AMA Journal of Ethics

This group of paintings portrays beauty and strength among front-line clinicians in a hectic emergency room during the COVID-19 pandemic. Head-to-toe personal protective equipment covers their fear. Vibrant colors and strange perspectives help question the reality through which they and their patients lived.

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.

The AMA’s Council on Rural Health (1945-1975) collaborated with domestic health care organizations in the mid-20th century to improve access to health care in rural areas.

Government and public-private coalitions have important roles in cancer surveillance in LMICs.

HPV tests are alternatives to Pap smear screening that enable women to self-collect specimens and might be the best cervical cancer prevention strategy for many.