Dr. Diekema is Director of Education at the Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, and Chair of the Seattle Children’s Hospital Institutional Review Board Committee. He is a Professor of Bioethics and of Emergency Medicine, an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Bioethics and Humanities, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Diekema is also an Adjunct Professor for the Department of Health Service.

1. de-Winton Cummings, PJ, Baker, KK, Appell, L, Rios, MD, Diekema, DJ, Kitzmann, T et al.. Equity in epidemic response: an action-oriented framework for guiding public health in equitable responses to major infectious disease emergencies. Int J Equity Health. 2025;24 (1):69. doi: 10.1186/s12939-025-02433-2. PubMed PMID:40075487 PubMed Central PMC11900141.
2. Boda, M, Rokas, KE, Yen, CF, Diekema, DJ, Mercuro, NJ. Rapid Blood Culture Diagnostics for Ambulatory Management of Uncomplicated Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025;12 (3):ofaf075. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf075. PubMed PMID:40046882 PubMed Central PMC11879524.
3. Fabre, V, Hsu, YJ, Carroll, KC, Salinas, AB, Gadala, A, Bower, C et al.. Blood Culture Use in Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Units and Wards. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8 (1):e2454738. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54738. PubMed PMID:39813030 PubMed Central PMC11736503.
4. Lewis-Newby, M, Wightman, AG, Banker, KA, Dudzinski, DM, Handley, SJ, Mazor, RL et al.. Extracorporeal Life Support: Making Ethically Sound Allocation Decisions for a Limited Resource. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024;25 (12):e449-e458. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003608. PubMed PMID:39630074 .
5. Passaretti, CL, Bischoff, W, Chan, J, Diekema, DJ, Doron, S, Estelle, C et al.. Respiratory equality: let's stop playing favorites with COVID-19 in the healthcare setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024; :1-2. doi: 10.1017/ice.2024.197. PubMed PMID:39628050 .
6. Lin, V, Callado, GY, Pardo, I, Gutfreund, M, Hsieh, MK, Pereira, AMR et al.. Diagnostic stewardship and dermatology consultation in cellulitis management: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Arch Dermatol Res. 2024;317 (1):61. doi: 10.1007/s00403-024-03515-x. PubMed PMID:39614879 .
7. Dains, A, Baker, S, Kobayashi, T, Holley, S, Diekema, D, Brust, K et al.. Integrating an industrial hygienist into the infection prevention and control program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024; :1-2. doi: 10.1017/ice.2024.123. PubMed PMID:39506488 .
8. Waked, R, Coats, L, Rosato, A, Yen, CF, Wood, E, Diekema, DJ et al.. Clinical outcome of combination of vancomycin and ceftaroline versus vancomycin monotherapy for treatment of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection. BMC Infect Dis. 2024;24 (1):1212. doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-10107-7. PubMed PMID:39468491 PubMed Central PMC11514869.
9. Wright, B, Kang, D, Schuette, A, Ward, MA, Krasowski, MD, Scherer, AM et al.. SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among healthcare professionals in a rural state. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024;4 (1):e190. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.420. PubMed PMID:39465214 PubMed Central PMC11505257.
10. Pardo, I, Maezato, AM, Callado, GY, Gutfreund, MC, Hsieh, MK, Lin, V et al.. Effectiveness of heterologous and homologous COVID-19 vaccination among immunocompromised individuals: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024;4 (1):e152. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.369. PubMed PMID:39346662 PubMed Central PMC11427957.
11. Ryder, JH, Van Schooneveld, TC, Diekema, DJ, Fabre, V. Every Crisis Is an Opportunity: Advancing Blood Culture Stewardship During a Blood Culture Bottle Shortage. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024;11 (9):ofae479. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae479. PubMed PMID:39238843 PubMed Central PMC11376067.
12. Kobayashi, T, Ford, B, Diekema, DJ, Sekar, P. Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infection successfully treated with a clofazimine-containing regimen and long-term follow-up after discontinuing treatment. IDCases. 2024;36 :e01991. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01991. PubMed PMID:38846029 PubMed Central PMC11154623.
13. Navin, MC, Wasserman, JA, Diekema, DS, Pope, TM. Limits on Parental Discretion in Medical Decision-Making: pediatric intervention principles converge. Perspect Biol Med. 2024;67 (2):277-289. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2024.a929023. PubMed PMID:38828604 .
14. Olthoff, M, Kobayashi, T, Parsons, MG, Ford, B, Prasidthrathsint, K, Non, L et al.. Impact of metagenomic next-generation sequencing on clinical decision-making at an academic medical center, a retrospective study, Iowa, 2020-2022. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024;4 (1):e39. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.31. PubMed PMID:38562514 PubMed Central PMC10983051.
15. Singh, HK, Claeys, KC, Advani, SD, Ballam, YJ, Penney, J, Schutte, KM et al.. Diagnostic stewardship to improve patient outcomes and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) metrics. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024;45 (4):405-411. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.284. PubMed PMID:38204365 PubMed Central PMC11007360.
16. Thom, KA, Rock, C, Robinson, GL, Reisinger, HRS, Baloh, J, Chasco, E et al.. Alcohol-based decontamination of gloved hands: A randomized controlled trial. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024;45 (4):467-473. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.243. PubMed PMID:37994538 PubMed Central PMC11007359.
17. Kingsley, J, Clark, J, Lewis-Newby, M, Dudzinski, DM, Diekema, D. Navigating parental requests: considering the relational potential standard in paediatric end-of-life care in the paediatric intensive care unit. J Med Ethics. 2023; :. doi: 10.1136/jme-2023-108912. PubMed PMID:37968108 .
18. Epstein, L, Diekema, DJ, Morgan, DJ, Fakih, MG, Lee, F, Gottlieb, L et al.. Diagnostic stewardship and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Lessons learned for prevention of emerging infectious diseases in acute-care settings. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024;45 (3):277-283. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.195. PubMed PMID:37933951 .
19. Thom, KA, Rock, C, Robinson, GL, Reisinger, HS, Baloh, J, Li, S et al.. Direct Gloving vs Hand Hygiene Before Donning Gloves in Adherence to Hospital Infection Control Practices: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6 (10):e2336758. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.36758. PubMed PMID:37883088 PubMed Central PMC10603500.
20. Harrington, EM, Trautman, K, Davis, MB, Varzavand, K, Meacham, H, Dains, A et al.. Descriptive epidemiology of central line-associated bloodstream infections at an academic medical center in Iowa, 2019-2022. Am J Infect Control. 2024;52 (4):436-442. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2023.09.021. PubMed PMID:37827243 .

