Should Aging Be Treated? “Anti-aging” appears to be on the verge of adoption as a legitimate project of medical science and clinical labor and effort.

“Anti-aging” appears to be on the verge of adoption as a legitimate project of medical science and clinical labor and effort. Learn more in this letter from the editor by Nicolai Wohns, MD: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/shou...

Aging Is Bad for You? At some point along life’s trajectory, growing becomes aging. Gerotherapeutics—biologically-based approaches to health that target processes of aging—seem poised to respond. This theme issue investiga...

The December 2025 Issue of the #AMAJournalofEthics – Aging Is Bad for You? – is live!

This theme issue investigates ethical valences of what gerotherapeutics suggest about our pattern of pathologizing and medicalizing aging: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/aging-...

Editorial Fellow Interview: “Promises and Perils of Electronic Health Records” Editorial Fellow Dr David Oxman joins Ethics Talk to discuss the November 2025 issue of the Journal: “Electronic Health Record Evolution.”

Editorial Fellow Dr David Oxman joins Ethics Talk to discuss the November 2025 issue of the Journal: “Electronic Health Record Evolution.” journalofethics.ama-assn.org/podcast/edit...

Teddie Bernard joins Ethics Talk to discuss their comic: “Raw Data.” journalofethics.ama-assn.org/podcast/auth...

Ethics Talk: Why Should We Think of Loneliness in Terms of Democracy? Dr Vivek H. Murthy joins Ethics Talk to discuss loneliness as a public health threat and the connection between loneliness, public health responsiveness, and the health of our democracy.

Dr Vivek H. Murthy joins Ethics Talk to discuss loneliness as a public health threat and the connection between loneliness, public health responsiveness, and the health of our democracy: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/podcast/ethi...

Ethics Talk: Ethical and Clinical Complexities of SDoH Screening and Follow-Up Dr Laura Gottlieb joins Ethics Talk to discuss currently available screening methods and the difficulty in establishing causal links among structural determinants of health, interventions, and outcome...

Dr Laura Gottlieb and Dr Rachael Landauer join Ethics Talk to discuss the problems and dilemmas of screening children for Structural Drivers of Health (SDoH): journalofethics.ama-assn.org/podcast/ethi...

Ethics Talk: How Do Street Clinicians Use EHRs? Brett Feldman joins Ethics Talk to discuss the evolution of electronic health records in street health care practice.

Brett Feldman joins Ethics Talk to discuss the evolution of electronic health records in street health care practice: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/podcast/ethi...

US Governors Launch Multistate Public Health Coalition This Medical News article discusses a new state-led coalition, called the Governors Public Health Alliance, to bolster disease detection and response as federal support wanes.

Amid federal funding cuts- and often controversial changes in guidance, 15 state and territorial leaders have come together to create the Governor’s Public Health Alliance.

Here’s what to know about the new coalition.

Kidney Week 2025 Highlights This Medical News article is an interview with Katherine R. Tuttle, MD, education committee co-chair of Kidney Week 2025 and a professor of medicine at the University of Washington.

Recent estimates suggest that chronic kidney disease affects nearly 800 million adults worldwide.

In this Q&A, conference cochair Katherine Tuttle, MD, shares clinical research highlights from Kidney Week 2025.

Ethics Talk: Therapeutic Music and Peace in Health Care Neuroscientist Dr Daniel J. Levitin and therapeutic musician Judy Friesem join Ethics Talk to discuss how music affects the brain and what role music can have in peace-making in clinical settings.

Neuroscientist Dr Daniel J. Levitin and therapeutic musician Judy Friesem join Ethics Talk to discuss how music affects the brain and what role music can have in peace-making in clinical settings: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/podcast/ethi...

Electronic Health Record Evolution Patients’ charts once hung at the feet of their hospital beds, and their purpose was to serve as the record of care for a particular patient. Now, electronic health records (EHRs) have several functio...

The November 2025 Issue of the #AMAJournalofEthics – Electronic Health Record Evolution – is live!

This theme issue investigates which values should inform EHR stewardship and innovation decisions: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/electr...

Dr Laura Gottlieb joins Ethics Talk to discuss currently available screening methods and the difficulty in establishing causal links among data about structural determinants of health, interventions, and outcomes.

Listen to the full interview here: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/podcast/ethi...

How Should Clinical Teams Integrate Findings From Social Needs Screenings Into Children’s Care Plans? Little guidance exists about best practices for how clinical teams should respond to children’s unmet needs.

Little guidance exists about best practices for how clinical teams should respond to children’s unmet needs. Read this commentary on a case by Stephanie G. Menko, MD, Michael J. Luke, MD, Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-...

The September 2025 Issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics – Screening Children for Structural Drivers of Health – is live!

This theme issue investigates how screening children for structural drivers of health (SDOH) should be implemented: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/screen...

Existential Health Care Ethics Existential health care ethics is a field aimed at addressing ethical questions about intersections of human extinction and health care.

