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?”

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.

Modern epidemiological science developed as domestic and international infectious disease transmission accompanied industrialization and colonial military expansion.

Dr H. K. Quinn Valier joins Ethics Talk to discuss their article: “Lessons From the Political History of Epidemiology for Divisive Times.”

Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Hospital Design Standards and the AMA.”

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

Marketing can undermine stewardship, and bioethics as a field should pay closer attention to antimicrobial resistance.

Resistance has dogged infectious disease treatment processes since we started using modern antimicrobials.

Devin Hunt joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Olivia S. Kates: "A Brief History of Antimicrobial Resistance.”