To improve health outcomes, clinicians must move quickly yet operate slowly enough to center empathy in practice.

Dr Lisa M. Lee joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Anita L. Allen: "How Should Clinicians Own Their Roles as Past and Present Exacerbators of Health Inequity and as Present and Future Contributors to Health Equity?”

Communities are not affected equally by the volume and location of US health care waste.

Megan Chao Smith joins Ethics Talk to discuss their article, coauthored with Dr Shanda Demorest: “How Should Clinicians and Health Care Organizations Respond When Civic Planning Concentrates Waste Processing in Minoritized Communities?”

This article applies opinions to organizational obligations and interprofessional collaboration in health care.

Professor Nicole Hallet joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Wage Theft and Worker Exploitation in Health Care.”

Psychiatric aides and technicians are part of direct care workforces in inpatient units who are subject to high rates of violence but earn far less than higher-status clinicians.

Workers essential to social functioning and safety are paid as if health care organizations would not cease functioning without them.

Commitment to health equity demands higher pay, improved benefits, and more workplace protections for all health workers.

Reasons to actively promote the interests of health workers earning low wages are numerous and urgent.