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Dr. Glover is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, and Director of the Humanities, Ethics and Professionalism (HEP) thread in the School of Medicine curriculum. Dr. Glover serves on the ethics committees and the ethics consult services at the University of Colorado Hospital and the Children’s Hospital Colorado as well as the research ethics consult service. She organizes the Clinical Ethics Leads from the Children’s Hospital and the University of Colorado Hospital in their Quality Improvement Efforts.

1. Kittur, K, Dombrowski, K, Salomon, K, Glover, J, Roy, L, Lund, T et al.. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Reduce Neuroscience ICU Length of Stay. J Healthc Manag. ;70 (2):126-136. doi: 10.1097/JHM-D-23-00252. PubMed PMID:40059204 .
2. Waller, ME, Gutierrez, A, Ticer, TD, Glover, JS, Baatz, JE, Wagner, CL et al.. Profiling the response of individual gut microbes to free fatty acids (FFAs) found in human milk. J Funct Foods. 2025;125 :. doi: 10.1016/j.jff.2025.106664. PubMed PMID:40051690 PubMed Central PMC11884519.
3. Doddamani, D, Carlson, DF, McTeir, L, Taylor, L, Nandi, S, Davey, MG et al.. PRDM14 is essential for vertebrate gastrulation and safeguards avian germ cell identity. Dev Biol. 2025;521 :129-137. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2025.02.005. PubMed PMID:39938772 .
4. Glover, JC. No need to rethink sensorimotor circuits-Commentary on Goldblatt et al. (2024). Front Neurol. 2025;16 :1544855. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1544855. PubMed PMID:39916946 PubMed Central PMC11798807.
5. Wu, M, Fulgenzi, CAM, D'Alessio, A, Cortellini, A, Celsa, C, Manfredi, GF et al.. Second-line treatment patterns and outcomes in advanced HCC after progression on atezolizumab/bevacizumab. JHEP Rep. 2025;7 (2):101232. doi: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101232. PubMed PMID:39877031 PubMed Central PMC11773230.
6. Glover, JC. Hodological patterning as an organizing principle in vertebrate motor circuitry. Front Neuroanat. 2024;18 :1510944. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2024.1510944. PubMed PMID:39844798 PubMed Central PMC11750774.
7. Glover, J. The Latest Evidence. Am J Nurs. 2025;125 (2):13. doi: 10.1097/AJN.0000000000000010. PubMed PMID:39844222 .
8. Henden, C, Fjerdingstad, HB, Bjørnsen, EG, Thiruchelvam-Kyle, L, Daws, MR, Inngjerdingen, M et al.. NK-cell cytotoxicity toward pluripotent stem cells and their neural progeny: impacts of activating and inhibitory receptors and KIR/HLA mismatch. Stem Cells. 2025;43 (3):. doi: 10.1093/stmcls/sxae083. PubMed PMID:39708357 PubMed Central PMC11929945.
9. Holter-Chakrabarty, J, McNally, L, Levine, J, Ferrara, J, Vesely, SK, Kanakry, CG et al.. ¹⁸F-FLT PET and Blood-based Biomarkers for Identifying Gastrointestinal Graft versus Host Disease after Allogeneic Cell Transplantation. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2025;7 (1):e240096. doi: 10.1148/rycan.240096. PubMed PMID:39670843 PubMed Central PMC11791676.
10. McGuire, A, Rancher, C, Glover, J, Smith, DW. Large-Scale Evaluation of Satisfaction, Intent to Use, and Confidence with an Online Learning Course for a Well-Established, Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment: TFCBTWeb2.0. Evid Based Pract Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2024;9 (3):379-394. doi: 10.1080/23794925.2024.2324760. PubMed PMID:39524530 PubMed Central PMC11545253.
11. Glover, J, Hagerty, M, Pimpinella, E, Carozza, C, Berka, N. A Novel HLA Class I Allele, HLA-C*12:424, Identified Using Next-Generation Sequencing. HLA. 2024;104 (5):e15749. doi: 10.1111/tan.15749. PubMed PMID:39501806 .
12. Cleland, JGF, Pellicori, P, Graham, FJ, Lane, R, Petrie, MC, Ahmed, F et al.. Adjudication of Hospitalizations and Deaths in the IRONMAN Trial of Intravenous Iron for Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024;84 (18):1704-1717. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.052. PubMed PMID:39443013 PubMed Central PMC11496827.
13. Ticer, TD, Tingler, AM, Glover, JS, Dooley, SA, Kendrick, J, Zackular, JP et al.. Bacterial metabolites influence the autofluorescence of Clostridioides difficile. Front Microbiol. 2024;15 :1459795. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1459795. PubMed PMID:39439940 PubMed Central PMC11493716.
14. DeLor, B, Glover, JJ, Hartman, TJ, Manzey, LL, Ateya, M, Kelsh, S et al.. Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants and Potential Inconsistencies with FDA-Approved Dosing for Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Real-World Analysis Across Nine US Healthcare Systems. J Gen Intern Med. 2025;40 (4):828-837. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-09106-w. PubMed PMID:39424771 PubMed Central PMC11914546.
15. Escribá, R, Beksac, M, Bennaceur-Griscelli, A, Glover, JC, Koskela, S, Latsoudis, H et al.. Correction: Current Landscape of iPSC Haplobanks. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2025;21 (1):290. doi: 10.1007/s12015-024-10804-5. PubMed PMID:39422809 PubMed Central PMC11762761.
16. Hunnisett, LM, Nyman, J, Francia, N, Abraham, NS, Adjiman, CS, Aitipamula, S et al.. The seventh blind test of crystal structure prediction: structure generation methods. Acta Crystallogr B Struct Sci Cryst Eng Mater. 2024;80 (Pt 6):517-47. doi: 10.1107/S2052520624007492. PubMed PMID:39405196 PubMed Central PMC11789161.
17. Nufer, MI, Coates, BS, Abel, CA, O'Neill, P, McCracken, M, Jain, D et al.. Anatomy of a pest control failure: introgression of cytochrome P450 337B3 alleles from invasive old-world bollworm into native corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J Insect Sci. 2024;24 (4):. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieae094. PubMed PMID:39348592 PubMed Central PMC11441577.
18. Escribá, R, Beksac, M, Bennaceur-Griscelli, A, Glover, JC, Koskela, S, Latsoudis, H et al.. Current Landscape of iPSC Haplobanks. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2024;20 (8):2155-2164. doi: 10.1007/s12015-024-10783-7. PubMed PMID:39276260 PubMed Central PMC11554736.
19. Magnan, B, Chen, XH, Rashid, S, Minard, A, Chau, W, Uyesugi, T et al.. Asymmetric Dynamics Drive Catalytic Activation of the Hsp90 Chaperone. J Phys Chem B. 2024;128 (35):8388-8399. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c03363. PubMed PMID:39186634 .
20. Mazzini, L, De Marchi, F, Buzanska, L, Follenzi, A, Glover, JC, Gelati, M et al.. Current status and new avenues of stem cell-based preclinical and therapeutic approaches in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2024;24 (9):933-954. doi: 10.1080/14712598.2024.2392307. PubMed PMID:39162129 .

