1003-1008. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.1003.
Some patients who have been injured or had back or lower extremity surgery while incarcerated require temporary use of a wheelchair. At times, getting these inmates to return to the general ambulatory population can be a challenge.
Some physicians who value collective bargaining remain concerned that patient services could suffer, but unionization can be driven by a focus on improving care.
AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(3):E193-200. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.193.
Health workers care for COVID-19 patients, just as St Roch tended to bubonic plague victims during the Renaissance. Three artworks relate Roch’s story and apply key insights to the 2020 pandemic.
AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(5):E441-445. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.441.