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-...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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...

This is dreadful. It must be stopped. #medsky @amajournalofethics.bsky.social Health Inequity Profiteering by Private Equity Firms | Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/heal...

Inequity in access to care and life expectancy among the highest and lowest income earners has grown, along with profits of nonclinical actors in health care. Read this letter from the editor, Jad F. Zeitouni: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/purs...

This May 16th 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...

The May 2025 Issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics – Private Equity in Health Care – is live! This theme issue considers whether buying and selling of private equity in health care stands up to ethical, clinical, and legal scrutiny: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/privat...

This article by Amber R. Comer, PhD, JD considers AMA Code of Medical Ethics opinions relevant to the care of patients who are incarcerated: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/care...

Now seeking submissions for our June 2026 issue, Ketamines, Old and New: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/june-2026-ke...

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

The US has the most individuals who are incarcerated worldwide. Learn more in this article by Sophia Williams-Perez, MD and Chad Wilson, MD, MPH: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/what...

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

Kala Pham joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Rachel Davis: “Ethics of Learning Surgical Autonomy in Safety-Net Hospital Systems With Patients Who Are Incarcerated”: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/podcast/edit...

Safety-net hospitals care for patients who are incarcerated and are key environments in which surgical trainees learn to wield their professional autonomy, writes Kala T. Pham and Rachel W. Davis, MD: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/ethi...

Surgeons have important legal and ethical obligations to patients who are incarcerated and accompanied by carceral facility personnel, write Anna Lin, MD and Mallory Williams, MD: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-...

Incarceration history adds to the clinical and ethical complexity of surgical care for patients who require an ostomy, especially when secondary to trauma. Read the full article Christine Nembhard, MBBS and Kindha Nasef, MD: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-...

The April 2025 Issue of the #AMAJournalofEthics – Surgical Care of Incarcerated Patients – is live! Patients who are incarcerated lack timely access to safe, quality surgical care: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/surgic...

Now seeking submissions for our March 2026 issue, Pediatric Surgical Innovation: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/march-2026-p...

Patients’ rights to evidence-based standard of care should not be compromised for patients who are incarcerated. Read this commentary on a case by Wynne Q. Zhang, MD and Lucas A. Dvoracek, MD. journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-...

Patients who are incarcerated lack timely access to safe, quality surgical care. Read the April 2025 issue letter from the editors, Monalisa A. Hassan, MD, MSc and Youmna A. Sherif, MD: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-...

Dr Kinnon MacKinnon joins #EthicsTalk to discuss what we know about regret experiences of patients following transition-related care and, just as importantly, what we don’t: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/podcast/ethi...

Dr Kinnon MacKinnon joins Ethics Talk to discuss what we know about regret experiences of patients following transition-related care and, just as importantly, what we don’t: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/podcast/ethi...

***Deadline March 30th!*** Now seeking submissions for our February 2026 issue, Data and Dobbs: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/february-202...

This comic by Teddie Bernard is based on interviews of 3 individuals who consider questions about patient-therapist interactions in individual and group teletherapy: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/tele...

This series of drawings by Maximilian Schaefer considers clinicians’ responses to the death of a surgical patient. Co-winner of the 2023 John Conley Art of Medicine Contest: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/stag...

The first cells of this multi-panel comic by Teddie Bernard represent the artist’s personal experiences of testing positive for and enduring COVID-19 in January 2024: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/covi...

This manuscript by Sarah L. Spaulding and Katherine Fischkoff, MD distinguishes between constructive regret and destructive regret, which can lead to emotional withdrawal and impaired decision-making: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-...

This article by Amy E. Vertrees, MD and Matthew R. Endara, MD suggests how organizations can help surgeons experiencing regret and help sustain their impulses to practice: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/what...

Expressing regret to patients requires transparent and honest communication but can leave surgeons vulnerable, write Paul Adam Gonzales, MD, Yash Shroff, Michael Berler, Anna S. Bresler, MD, Steven Molina, Feyisayo Ojute, MD, and Carter C. Lebares, MD: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/shou...

Now seeking submissions for our June 2026 issue, Ketamines, Old and New: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/june-2026-ke...

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

Some regret experiences stem from incomplete communications or miscommunications about options, expectations, or prognoses, argues Josh Sommovilla, MD: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-...

This article by Christopher Bobier, PhD, Daniel J. Hurst, PhD, and Daniel Rodger, MA examines use of the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) expanded access pathway to permit cardiac xenotransplants: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/shou...

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

This article by Amber R. Comer, PhD, JD and Meredith Rappaport, MS considers how the AMA Code of Medical Ethics can support physicians while they cope with regret about a patient’s poor outcome: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/expe...