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A former President of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities, Dr. Lantos is the founding director of the Children’s Mercy Bioethics Center, and was the inaugural holder of the John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics. He is currently the Director of Pediatric Bioethics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, where he is also a Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Lantos spent 20 years on the faculty of The University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine, is an advisor to the American Academy of Pediatrics on bioethics, and a former associate editor of three journals; he has published five books and over 250 journal articles and book chapters in the eld of bioethics.

1. Furák, J, Zsoldos, P, Lantos, J, Lantos, J, Rárosi, F, Szűcs, E et al.. Impact of spontaneous ventilation with intubation on perioperative results in uniportal VATS lobectomy compared to general anaesthesia using a double-lumen tube. J Thorac Dis. 2025;17 (2):774-783. doi: 10.21037/jtd-24-1396. PubMed PMID:40083494 PubMed Central PMC11898360.
2. Gorin, M, Smids, J, Lantos, J. Toward Evidence-Based and Ethical Pediatric Gender Medicine. JAMA. 2025;333 (10):841-842. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.28203. PubMed PMID:39804741 .
3. Verhagen, E, Lantos, J. The Dutch model for regulating paediatric euthanasia. Arch Dis Child. 2024; :. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-326998. PubMed PMID:39603708 .
4. Lantos, JD. Neonatal bioethics, AI, and genomics. Early Hum Dev. 2024;198 :106130. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106130. PubMed PMID:39405800 .
5. Libor, L, Pécsy, B, Szűcs, E, Lantos, J, Bakos, A, Lázár, G et al.. Effect of transbronchial or intravenous administration of indocyanine green on resection margins during near-infrared-guided segmentectomy: a review. Front Surg. 2024;11 :1430100. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1430100. PubMed PMID:39011052 PubMed Central PMC11246956.
6. Lantos, JD. The slow, necessary growth of pediatric palliative care. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2024;54 (1):101570. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101570. PubMed PMID:38388282 .
7. Joren, CY, Aris-Meijer, JL, Verhagen, AAE, Lantos, J. How to move forward in shared decision-making in pediatric palliative care. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2024;54 (1):101569. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101569. PubMed PMID:38355343 .
8. Zivot, JB, Katz, NT, Deckelbaum, RJ, Lantos, JD, Teitel, JM. Gaza and the complexity and context of suffering. Lancet. 2024;403 (10423):244-245. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02836-2. PubMed PMID:38219772 .
9. Joren, CY, Aris-Meijer, JL, Verhagen, AAE, Lantos, J. Pediatric palliative care across continents: Communication and shared-decision-making. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2024;54 (1):101552. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2023.101552. PubMed PMID:38155022 .
10. Farkas, A, Csókási, T, Fabó, C, Szabó, Z, Lantos, J, Pécsy, B et al.. Chronic postoperative pain after non-intubated uniportal VATS lobectomy. Front Surg. 2023;10 :1282937. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1282937. PubMed PMID:38026483 PubMed Central PMC10679439.
11. Szabo, Z, Fabo, C, Szarvas, M, Matuz, M, Oszlanyi, A, Farkas, A et al.. Spontaneous Ventilation Combined with Double-Lumen Tube Intubation during Thoracic Surgery: A New Anesthesiologic Method Based on 141 Cases over Three Years. J Clin Med. 2023;12 (20):. doi: 10.3390/jcm12206457. PubMed PMID:37892595 PubMed Central PMC10607362.
12. Escandon, R, Lantos, J. Challenges in accelerated approvals for gene therapies. Mol Ther. 2023;31 (9):2572-2574. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2023.08.004. PubMed PMID:37597515 PubMed Central PMC10492019.
13. Lantos, JD. The Future of Newborn Genomic Testing. Children (Basel). 2023;10 (7):. doi: 10.3390/children10071140. PubMed PMID:37508635 PubMed Central PMC10378699.
14. Lantos, JD, Janvier, A. The Dilemmas of Artificial Wombs: Conventional Ethics and Science Fiction. Am J Bioeth. 2023;23 (5):82-85. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2023.2191057. PubMed PMID:37130396 .
15. Lantos, JD, Brunelli, L, Hayeems, RZ. Understanding the Clinical Utility of Genome Sequencing in Critically Ill Newborns. J Pediatr. 2023;258 :113438. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113438. PubMed PMID:37088180 .
16. Lantos, J, Janvier, A, Barrington, K. Reply to Letter about whole genome sequencing in newborns. Hum Genet. 2023;142 (2):165-166. doi: 10.1007/s00439-022-02499-w. PubMed PMID:36607419 .
17. Lantos, J, Furák, J, Zombori-Tóth, N, Zombori, T, Bihari, K, Varga, E et al.. [Changes of the T cell composition in the thymus during the COVID-19 pandemic]. Orv Hetil. 2022;163 (52):2062-2066. doi: 10.1556/650.2022.32664. PubMed PMID:36566438 .
18. Rachmasari, KN, Strauss, SB, Phillips, CD, Lantos, JE, An, A, Cisse, B et al.. Posterior hypothalamic involvement on pre-operative MRI predicts hypothalamic obesity in craniopharyngiomas. Pituitary. 2023;26 (1):105-114. doi: 10.1007/s11102-022-01294-0. PubMed PMID:36462067 .
19. Strauss, SB, Stern, S, Lantos, JE, Lin, E, Shin, J, Yao, P et al.. High-Resolution T2-Weighted Imaging for Surveillance in Postoperative Vestibular Schwannoma: Equivalence with Contrast-Enhanced T1WI for Measurement and Surveillance of Residual Tumor. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022;43 (12):1792-1796. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7685. PubMed PMID:36423954 .
20. Lantos, JD. Should We Aspire to Be Rational About Letting Babies Die?. Am J Bioeth. 2022;22 (11):51-53. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2123984. PubMed PMID:36332043 .

