AMA Journal of Ethics^®

There are 5 things every clinician should know about why environmental threats matter to human and nonhuman animals’ health.

Brian Robert Smith joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “Greener Health Care Is a Necessity.”

This collection visualizes the health sector’s climate change contributions, which will ultimately harm us all.

Risks posed by concentrated animal feeding operations to human health demand attention of clinicians and those who teach them.

Dr Jeff Sebo joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Zoe Griffiths: "How Should We Improve How Medical and Veterinary Students Learn About Human and Nonhuman Animals?"

Dr Amy Collins joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Shanda Demorest: “How Should We Respond to Health Care Generating Environmental Harm?”

Human health promotion and environmental protection are values that sometimes complement each other, but sometimes conflict in BCU management.

Health care generates a lot of waste that enters landfills, oceans, and incinerators and adversely affects communities close to waste processing and disposal areas.

Ladan Karim-Nejad joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Kayla Pangilinan: “How Should Responsibility for Proper Medication Disposal Be Shared?”

The health sector has obligations and ample opportunities to protect health by decreasing waste and motivating more system-wide sustainable clinical practices.