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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Episodes

Editorial Fellow Interview: "Should Aging Be Treated?"

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

Dec 15, 2025•6 min

Author Interview: "How Old Are You, Actuarily?"

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

Dec 15, 2025•5 min

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

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

Dec 15, 2025•4 min•Season 18Ep. 12

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

Dr Nicolai Wohns joins Ethics Talk to discuss his 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

Dec 15, 2025•4 min

Ethics Talk: Lessons from Disability Ethics About Ageism

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 Bad For You? - for free at JournalOfEthics.org...

Dec 01, 2025•27 min•Season 18Ep. 12

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