Syringe
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3 MIN READ

Top ethicist makes the case for COVID-19 vaccine challenge trials

Arthur Caplan, PhD, says the enormous toll of COVID-19 justifies a different approach to vaccine development. He examines how to proceed with human challenge trials for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Public Health
Young smiling patient pointing at a clown's nose
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3 MIN READ

What role does humor play in health care?

Some see the humorous side of medicine, but for others there is nothing funny about illness and injury. Learn how humor can be used in health care.

Ethics
Man using laptop while talking on smartphone
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3 MIN READ

Polling during a public health crisis: What doctors must know

An expert lays out what to look for to have confidence in polling data that can reveal disturbing divisions on key public health protections during the pandemic.

Public Health
Paint brushes
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3 MIN READ

Art and medicine: Looking at the role of portraiture in health care

Portraiture can be used to motivate deeper and fuller understanding of the experiences of patients, physicians, caregivers, and others in health care. Find out more.

Ethics
Hands holding prison cell bars
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4 MIN READ

COVID-19 behind bars: 5 ways to support correctional physicians

Learn with the AMA about how to help make U.S. prisons and jails safer for inmates, staff and surrounding communities.

Population Care
Shadows on the floor of an empty jail cell
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3 MIN READ

What’s driving COVID-19 in prisons and jails—and how to fix it

It’s not just inmates who are at risk of acquiring SARS-CoV-2. Learn with the AMA about what’s afflicting correctional communities.

Public Health
Woman speaking with physician
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3 MIN READ

Shared decision-making: What to say when patients express regret

Learn what should be communicated in shared decision-making, and how to respond when patients have second thoughts about a jointly made plan of care.

Ethics
Adult hugging a young child
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5 MIN READ

Doctors on COVID-19 front lines eye their own advance directives

As #GetMePPE fight continues, physicians want to make sure their loved ones know their wishes. Advance directives and other end-of-life plans are essential for anyone of any age.

Ethics
Hospital hallway
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4 MIN READ

Pandemic serves up new questions of medical right and wrong

Learn with the AMA’s top experts about the medical ethics issues emerging amid the COVID-19 global pandemic and how physicians can navigate them.

Ethics