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Dr. Mercurio is a Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology) and Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; he is the Director of the Program for Biomedical Ethics at the Yale School of Medicine, and Director of the Yale Pediatrics Ethics Program. Dr. Mercurio oversees the ethics education of Yale medical students, and participates in ethics education for attending physicians, fellows, residents, nurses, and physician associate students. He has more than 25 years of experience as a clinical neonatologist, actively involved in the training of fellows and residents in the Newborn ICU, and over 20 years’ experience in clinical ethics consultation in pediatrics and adult medicine.

1. Mastrella, C, Rizzo, S, Vito, MD, Garzoli, S, Mercurio, MD, Mariotti, M et al.. In Vitro Study to Evaluate the Best Conditions Highlighting the Antimicrobial Activity of Carum carvi Essential Oil on Human Pathogen Isolates in Formulations Against the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2025;18 (3):. doi: 10.3390/ph18030321. PubMed PMID:40143099 .
2. Longo, C, Pierri, C, Trani, R, Mercurio, M, Nonnis Marzano, C, Corriero, G et al.. Toward a green strategy of sponge mariculture and bioactive compounds recovery. Sci Rep. 2025;15 (1):5999. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-90192-z. PubMed PMID:39966515 PubMed Central PMC11836350.
3. Bruce, L, Lewis, CS, Mercurio, MR. Infanticide and Infant Abandonment: New Directions in US Law and Policy. Pediatrics. 2025;155 (3):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068991. PubMed PMID:39947230 .
4. Balassone, G, Cappelletti, P, De Bonis, A, De Simone, A, Di Martire, D, Graziano, SF et al.. From tiny to immense: Geological spotlight on the Alexander Mosaic (National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy) using non-invasive in situ analyses. PLoS One. 2025;20 (1):e0315188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315188. PubMed PMID:39813194 PubMed Central PMC11734927.
5. D'Ambrosi, R, Corona, K, Cerciello, S, Guerra, G, Mercurio, M, Galasso, O et al.. Combining an Anterolateral Complex Procedure With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Reduces Graft Reinjury Without Increasing the Rate of Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Am J Sports Med. 2025; :3635465241285887. doi: 10.1177/03635465241285887. PubMed PMID:39799408 .
6. Familiari, F, Zappia, A, Gasparini, G, Mercurio, M, Tedesco, G, Riccelli, DA et al.. Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture: When Should We Surgically Treat? A Case-Series. J Clin Med. 2025;14 (1):. doi: 10.3390/jcm14010237. PubMed PMID:39797320 PubMed Central PMC11721676.
7. Mercurio, M, Carlisi, G, Ostojic, M, Imbrogno, A, Galasso, O, Gasparini, G et al.. The Protective Role of the FIFA 11+ Training Program on the Valgus Loading of the Knee in Academy Soccer Players Across a Season. Healthcare (Basel). 2025;13 (1):. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13010073. PubMed PMID:39791680 PubMed Central PMC11720229.
8. Mercurio, M, Cofano, E, Gasparini, G, Galasso, O, Familiari, F, Sanzo, V et al.. Isolated ACL Reconstruction Versus Combined ACL and Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction: Functional Outcomes, Return to Sport, and Survivorship: An Updated Meta-analysis of Comparative Studies. Am J Sports Med. 2025;53 (4):971-980. doi: 10.1177/03635465241251467. PubMed PMID:39754418 .
9. Mercurio, M, Spina, G, Galasso, O, Gasparini, G, Segura-Garcia, C, De Fazio, P et al.. The Association Between Antipsychotics and Bone Fragility: An Updated Comprehensive Review. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024;14 (23):. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14232745. PubMed PMID:39682653 PubMed Central PMC11640471.
10. Mercurio, M, Cerciello, S, Corona, K, Guerra, G, Simonetta, R, Familiari, F et al.. Factors Associated With a Successful Return to Performance After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Multiparametric Evaluation in Soccer Players. Orthop J Sports Med. 2024;12 (10):23259671241275663. doi: 10.1177/23259671241275663. PubMed PMID:39430117 PubMed Central PMC11490974.
11. Baker, AC, Mercurio, MR. Navigating parental disagreement: ethical analysis and a proposed approach. J Perinatol. 2024; :. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-02152-6. PubMed PMID:39406939 .
12. Cerciello, S, Mercurio, M, Corona, K, Proietti, L, Di Vico, G, Giordano, MC et al.. Posterior Cruciate Buckling Angle Variations Are Associated with Different Patterns of Medial Meniscus Tears in Anterior-Cruciate-Deficient Knees: Results of a Prospective Comparative Magnetic Imaging Resonance Study. Healthcare (Basel). 2024;12 (16):. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12161553. PubMed PMID:39201113 PubMed Central PMC11353355.
13. Mercurio, M, Minici, R, Spina, G, Cofano, E, Laganà, D, Familiari, F et al.. Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of combined Arthroscopic Microfracture and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Injection Versus Isolated Microfracture for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2025;64 (1):103-109. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2024.08.011. PubMed PMID:39182822 .
14. Drago, MJ, Mercurio, MR. The Value of Parental Judgment in the Ethical Gray Zone of Periviability: Words Matter. Pediatrics. 2024;154 (3):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-065986. PubMed PMID:39108223 .
15. Baker, AC, Mercurio, MR, Donn, SM, Fanaroff, JM. Ethical and Legal Perspectives on the Treatment of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Newborn. Clin Perinatol. 2024;51 (3):725-734. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2024.04.010. PubMed PMID:39095106 .
16. Mercurio, M, Cappelletti, P, Di Renzo, V, Grifa, C, Guarino, C, Izzo, F et al.. Geotraceability of Falanghina del Sannio (South Italy): Preliminary mineralogical and isotopic data. Data Brief. 2024;55 :110686. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110686. PubMed PMID:39071958 PubMed Central PMC11282966.
17. Mercurio, M, Gasparini, G, Cofano, E, Colace, S, Galasso, O. Revision Surgery for Shoulder Infection after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Functional Outcomes and Eradication Rate-A Systematic Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2024;12 (13):. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12131291. PubMed PMID:38998826 PubMed Central PMC11241514.
18. Malone, JR, Mercurio, MR, Kopelman, LM. Pediatric Decision-Making: ethical aspects specific to neonates. Perspect Biol Med. 2024;67 (2):209-226. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2024.a929019. PubMed PMID:38828600 .
19. Polito, F, Di Mercurio, M, Rizzo, S, Di Vito, M, Sanguinetti, M, Urbani, A et al.. Artemisia spp. Essential Oils: From Their Ethnobotanical Use to Unraveling the Microbiota Modulation Potential. Plants (Basel). 2024;13 (7):. doi: 10.3390/plants13070967. PubMed PMID:38611496 PubMed Central PMC11013866.
20. Mercurio, M, Gasparini, G, Cofano, E, Zappia, A, Familiari, F, Galasso, O et al.. Knee Arthrodesis for Periprosthetic Knee Infection: Fusion Rate, Complications, and Limb Salvage-A Systematic Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2024;12 (7):. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12070804. PubMed PMID:38610226 PubMed Central PMC11011444.

