AMA Journal of Ethics^®

Some US localities are trying interventions modeled on international approaches to decriminalization.

Dr Donald Egan joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Adriane M. dela Cruz, Sarah E. Baker, and John Z. Sadler: “When Are ‘Paraphernalia’ Critical Medical Supplies?”

Evidence of harm reduction interventions’ morbidity and mortality benefits is abundant and of high quality.

Poor-quality antimicrobial medicines continue to proliferate across supply chains, threatening patients’ health and safety, especially in low- and middle-income regions.

Patients living in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) shoulder the greatest burden of infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant pathogens.

Reliable supply of quality-assured medicines is hard to maintain in refugee camps in low- and middle-income countries with conflict zones.

Recent increases in the frequency of shortages require more rationing by clinicians.

Telesurgery is a form of global health diplomacy, and negotiations between LMICs and HICs can have transnational consequences.

Dr Esha Bansal joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Saran Kunaprayoon and Linda P. Zhang: “Opportunities for Global Health Diplomacy in Transnational Robotic Telesurgery.”

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