Sara Silbert, MD, Gregory A. Yanik, MD, and Andrew G. Shuman, MD
“Living” drugs target specific B-cell malignancy tumor antigens, but cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Value analysis can help determine whether to offer these customized drugs.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E844-851. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.844.
Physicians should provide women considering abortion after Down syndrome screening with unbiased information and not attempt to influence their decision.
AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):359-364. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas1-1604.
During one 2014 Ebola epidemic, arrival of “safe burial” teams was often delayed. Some buried their loved ones themselves, which undermined containment efforts.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E5-9. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.5.
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.
Martin Bricknell, PhD, David Whetham, PhD, Richard Sullivan, PhD, and Peter Mahoney, PhD
International humanitarian law obliges clinicians to coordinate with local civilian, military, and nongovernment organizations, and implementation isn't easy.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(6):E472-477. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.472.