AMA Journal of Ethics

Ethics Talk

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High-stakes ethics decisions are common in health care. What should you do? Each month, the AMA Journal of Ethics' podcast, Ethics Talk, features interviews with influential experts and leaders on a wide range of cultural, historical, legal, and social topics in health care ethics. We sort through interesting, important, and difficult questions, talk about how to weigh competing values, and offer strategies for navigating real world tough cases.

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Editorial Fellow Interview: "Should Aging Be Treated?" 15.12.2025 5:33

Editorial Fellow Dr Nicolai Wohns joins Ethics Talk to discuss the December 2025 issue of the Journal: "Aging is Bad f or You?" Recorded October 9, 2025 . Read the full December 2025 issue, Aging is Bad For You?, for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "Lessons for Responsible Geroscience From the History of Longevity" 15.12.2025 4:28

Dr Nicolai Wohns joins Ethics Talk to discuss h is article , coauthored with Dr Daniel Promislow : " Lessons for Responsible Geroscience From the History of Longevity." Recorded October 9 , 2025 . Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "How Old Are You, Actuarily?" 15.12.2025 5:06

Dr Diya Uberoi joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Abby Rud: " How Old Are You, Actuarily?" Recorded October 3, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "What Are the Most Ethically Salient Implications of Epigenetic Age Testing?" 15.12.2025 3:59

Dr Michael Hauskeller joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Liam Shore: " What Are the Most Ethically Salient Implications of Epigenetic Age Testing? " Recorded September 29 , 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Ethics Talk: Lessons from Disability Ethics About Ageism 01.12.2025 27:04

Dr Erin Gentry Lamb joins Ethics Talk to 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. Interview with Dr Lamb recorded September 22, 2025; Interview with Dr de Medeiros recorded September 5, 2025. Read the full December 2025 issue - Aging is Ba...

Author Interview: "A Comic of RBCs and Other EHR TMI" 15.11.2025 5:03

Te d d ie Bernar d joins Ethics Talk to d iscuss their article: " A Comic of RBCs an d Other EHR TMI. " Recor d e d August 12 , 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "How to Teach Good EHR Documentation and Deflate Bloated Chart Notes" 15.11.2025 4:53

D r Ne d a Frayha joins Ethics Talk to d iscuss her article: " How to Teach Goo d EHR D ocumentation an d D eflate Bloate d Chart Notes." Recor d e d August 26, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "EHRs, iPatients, and Clinician Well-Being" 15.11.2025 4:08

Ali Rahman joins Ethics Talk t o d iscuss his article, coauthore d with D r Kimberly Ho, Marissa D ulas, D r Zi-Yi Choo, an d D r Maria Alcocer Alkureishi: " EHRs, iPatients , an d Clinician Well-Being." Recor d e d August 22 , 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "How Should We Think About Ambient Listening and Transcription Technologies' Influences on EHR Documentation and Patient-Clinician Conversations?" 15.11.2025 5:03

Sara Gerke joins Ethics Talk to d iscuss her article, coauthore d with D r D avi d Simon " How Shoul d We Think About Ambient Listening an d Transcription Technologies' Influences on EHR D ocumentation an d Patient-Clinician Conversations?" Recor d e d August 7 , 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "Whom Should We Regard as a Legitimate Stakeholder in the Accuracy of Information in a Patient's EHR?" 15.11.2025 4:52

Steve O'Neill joins Ethics Talk to d iscuss his article, coauthore d with D r Catherine M. D esRoches : " Whom Shoul d We Regar d as a Legitimate Stakehol d er in the Accuracy of Information in a Patient's EHR?" Recor d e d August 6 , 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "What Are Ethical Merits and Drawbacks of a Patient's Open and Direct Access to Clinical Information in Their EHRs During a Hospital Stay?" 15.11.2025 3:59

Ibrahim Nawaz Khan joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Lauren Smith: " What Are Ethical Merits and Drawbacks of a Patient's Open and Direct Access to Clinical Information in Their EHRs During a Hospital Stay? " Recorded July 30 , 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Editorial Fellow Interview: "Promises and Perils of Electronic Health Records" 15.11.2025 4:30

Editorial Fellow Dr David Oxman joins Ethics Talk to discuss the November 2025 issue of the Journal : "Electronic Health Record Evolution." Recorded August 12 , 2025.

