Of all infectious disease events, pandemics could result in significant human depopulation in this Anthropocene Epoch or even in the next few centuries. 

Dr Robert T. Ball Jr joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “Why Should Clinicians Care About Infectious Disease Existential Hazards?”

This article examines use of the US Food and Drug Administration’s expanded access pathway to permit cardiac xenotransplants.

Dr Kinnon MacKinnon joins Ethics Talk to discuss what we know about regret experiences of patients following transition-related care and, just as importantly, what we don’t.

Despite high incidence of endometriosis internationally and domestically, many patients wait a decade after symptom onset for an accurate diagnosis.

Scott J. Schweikart joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Annika J. Penzer: “Using Policy and Law to Help Reduce Endometriosis Diagnostic Delay.”

Even research that uses ideal datasets might not generate high-quality evidence.

Dr Douglas Shenson joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Beverley J. Sheares and Chelesa Fearce: “What Should Health Professions Students Learn About Data Bias?”

EHRs have revolutionized the scale, speed, and granularity at which health data can be collated and summarized for epidemiologic purposes. 

Dr James Downs joins Ethics Talk to discuss the underrecognized contributions of marginalized peoples to the origins of epidemiology, and Dr Rae Anne Martinez outlines good uses of race and ethnicity data in epidemiological research.