All harm resulting from negligence is iatrogenic, but not all iatrogenic injury is negligent.

Inequitable care and outcomes experienced by persons with mental illness have long been exacerbated by stigma expressed by clinicians.

Ramya Sampath joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “When Is Iatrogenic Harm Negligent?”

Avoiding harm requires that clinicians not overly rely on assumptions about “normal” embodiment.

Dr Laura Kolbe joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Ryan H. Nelson, Joelle Robertson-Preidler, Olivia Schuman, and Inmaculada de Melo-Martín: “Is a Video Worth a Thousand Words?”

When clinicians engage surrogates in video calls showing the patient’s body, several competing ethical questions must be considered.

More cesarean deliveries among Black and Hispanic women in the United States has long demonstrated racial inequity in obstetrical care.

COVID-19 underscores historical precedent for fear-driven responses that disregard autonomy among persons with low income who are also persons of color.

Neurophysiological sequelae of childhood trauma can express later in the lives of patients experiencing homelessness, especially during informed consent.

A capabilities model helps reframe health care as shared between a clinical team and some of our most vulnerable patients.