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Christine Mitchell, executive director of the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, founded the ethics program at Boston Children’s Hospital, directed the ethics consultation service, and led the Ethics Advisory Committee for 30 years. She is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Nurses, and has served on numerous national committees and commissions, including the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities’ Clinical Ethics Consultation Committee and, most recently, the Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects Committee for the Human Brain Project funded by the European Commission.  She lectures nationally and internationally on issues in clinical ethics.  Her published work includes documentary filmmaking, a regular series for The Journal of Clinical Ethics, and broad publications in the bioethics and popular literature.

1. Mitchell, C, DeMartino, S, Ivers, L, Brown, A, Maccabee, E, Griffith, B et al.. Development and Implementation of the "Exercise is Medicine" Elective at an Osteopathic Medical School. Med Sci Educ. 2025;35 (1):227-232. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02172-z. PubMed PMID:40144102 PubMed Central PMC11933613.
2. Schrack, JA, Wanigatunga, AA, Glynn, NW, Arnold, ML, Burgard, S, Chisolm, TH et al.. Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025; :. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19435. PubMed PMID:40126980 .
3. Rogers, TB, Graham, KQ, Mitchell, CR, Chantarat, T, Ko, MJ. Navigating Hostile Workplaces and Educational Spaces Within Health Services and Policy Research. Health Equity. 2024;8 (1):806-815. doi: 10.1089/heq.2024.0121. PubMed PMID:40125391 PubMed Central PMC11671308.
4. Laurent, SE, Malcoe, LH, Laestadius, L, Mitchell, C, Hyde, LW, Monk, CS et al.. Historic Structural Racism and Perceived Stress in Adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.01.014. PubMed PMID:40117389 .
5. Nair, A, Mayekar, H, Sharma, MD, Garg, D, Mitchell, C, Hosken, DJ et al.. High altitude favours long-chained cuticular hydrocarbons in Drosophila. J Evol Biol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1093/jeb/voaf029. PubMed PMID:40110846 .
6. Velmahos, AH, Cooley Demidkina, B, Mitchell, CM. Comparison of bacterial vaginosis symptoms reported in social media vs. those reported by patients. Front Reprod Health. 2025;7 :1549331. doi: 10.3389/frph.2025.1549331. PubMed PMID:40093028 PubMed Central PMC11906998.
7. Lund, S, Mirande, M, Mitchell, C, Zheng, C, Rajput, S, Loomis, E et al.. Mind the gap: pre-operative diastasis recti increases trocar site hernia risk after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Hernia. 2025;29 (1):114. doi: 10.1007/s10029-025-03302-1. PubMed PMID:40072729 .
8. Wutich, A, Nelson, R, DuBois, LZ, Astorino, CM, Knudson, K, Reynolds, AW et al.. "Rigorous and Systematic Qualitative Data Analysis in Biological Anthropology". Am J Biol Anthropol. 2024;186 Suppl 78 :e70008. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.70008. PubMed PMID:40071812 .
9. Burden, N, Mitchell, CA, Dang, Z, Embry, MR, Glaberman, S, Lagadic, L et al.. Evaluation of in vivo fish and amphibian endocrine test guideline assays: current status and future needs. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2025; :. doi: 10.1093/etojnl/vgaf064. PubMed PMID:40063342 .
10. León, I, Góngora, D, Rodrigo, MJ, Herrero-Roldán, S, López Rodríguez, M, Mitchell, C et al.. Maternal epigenetic index links early neglect to later neglectful care and other psychopathological, cognitive, and bonding effects. Clin Epigenetics. 2025;17 (1):46. doi: 10.1186/s13148-025-01839-7. PubMed PMID:40057810 PubMed Central PMC11890505.
11. Mitchell, CL, Hollister, J, Fisher, JM, Beitel, SC, Ramadan, F, O'Leary, S et al.. Differences in serum concentrations of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances by occupation among firefighters, other first responders, healthcare workers, and other essential workers in Arizona, 2020-2023. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1038/s41370-025-00753-7. PubMed PMID:40050415 .
12. Tandon, R, Lah, JJ, Mitchell, CS. s-SuStaIn: Scaling subtype and stage inference via simultaneous clustering of subjects and biomarkers. Proc Mach Learn Res. 2024;248 :461-476. . PubMed PMID:40046824 PubMed Central PMC11881980.
13. Crowley, LM, Holland, PWH, Lees, DC, Mitchell, CE, University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab, Natural History Museum Genome Acquisiiton Lab et al.. The genome sequence of the Twenty-plume Moth, Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758. Wellcome Open Res. 2025;10 :70. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23736.1. PubMed PMID:40046088 PubMed Central PMC11880763.
14. Grunberg, RL, Halliday, FW, O'Keeffe, KR, Joyner, BN, Heckman, RW, Mitchell, CE et al.. Disease epidemics and species interactions: A manipulation of seasonal establishment of fungal diseases in an old field. Ecology. 2025;106 (3):e70051. doi: 10.1002/ecy.70051. PubMed PMID:40044609 .
15. Szponar, N, Vega, CM, Gerson, J, McLagan, DS, Pillaca, M, Delgado, S et al.. Tracing Atmospheric Mercury from Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining. Environ Sci Technol. 2025;59 (10):5021-5033. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c10521. PubMed PMID:40043167 .
16. Díaz-Gómez, JL, Sharif, S, Ablordeppey, E, Lanspa, MJ, Basmaji, J, Carver, T et al.. Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Adult Critical Care Ultrasonography: Focused Update 2024. Crit Care Med. 2025;53 (2):e447-e458. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006530. PubMed PMID:39982182 .
17. Díaz-Gómez, JL, Sharif, S, Ablordeppey, E, Lanspa, MJ, Basmaji, J, Carver, T et al.. Executive Summary: Guidelines on Adult Critical Care Ultrasonography: Focused Update 2024. Crit Care Med. 2025;53 (2):e441-e446. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006529. PubMed PMID:39982181 .
18. Lin, L, Zhao, W, Li, Z, Ratliff, SM, Wang, YZ, Mitchell, C et al.. Poly-epigenetic scores for cardiometabolic risk factors interact with demographic factors and health behaviors in older US Adults. Epigenetics. 2025;20 (1):2469205. doi: 10.1080/15592294.2025.2469205. PubMed PMID:39976511 PubMed Central PMC11844928.
19. Chackal, T, Mitchell, C. Violence facing nurses and the threats they pose to autonomy and justice. Nurs Ethics. 2025; :9697330251317671. doi: 10.1177/09697330251317671. PubMed PMID:39963710 .
20. Martinez-Amezcua, P, Zhang, W, Assi, S, Gupta, H, Twardzik, E, Huang, AR et al.. Impact of a hearing intervention on the levels of leisure-time physical activity and T.V. viewing in older adults: results from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE trial. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025; :. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glaf033. PubMed PMID:39953975 .