Existential health care ethics is a field aimed at addressing ethical questions about intersections of human extinction and health care, writes Editorial Fellow Devin M. Kellis, MS: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/exis...

Existential Health Care Ethics The American Medical Association declares that physicians will address “natural and man-made assaults on the health and wellbeing of humankind,” and that “[h]umanity is our patient.” The World Medical...

The August 2025 Issue of the #AMAJournalofEthics – Existential Health Care Ethics – is live!

This theme issue considers what continued human existence requires of global and domestic health care: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/existe...

Editorial Fellow Interview: “What Makes Rural EMS in the US a Health Equity Concern?” Editorial Fellow Dr Molly Nguyen joins Ethics Talk to discuss the July 2025 issue of the Journal, co-curated with Dr Tanya Shenoy: “Rural US Emergency Medical Services.”

Author interview: Dr Molly Nguyen joins #EthicsTalk to discuss the July 2025 issue of the Journal, “Rural US Emergency Medical Services”: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/podcast/edit...

What Makes Rural EMS in the US a Health Equity Concern? Despite their essential functions, rural EMS systems are often underfunded and understaffed to the point at which health equity is severely compromised.

Despite their essential functions, rural EMS systems are often underfunded and understaffed to the point at which health equity is severely compromised. Read this Letter from the Editors, Molly Nguyen, MD and Tanya Shenoy, MD: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/what...

Rural US Emergency Medical Services Emergency medical services (EMS) are the most immediate health care resource for many US residents living in rural areas. We all rely on EMS to coordinate deployment of networks of transporters, first...

The July 2025 Issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics – Rural US Emergency Medical Services – is live!

This theme issue explores rural EMS as a source of questions neglected in health care ethics, policy, and equity discussions: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/rural-...

DEADLINE SOON: Now seeking submissions for our May 2026 issue, When Are Compounded Medicines Safe?: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/may-2026-whe...

Embodiment in Art Practice Artists make marks with their bodies; in turn, art marks the body, and this reciprocal marking sometimes demands clinical and ethical responses. Some artists’ relationships with physically toxic media...

The June 2025 Issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics – Embodiment in Art Practice – is live!

This issue considers how art practices influence artists’ embodiment experiences: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/embodi...

Ethics Talk: Whose Bodies Should Be Represented in Art? Dr Christine Slobogin joins Ethics Talk to discuss what embodiment is and why clinicians need to know about it.

Had such a pleasure being on the "Ethics Talk" podcast for @amajournalofethics.bsky.social to talk about art and embodiment.

Listen here: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/podcast/ethi...

And read the whole issue on Embodiment in Art Practice here: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/embodi...

DEADLINE TODAY: Now seeking submissions for our April 2026 issue, Military Global Health Engagement: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/april-2026-m...

DEADLINE SOON: Now seeking submissions for our April 2026 issue, Military Global Health Engagement: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/april-2026-m...

Can Current Legal Tools Respond Adequately to Risks of Private Equity Investment in Health Care? As private equity funds acquire a growing share of America’s health care system, their focus has expanded from hospitals and nursing homes to physician practices.

As private equity funds acquire a growing share of America’s health care system, their focus has expanded from hospitals and nursing homes to physician practices. Read the full article by Robert I. Field, PhD, JD, MPH: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/can-...

Should Private Equity Firms Own Residency Slots? Private equity margin maximization and profit-making strategies focus on acquisition, short-term ownership, and sale of health care entities, including residency program opportunities.

Private equity margin maximization and profit-making strategies focus on acquisition, short-term ownership, and sale of health care entities, including residency program opportunities, write Mark Varvares, MD, Jad F. Zeitouni, and Stacey Gray, MD: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/shou...

When and How Should Patients Be Informed About Clinicians’ or Organizations’ Sale of a Clinical Practice to a Private Equity Buyer? Private equity firms’ acquisition and management of physicians’ practices have been associated with increased cost and diminished quality.

Private equity firms’ acquisition and management of physicians’ practices have been associated with increased cost and diminished quality, write Cheryl Erwin, PhD, JD and Sheryl Tatar Dacso, DrPH, JD, DrPH: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/when...

This Friday, May 16th, 1pm CST- AMA Journal of Ethics Grand Rounds live webinar canvasses what patients and clinicians should know about private equity in health care. Register today!: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/videocast/wh...

What Are Physicians’ Duties to Patients When They Sell Their Practices? Private equity companies have no ethical or legal duties to patients and strive to maximize financial returns for their investors.

Private equity companies have no ethical or legal duties to patients and strive to maximize financial returns for their investors. Read this case and commentary by Lucy Xu, MD and Matthew R. Naunheim, MD, MBA: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/what...

Health Inequity Profiteering by Private Equity Firms This article explains how some investment practices of private equity firms generate profit by taking advantage of inequitably underserved patients in the US health care system.

This is dreadful. It must be stopped. #medsky
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