AMA Journal of Ethics

This group of paintings portrays beauty and strength among frontline clinicians in a hectic emergency room during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Injustice is endemic to IHS operations when its stewards are forced to defer payment for patients’ nonemergent care.

The health status of the US population remains poor when compared to that of similar nations. There are lessons for us from Cuba.

This graphic considers clinical and ethical dimensions of community- and health professions-based obligations to children experiencing homelessness.

Dr Matthew Wynia talks about activating crisis standards of care in response to the rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations that are pushing the limits of health systems' critical care capacity.

Death’s legal definition must be responsive to advances in technology, and it must delineate between life and death. Knowing where to draw the line is difficult.

Tribal-university partnerships are fewer in education than in research, but just as important for expanding opportunity and improving health infrastructure.

“Race” is a product of European-American views of phenotypic and cultural differences and continues to influence Native health decision making.

The high prevalence of violence experienced by Native American women and femme-identifying individuals requires clinicians and staff to better understand social determinants of violence.

Dr Ruth Faden talks about how to fairly distribute any potential SARS-CoV-2 vaccine when supply is limited.