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Dr. Moreno is a Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, of History and Sociology of Science, and of Philosophy. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, is a National Associate of the National Research Council, and is the U.S. member of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee. Dr. Moreno is widely published, and has given invited testimony for both houses of congress. In 2008-09 he served as a member of President Barack Obama’s transition team, where he served as a senior staff member of the presidential advisory commission on bioethics, a post he has held with two previous administrations.

1. Monge-Maillo, B, Roger-Zapata, D, Dronda, F, Carrillo, E, Moreno, J, Corbacho-Loarte, MD et al.. Case Report: Long-Term Follow-Up of Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Coinfected Patients Without Relapse: Lymphoproliferative Response After Stimulation with Soluble Leishmania Antigen. Microorganisms. 2025;13 (3):. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms13030686. PubMed PMID:40142579 .
2. Moreno, JJ, Galvis, V, Salazar, M, Villamizar, SJ, Leal, N, Tello, A et al.. Presentation of a New Method for Quantitative Determination of Trifocal Intraocular Lens Decentration. Cesk Slov Oftalmol. 2025;81 (Ahead of Print):1-12. doi: 10.31348/2025/10. PubMed PMID:40125786 .
3. Tracy, WF, Sharland, JC, Ly, D, Davies, GHM, Musaev, DG, Fang, H et al.. Diversity Synthesis Using Glutarimides as Rhodium Carbene Precursors in Enantioselective C-H Functionalization and Cyclopropanation. J Am Chem Soc. 2025; :. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c00568. PubMed PMID:40100075 .
4. Tabar, AI, Cabrera, HL, Rivas-Juesas, C, Candela, FJC, Folqué, MDM, Tortajada-Girbés, M et al.. A Delphi consensus on diagnosis, management, and treatment with allergen immunotherapy of polysensitized children in Spain: CAPP study, Part 2. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2025;53 (2):141-159. doi: 10.15586/aei.v53i2.1221. PubMed PMID:40088032 .
5. Mesa-Del-Castillo, M, Candela, FJC, Martínez-Cañavate, A, Rivas-Juesas, C, Cabrera, HL, Tortajada-Girbés, M et al.. A Delphi consensus on diagnosis, management, and treatment with allergen immunotherapy of polysensitized children in Spain: CAPP study, Part 1. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2025;53 (2):124-140. doi: 10.15586/aei.v53i2.1220. PubMed PMID:40088031 .
6. Mas-Fontao, S, Civantos, E, Boukichou-Abdelkader, N, Soto-Catalan, M, Romeo-Colas, M, Marco, A et al.. Oxidative stress and inflammation on metabolic abnormalities and renal involvement in prediabetic subjects across Europe. Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2025;45 (3):238-248. doi: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2025.02.009. PubMed PMID:40082053 .
7. Torres, A, Younis, BM, Tesema, S, Solana, JC, Moreno, J, Martín-Galiano, AJ et al.. Unsupervised machine learning identifies biomarkers of disease progression in post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in Sudan. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025;19 (3):e0012924. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012924. PubMed PMID:40067811 PubMed Central PMC11932480.
8. Moreno, J, Diana, L, Martínez, M, Iribarnegaray, V, Puentes, R. Comprehensive analysis of antimicrobial resistance, biofilm formation and virulence factors of staphylococci isolated from bovine mastitis. Heliyon. 2025;11 (4):e42749. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42749. PubMed PMID:40066049 PubMed Central PMC11891686.
9. Gauvin-Ndiaye, C, Tindall, J, Moreno, JR, Georges, A. Mott Transition and Volume Law Entanglement with Neural Quantum States. Phys Rev Lett. 2025;134 (7):076502. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.076502. PubMed PMID:40053943 .
10. Anton, PE, Twardy, S, Nagpal, P, Moreno, J, Burchill, MA, Chatterjee, A et al.. Suppression of NF-κB/NLRP3 by Nanoligomer Therapy Mitigates Ethanol and Advanced Age-Related Neuroinflammation. J Leukoc Biol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1093/jleuko/qiaf024. PubMed PMID:40036603 .
11. Hernandez, C, Viscomi, B, Faria, G, Vasconcelos, R, Schneider, C, Moreno, J et al.. Multilayer Technique Using Calcium Hydroxylapatite Biostimulation With Different Dilutions in the Lateral Face. Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2024;6 :ojae049. doi: 10.1093/asjof/ojae049. PubMed PMID:40007596 PubMed Central PMC11852247.
12. Lara, P, Aguilar-González, A, Martín, F, Mesas, C, Moreno, J, Rama, AR et al.. Exploring miR-21 Knock-Out Using CRISPR/Cas as a Treatment for Lung Cancer. Genes (Basel). 2025;16 (2):. doi: 10.3390/genes16020133. PubMed PMID:40004462 PubMed Central PMC11855122.
13. Lima-Cordón, R, Mohabir, JT, Sooklall, M, Zurita, AM, Shieh, M, Knox, C et al.. A Short-Read Amplicon Sequencing Protocol and Bioinformatic Pipeline for Ecological Surveillance of Dipteran Disease Vectors. Mol Ecol Resour. 2025; :e14088. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.14088. PubMed PMID:39963041 .
14. Moreno, JE, Nestor, BA, Mitcheson, M, Nelson, S. The Moderating Role of Ethnicity on Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms and Pain Catastrophizing in Hispanic/Latinx and Non-Hispanic/Latinx White Youth With Chronic Pain. Clin J Pain. 2025;41 (3):. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001272. PubMed PMID:39928544 .
15. Leiva-Cepas, F, García-Caballero, C, Osuna-Soto, J, Vallejo-Mudarra, M, Burón, MI, González-Reyes, JA et al.. Experience of Biology Degree students in the recognition of tissue alterations in human histopathological samples. Rev Esp Patol. 2025;58 (1):100794. doi: 10.1016/j.patol.2024.100794. PubMed PMID:39919557 .
16. Champion, O, Maïga, S, Antier, C, Dousset, C, Moreau-Aubry, A, Bellanger, C et al.. VDAC2 primes myeloma cells for BAK-dependent apoptosis and represents a novel therapeutic target. Leukemia. 2025; :. doi: 10.1038/s41375-025-02523-8. PubMed PMID:39915649 .
17. Vélez-Ramírez, AI, Moreno, JD, Pérez-Guerrero, UG, Juarez, AM, Castillo-Arriaga, H, Vázquez-Medrano, J et al.. An open-source LED lamp for use with the LI-6800 photosynthesis system. Appl Plant Sci. 2025;13 (1):e11622. doi: 10.1002/aps3.11622. PubMed PMID:39906491 PubMed Central PMC11788902.
18. Kautzner, J, Moreno, J, Tondo, C, Anselme, F, Burrell, J, Becker, D et al.. Safety and efficacy of a temperature-controlled ablation system for ventricular tachycardia: Results from the TRAC-VT study. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1007/s10840-025-01995-z. PubMed PMID:39893296 .
19. Comino-Suárez, N, Moreno, JC, Megía-García, Á, Del-Ama, AJ, Serrano-Muñoz, D, Avendaño-Coy, J et al.. Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation combined with robotic-assisted body weight-supported treadmill training enhances motor score and gait recovery in incomplete spinal cord injury: a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2025;22 (1):15. doi: 10.1186/s12984-025-01545-8. PubMed PMID:39885542 PubMed Central PMC11780808.
20. Rana, C, Moreno, JH, Marshall, JL, Olson, DM, Aiyagari, V. Neuroradiological Correlates of Abnormal Pupillary Light Reflex Findings Among Patients in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. J Neurosci Nurs. 2025;57 (2):83-87. doi: 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000818. PubMed PMID:39883016 .

