AMA Journal of Ethics^®

A deep spirit of resilience and a desire for innovation, discovery, and justice compel health workers to retain their commitment to serving patients and communities.

Because climate change will likely exacerbate national and international health inequity, this comic considers our future.

Perils of physicians intentionally harming individuals in errant attempts to strengthen a community have been illuminated by the Holocaust.

Lobbying, maintaining diagnostic skill, participating in national societies, and contributing to robust discourse can influence practice and policy.

Clinicians must advocate for decriminalization of SUDs during pregnancy and for improving access to comprehensive, evidence-based care.

Mandating processes that are not evidence based generates distress among patients and clinicians, so physician advocacy in national, state, and local policymaking is key.

Six recommendations focus on specific actions to help reverse the nation’s opioid epidemic.

Current evidence suggests how hospice and palliative care clinicians can help advocate for high-quality, end-of-life care for patients with obesity.

Safeguards are urgently needed for assessments of what constitutes appropriate care for unaccompanied minors in US detention facilities.

A look at current literature and work by a statewide initiative can motivate development of policies that help respond to unrepresented patients’ needs.