AMA Journal of Ethics^®

Several clinical and ethical dilemmas arise when caring for refugees with complex, costly, and chronic conditions.

Carlos Martinez joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Lauren Carruth, Hannah Janeway, Lahra Smith, Katharine M. Donato, Carlos Piñones-Rivera, James Quesada, and Seth Holmes: “How Should Clinicians Express Solidarity with Asylum Seekers at the US-Mexico Border?”

Hurricane María, earthquakes, the COVID-19 pandemic, and relentless privatization and fragmentation of the health care system have led to very poor health outcomes.

Dr José G. Pérez-Ramos joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Adriana Garriga-López and Carlos E. Rodríguez-Díaz: “How Is Colonialism a Sociostructural Determinant of Health in Puerto Rico?”

Transnational violence has been created by international policy, militaristic interventions, and multinational organizational administration of border operations.

High-resolution geographic information system tools map all general dentistry and periodontal practice locations as key sources of health inequity.

In March and April 2020, more than 90% of dental practices were closed entirely or seeing emergency patients only.