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Dr. Ross is a trained philosopher and a practicing pediatrician. She is the Carolyn and Matthew Bucksbaum Professor of Clinical Medical Ethics, an Associate Director of MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, and co-director of the Ethics Consultation Service, providing both clinical and research ethics consultation. Dr. Ross serves on the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) and as the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Bioethics Executive Committee. A frequent lecturer at national and international conferences, Dr. Ross has written more than 100 research articles, and published two books on pediatric ethics, with a third forthcoming.

1. Piredda, M, Lo Cascio, A, De Maria, M, Latina, R, Marchetti, A, De Benedictis, A et al.. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Cross-Validation of the Italian Version of the EPICC Spiritual Care Competency Self-Assessment Tool for Clinical Nurses. J Clin Nurs. 2025; :. doi: 10.1111/jocn.17738. PubMed PMID:40103187 .
2. Ross, LN, Jirsa, V, McIntosh, AR. The Possibility Space Concept in Neuroscience: Possibilities, Constraints, and Explanations. Eur J Neurosci. 2025;61 (5):e70038. doi: 10.1111/ejn.70038. PubMed PMID:40075500 PubMed Central PMC11903908.
3. Ingrid, E, Bavanendrakumar, M, Oon, S, Perera, W, Day, J, Ross, L et al.. Imaging findings of scleroderma-associated myopathy: A systematic literature review. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2025;72 :152672. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152672. PubMed PMID:40037060 .
4. Hosking, B, Ross, L, Vivanti, A, Courtice, S, Henderson, A, Naumann, F et al.. Comparison of Readmission, Discharge Location and Mortality over Three Years Post-Discharge Between Patients Diagnosed with Hospital-Acquired Malnutrition and Those Malnourished on Admission-A Retrospective Matched Case-Control Study in Five Facilities. Healthcare (Basel). 2025;13 (4):. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13040364. PubMed PMID:39997239 PubMed Central PMC11855929.
5. Tian, J, Mogle, J, Anstey, KJ, Ross, LA. Evaluation and Modification of the Multifactorial Model of Driving Safety Among Older Adults. Innov Aging. 2025;9 (2):igae113. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igae113. PubMed PMID:39963526 PubMed Central PMC11831225.
6. Pascoe, S, Croker, D, Ross, L, Henwood, P, Wilkshire, N, Algy, C et al.. The Role of Aboriginal Kidney Health Mentors in the Transplant Journey: A Qualitative Evaluation. Health Promot J Austr. 2025;36 (2):e70000. doi: 10.1002/hpja.70000. PubMed PMID:39905981 PubMed Central PMC11795221.
7. Hansen, A, Kiely, K, Attuquayefio, T, Hosking, D, Regan, M, Eramudugolla, R et al.. Assessment of the application of technology acceptance measures to older drivers' acceptance of advanced driver-assistance systems. Appl Ergon. 2025;125 :104474. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104474. PubMed PMID:39893764 .
8. Ross, LA, Fine, C, Stephan, AT, Chai, HW, McVey, A, Phillips, CB et al.. The Everyday Function Intervention Trial (EFIT) protocol: A randomized clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025;152 :107829. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2025.107829. PubMed PMID:39892866 .
9. Vea, IM, de la Filia, AG, Jaron, KS, Barlow, SEJ, Herbette, M, Mongue, AJ et al.. The B Chromosome of Pseudococcus viburni: A Selfish Chromosome that Exploits Whole-Genome Meiotic Drive. Genome Biol Evol. 2025;17 (1):. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evae257. PubMed PMID:39878751 PubMed Central PMC11776215.
10. Dubova, M, Chandramouli, S, Gigerenzer, G, Grünwald, P, Holmes, W, Lombrozo, T et al.. Is Ockham's razor losing its edge? New perspectives on the principle of model parsimony. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025;122 (5):e2401230121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2401230121. PubMed PMID:39869807 PubMed Central PMC11804645.
11. Woollett, N, van Eck, L, Mazibuko, L, Thomson, K, Slifko, S, Khazin, A et al.. Sisonke Ntwana: Describing the mechanisms of change of an arts-based intervention for pregnant and parenting adolescents experiencing violence and poor mental health in South Africa. Child Abuse Negl. 2025;161 :107248. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107248. PubMed PMID:39842249 .
12. Ross, LA. Peripartum Mental Illness in Mothers With Multiple Sclerosis Merits Neurologists' Attention. Neurology. 2025;104 (4):e213366. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000213366. PubMed PMID:39841952 .
13. Herndon, S, Kimball, J, Ross, L, Homann, S, Faison, MN, Lee, YA et al.. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Rheumatology. J Palliat Med. 2025; :. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0520. PubMed PMID:39841504 .
14. Onyemachi, J, Weisert, E, Ross, L. Bridging gaps and cultivating care: a call for culturally competent dermatological education for ethnic hair. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2025;11 (1):e192. doi: 10.1097/JW9.0000000000000192. PubMed PMID:39822984 PubMed Central PMC11737480.
15. Turney, IC, Steinkrauss, AC, Wagner, RL, Chamberlain, JD, West, JT, Hakun, JG et al.. Neural effects of memory training to reduce false memories in older adults: Univariate and multivariate analyses. Neurobiol Aging. 2025;147 :187-202. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.12.007. PubMed PMID:39808853 PubMed Central PMC11838019.
16. Sobotka, SA, Ross, LF. The Importance of Functional Measures and Parental Input for Neurodevelopmental Assessment. Pediatrics. 2025;155 (2):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068432. PubMed PMID:39786549 .
17. Navin, MC, Wightman, AG, Ross, LF. No Vaccine, No Organ? Ethics of Vaccine Mandates for Pediatric Transplant. Pediatr Transplant. 2025;29 (1):e70019. doi: 10.1111/petr.70019. PubMed PMID:39776025 .
18. Díaz, PA, Basti, L, Pérez-Santos, I, Schwerter, C, Artal, O, Rosales, SA et al.. The risk of high-biomass HABs: Triggers and dynamics of a non-toxic bloom of Prorocentrum micans in Chilean Patagonia. Sci Total Environ. 2025;958 :178140. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178140. PubMed PMID:39700974 .
19. Fairley, JL, Hansen, D, Proudman, S, Sahhar, J, Ngian, GS, Apostolopoulos, D et al.. The frequency and clinical associations of opioid use in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2024;8 (4):rkae144. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkae144. PubMed PMID:39669116 PubMed Central PMC11634672.
20. Fairley, JL, Hansen, D, Proudman, S, Sahhar, J, Ngian, GS, Walker, J et al.. Progression and clinical implications of frailty in patients with systemic sclerosis. Clin Rheumatol. 2025;44 (1):305-317. doi: 10.1007/s10067-024-07253-3. PubMed PMID:39656398 .

