AMA Journal of Ethics^®

Heightened privacy and confidentiality stakes generate unique anonymity and nondisclosure policies and practices for HIV.

During one 2014 Ebola epidemic, arrival of “safe burial” teams was often delayed. Some buried their loved ones themselves, which undermined containment efforts.

Although the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 is effective in reducing contaminants to safe levels in public drinking water, its administration and enforcement poses challenges.

Physicians caring for trafficking victims should know about applicable criminal and human rights law and mandatory reporting requirements.

In a study of New York physicians' compliance with reporting of communicable diseases, surveyed physicians responded better to legal warnings than to requests that explained public health benefits.

Steps in diagnosing mycobacterial pulmonary tuberculosis and its management.

Physicians must balance competing ethical concerns when undocumented immigrants need health care for a communicable disease.

Article explains the role of surveillance by public health epidemiologists in tracking and controlling infectious diseases in the US and around the world.