Ethics Talk: How Do Street Clinicians Use EHRs? 01.11.2025 23:28

Brett Feldman joins Ethics Talk to discuss the evolution of electronic health records in street health care practice . Recorded on July 29, 2025. Read the full November 2025 issue, Electronic Health Record Evolution, for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Ethics Talk Should the Body Mass Index (BMI) Still Be Used in Health Care? 24.10.2025 44:33

Despite that body mass index (BMI) is a measure widely recognized as imprecise and of limited diagnostic utility, it remains in use in health care, including in procedure candidacy screening and to disqualify some patients' access to indicated interventions. In this Sept 10th Grand Rounds, Drs Fatima Cody Stanford and Natalie Boero will examine the clinical applications of BMI and their effects on...

Author Interview: "What Matters Ethically About How the UDN Has Changed Since Its Inception" 15.10.2025 4:11

Dr David A. Pearce joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Elena-Alexandra Tataru : " What Matters Ethically About How the UDN Has Changed Since Its Inception." Recorded August 6, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "Is the UDN N-of-1 Enterprise Ethically Justifiable?" 15.10.2025 3:47

Gianna Gordon joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Lisa Kearns : " Is the UDN N-of-1 Enterprise Ethically Justifiable?" Recorded August 4, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "How Should Students and Trainees Be Taught to Support Patients With Undiagnosed Conditions?" 15.10.2025 3:08

Dr Mylynda M a ssart joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Erika Dreikorn : " How Should Students and Trainees Be Taught to Support Patients With Undiagnosed Conditions?" Recorded August 4 , 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Editorial Fellow Interview: "Equity and Ethics in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network" 15.10.2025 3:20

Editorial Fellow Dr Peter Nelson joins Ethics Talk to discuss the July 2025 issue of the Journal, co-curated with Georgeann Booth: " Diagnostic Research ." Recorded August 5 , 2025. Read the full October 2025 issue, Diagnostic Research, for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Ethics Talk: Why Has US Health Research Shifted From Social and Environmental Factors to Genetics? 01.10.2025 28:40

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 20 th century. Recorded August 7, 2025. Read the full October 2025 issue for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "Advocacy as an Origin of Pediatrics" 15.09.2025 3:30

Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: " Advocacy as an Origin of Pediatrics." Recorded July 1, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "Critical Pedagogical Approaches to Structural Drivers of Health" 15.09.2025 3:01

Dr Jake Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "Critical Pedagogical Approaches to Structural Drivers of Health." Recorded June 25, 2025. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "Trauma-Informed Screening for Structural Drivers of Health" 15.09.2025 5:17

Dr Elizabeth Lanphier joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article , coauthored with Dr James Duffee : " Trauma-Informed Screening for Structural Drivers of Health. " Recorded Ju ly 1 , 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "Centering Social Pediatrics in Graduate Medical Education" 15.09.2025 4:25

Dr Raquel Selcer joins Ethics Talk to discuss thei r article , coauthored with Derek Ross Soled and Rohan Khazanchi : " Centering Social Pediatrics in Graduate Medical Education." Recorded June 27 , 2025. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "How Should Clinicians Follow Up About Nonresponses to Mandatory SDoH Screening Questions?" 15.09.2025 2:29

D r Audriana Mooth joins Ethics Talk to discuss h er article: " How Should Clinicians Follow Up About Nonresponses to Mandatory SDoH Screening Questions?" Recorded June 17 , 2025. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "How Should Clinical Teams Integrate Findings From Social Needs Screenings Into Children's Care Plans?" 15.09.2025 5:10

Dr Stephanie Menko joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Michael J. Luke and Aditi Vasan : " How Should Clinical Teams Integrate Findings From Social Needs Screenings Into Children's Care Plans?" Recorded June 27 , 2025. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org