Hospital design standards were debated for decades and were ultimately ceded to nurses and architects. This article describes key moments along that trajectory.

A transition to organoids and organ-on-a-chip technologies would signal a paradigm shift in biomedical research.

Erin Sharoni joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Which Concepts Are Key to Transitioning From Nonhuman Animal Models to Engineered Microphysiological Systems in Biomedical Research?”

Use of body mass index as a health care metric is controversial, especially in candidacy assessments for gender-affirming surgery.  

PROM data can contribute to evidence-based, shared decision making and just access to gender-affirming surgical care.

Following evidence-based approaches to evaluating and reporting suspicion of child maltreatment can help minimize bias and promote equity.

Patients experiencing homelessness and mental illness face conditions and circumstances that deserve focused ethical and clinical attention.

Dr Adam T. Perzynski joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Kurt C. Stange: “How Should Clinicians Ally With Patients Whose Health Is Unlikely to Be Improved by Even Numerous Clinical Encounters?”

Dr Jody Steinauer joins Ethics Talk to discuss possible responses to what the Dobbs decision demands of clinician-teachers.

Research that places subjects and investigators at risk of additional harm must be considered carefully.