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Now seeking applicants for the 2026 Ethics Fellowship. Medical students, residents, fellows and early career physicians are eligible. Selected fellows will receive a $2,500 honorarium. Deadline July 20th, 2026. Learn more and apply here: ama-assn.org/medical-residen…

AMA Ethics Fellowship

The AMA Ethics Fellowship is an opportunity for medical students, resident physicians and fellows to explore a topic of ethical importance to medicine’s future.

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Dear followers, As you may know, the AMA Journal of Ethics ceased publishing new content as of December 2025. However, this account will be maintained under the banner of the AMA Code of Medical Ethics: code-medical-ethics.ama-assn…

AMA Code of Medical Ethics | American Medical Association

Discover the AMA Code of Medical Ethics—trusted, comprehensive guidance for physicians on professional conduct, patient care, and ethical decision-making. Explore widely recognized standards develo...

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Dr James Tabery joins #EthicsTalk to discuss how US health research has shifted from social and environmental factors to genetics over the course of the mid-to-late 20th century: spr.ly/60147YybQ @AMAEdHub #genetics #healthresearch

Ethics Talk: Why Has US Health Research Shifted From Social and Environmental Factors to Genetics?

Dr James Tabery joins Ethics Talk to discuss how US health research has shifted from social and environmental factors to genetics over the course of the mid-to-late 20th century.

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Dr Erin Gentry Lamb joins #EthicsTalk to discuss key ideas from disability ethics that can inform our thinking about age-related biases and Dr Kate de Medeiros describes how medicalizing aging affects our health, relationships, and sense of self. spr.ly/601474zT6

Ethics Talk: Lessons From Disability Ethics About Ageism

Dr Erin Gentry Lamb joins Ethics Talk to discuss key ideas from disability ethics that can inform our thinking about age-related biases, and Dr Kate De Medeiros describes how medicalizing aging...

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Companies offering epigenetic testing should be more transparent about these tests’ reliability and limitations. Read this commentary on a case by Michael Hauskeller, PhD and Liam Shore, MSc: spr.ly/601874z34
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“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: spr.ly/601774z3Z

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.

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Dr Erin Gentry Lamb joins #EthicsTalk to discuss key ideas from disability ethics that can inform our thinking about age-related biases and Dr Kate de Medeiros describes how medicalizing aging affects our health, relationships, and sense of self: spr.ly/60197FBLt

Ethics Talk: Lessons From Disability Ethics About Ageism

Dr Erin Gentry Lamb joins Ethics Talk to discuss key ideas from disability ethics that can inform our thinking about age-related biases, and Dr Kate De Medeiros describes how medicalizing aging...

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Sara Gerke joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr David A. Simon: “How Should We Think About Ambient Listening and Transcription Technologies’ Influences on EHR Documentation and Patient-Clinician Conversations?” spr.ly/60147Y82Q

Author Interview: “How Should We Think About Ambient Listening and Transcription Technologies’...

Sara Gerke joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr David A. Simon: “How Should We Think About Ambient Listening and Transcription Technologies’ Influences on EHR Documentation...

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Brett Feldman joins #EthicsTalk to discuss the evolution of electronic health records in street health care practice: spr.ly/60117YB8B @AMAEdHub #patientcare #streetheath

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.

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Since health is a crucial feature of persons’ well-being, write Elizabeth Finneron-Burns, DPhil and Susan McNair, MD, we have good reasons to consider all present and future persons as members of a “league of patients”: spr.ly/6018frl4n

Would Conceptualizing Past, Current, and Future Generations as Constituting a “League of Patients”...

Since health is a crucial feature of persons’ well-being, we have good reasons to consider all present and future persons as members of a “league of patients.”

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Existential ethics is the study of the ethical and evaluative implications of human extinction. This article by Émile P. Torres, PhD examines 4 key concepts in this emerging field: spr.ly/6015frlFZ

Four Key Concepts in Existential Health Care Ethics

Existential ethics is the study of the ethical and evaluative implications of human extinction. This article examines 4 key concepts in this emerging field.

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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: spr.ly/6014frlwa
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Apply to be an AMA Journal of Ethics Editorial Fellow. Deadline September 15th: spr.ly/6018frlBM
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This series of self-portraits by Kayla Mackenzie McCormick explores relationships between one’s self and possible genetic and epigenetic sources of illnesses: spr.ly/6012frYgm

Self Portraits of a Woman in Peril

This series of self-portraits explores relationships between one’s self and possible genetic and epigenetic sources of illnesses.

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Since health is a crucial feature of persons’ well-being, write Elizabeth Finneron-Burns, DPhil and Susan McNair, MD, we have good reasons to consider all present and future persons as members of a “league of patients”: spr.ly/6012frYkE

Would Conceptualizing Past, Current, and Future Generations as Constituting a “League of Patients”...

Since health is a crucial feature of persons’ well-being, we have good reasons to consider all present and future persons as members of a “league of patients.”

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Dr Bruce E. Tonn joins #EthicsTalk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Christopher R. Tonn, “Medicine, Futures, and the Prevention of Human Extinction”: spr.ly/6017frYOd

Author Interview: “Medicine, Futures, and the Prevention of Human Extinction”

Dr Bruce E. Tonn joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Christopher R. Tonn: “Medicine, Futures, and the Prevention of Human Extinction.”

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Apply to be an AMA Journal of Ethics Editorial Fellow. Deadline September 15th: spr.ly/6010friko
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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: spr.ly/6010fr94o

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...

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Ethics and science inform EMT’s and paramedic’s decisions to initiate, continue, or terminate resuscitation. Read this commentary on a case by Christopher Libby, MD, MPH and Scott H. Pasichow, MD, MPH: spr.ly/601044iSk

When Is It Acceptable to Terminate Resuscitation in Prehospital Settings?

Ethics and science inform EMTs’ and paramedics’ decisions to initiate, continue, or terminate resuscitation.

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Barriers to maintaining emergency medical services (EMS) in rural areas include personnel shortages, long travel times, and austere settings. Read the full article by Sophia Görgens, MD: spr.ly/601644iwk
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