Merits of more antimicrobial prescription oversight should be weighed against risks to patients and communities of untreatable bacterial infections.

Drug shortages are persistent and serious in the US, affecting care quality and costs. An early warning system could help.

Wejdan Bagais joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Matt Christian: “Which Data Analytics Tool Should We Use to Evaluate Risk in Upstream Drug Supply Chains?”

Decisions about where and to whose professional stewardship patients are admitted are influenced by federal policies of which physicians might not be aware.

Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. 

Costs partly determine organizational robotics, but questions remain about whether and to what extent they should influence care decisions. 

Sustainable food services are key dimensions of health care organizations’ civic and stewardship responsibilities to individuals and communities.

Dr Mustfa K. Manzur joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Sharon Griswold and Wendy Dean: "What Should Clinicians Do When Health Services Are Improperly Billed in Their Names?"

Dr Kevin Schulman joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Barak Richman: “Informed Consent as a Means of Acknowledging and Avoiding Financial Toxicity as Iatrogenic Harm.”

Dr Christopher Whaley joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Austin Frakt: “If Patients Don’t Use Available Health Service Pricing Information, Is Transparency Still Important?”