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Brandon Peters, MD and Maxwell Sarver, MD. Behaviorally induced insufficient sleep syndrome can exacerbate morning side effects of prescription sleep aids, and there are potentially serious long-term risks. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26 (10):E763-770. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.763. Case and Commentary. Oct 2024.
We examined one case and the Oregon law to view the ethics of euthanasia. Case One: A woman was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (the same. disease that Stephen Hawking has) 5 years ago. This is a condition that destroys motor nerves, making control of movement impossible, while the mind is virtually unaffected.
Psychosurgery. 1880s. Psychosurgery (also called neurosurgery for mental disorder) has a long history. During the 1960s and 1970s, it became the subject of increasing public concern and debate, culminating in the US with congressional hearings. Particularly controversial was the work of Harvard neurosurgeon Vernon Mark and psychiatrist Frank ...
The journal also invites original photographs, graphics, cartoons, drawings and paintings that explore the ethical dimensions of health or health care. Upvote. The most popular articles published this year in the AMA Journal of Ethics covered health equity, patient autonomy, Holocaust lessons, and more.
5 big medical court cases that made a difference this year. The AMA and the Litigation Center of the American Medical Association and State Medical Societies covered a lot of legal ground in 2019, from the U.S. Supreme Court and state courts, where the nation’s oldest and largest physician organization served as a powerful, unified voice for ...
Case Studies; Medical Ethics and Policy Guidance; Shared Decision Making and Advance Care Planning; Filter by Category. All Categories; Medical Ethics and Policy Guidance (73) Ethical Theory and Principles (23) Informed Consent (6) Medical Ethics (38) Resource Allocation (10) Professional Education and Clinical Ethics (46) Patient/Physician ...
Our hope is that the Fundamentals of Medical Ethics series will suggest broad lessons to keep in mind as physicians, patients, research participants, families, and communities struggle with new ...
The Case of the Long-Distance Cancer Treatment. A patient wants to access treatment near his home at a facility that is not on his managed care plan. Case studies on clinical ethics issues and patient care issues, such as influenza vaccine shortage, long-distance cancer treatment, and conscientious refusal.
The 10 most-read medical ethics articles in 2022. Dec 8, 2022 . 3 MIN READ. By. Kevin B. O'Reilly , Senior News Editor. Print Page. Each month, the AMA Journal of Ethics® (@JournalofEthics) gathers insights from physicians and other experts to explore issues in medical ethics that are highly relevant to doctors in practice and the future ...
From the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (E.J.E.); and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of ...