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Dr. Rushton is the Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics in the Berman Institute of Bioethics and the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University, with a joint appointment in the School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics. A founding member of the Berman Institute, Dr. Rushton co-chairs the Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Ethics Consultation Service.

1. Ramesh, RG, Bigdeli, A, Rushton, C, Rosenbaum, JN. Erratum to "CNViz: An R/Shiny application for interactive copy number variant visualization in cancer" [Journal of Pathology Informatics Volume 13, 2022, 100089]. J Pathol Inform. 2025;17 :100431. doi: 10.1016/j.jpi.2025.100431. PubMed PMID:40124664 PubMed Central PMC11927715.
2. Rushton, CH, Uveges, MK. Enduring Ethical Issues: Looking Back, Looking Forward. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2025;36 (1):21-22. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2025237. PubMed PMID:39999335 .
3. Bergman, A, Rushton, CH. Overcoming Stigma: Asking for and Receiving Mental Health Support. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2025;36 (1):58-62. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2025203. PubMed PMID:39999334 .
4. Rushton, CH, Turner, K, Brock, RN, Braxton, JM. Invisible Moral Wounds of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Are We Experiencing Moral Injury?. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2025;36 (1):37-43. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2025280. PubMed PMID:39999333 .
5. Rushton, CH, Reller, N, Swoboda, SM. Applying E-PAUSE to Ethical Challenges in a Pandemic. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2025;36 (1):52-57. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2025374. PubMed PMID:39999328 .
6. Holtz, H, Weissinger, GM, Swavely, D, Rushton, C. Critical care nurses' perspectives on organizational betrayal by health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurs Manage. ;56 (3):33-42. doi: 10.1097/nmg.0000000000000227. PubMed PMID:39968858 .
7. Rushton, CE, Tate, JE, Sjödin, Å. A modern, flexible cloud-based database and computing service for real-time analysis of vehicle emissions data. Urban Inform. 2025;4 (1):1. doi: 10.1007/s44212-024-00066-4. PubMed PMID:39802502 PubMed Central PMC11711864.
8. Elliott, MJ, Howarth, K, Main, S, Fuentes Antrás, J, Echelard, P, Dou, A et al.. Ultrasensitive Detection and Monitoring of Circulating Tumor DNA using Structural Variants in Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2025; :. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-3472. PubMed PMID:39785866 .
9. Rushton, CH. Phases of Suffering: A Roadmap for Moral Repair. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2024;35 (4):366-373. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2024795. PubMed PMID:39642068 .
10. Bergman, A, Nelson, K, Boyce, D, Hanson, G, Reina, M, Rushton, C et al.. Moral resilience and moral injury of nurse leaders during crisis situations: A qualitative descriptive analysis. Nurs Manage. 2024;55 (12):16-26. doi: 10.1097/nmg.0000000000000196. PubMed PMID:39625140 .
11. Kuruvilla, J, Rushton, C, Villa, D, Aslam, M, Prica, A, Abdel Samad, N et al.. A randomized trial of ibrutinib and R-GDP prior to stem cell transplant in relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Br J Haematol. 2024;205 (5):2067-2071. doi: 10.1111/bjh.19764. PubMed PMID:39267295 .
12. Holtz, H, McQueen, A, Weissinger, G, Alderfer, M, Swavely, D, Sledge, JA et al.. The Impact of Transitional Shock on Newer Nurses in a Contemporary Healthcare Environment. J Nurs Adm. 2024;54 (9):507-513. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001468. PubMed PMID:39162421 .
13. Rushton, CH. Self-Stewardship: An Ethical Imperative for Nurses. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2024;35 (2):193-198. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2024727. PubMed PMID:38848569 .
14. Jones, L, Karageorghis, CI, Ker, T, Rushton, CJ, Stephenson, SR, Wheeldon, IL et al.. The exercise intensity-music-tempo preference relationship: A decennial revisit. Psychol Sport Exerc. 2024;74 :102644. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102644. PubMed PMID:38608851 .
15. Rushton, CM, Kelly, PJ, Thomas, T, Beck, AK, Townsend, C, Baker, AL et al.. SMART Family and Friends: Feasibility and outcomes of a video-conference delivered intervention for families impacted by another's methamphetamine use. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024;161 :209355. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209355. PubMed PMID:38548059 .
16. Weissinger, GM, Swavely, D, Holtz, H, Brewer, KC, Alderfer, M, Lynn, L et al.. Critical Care Nurses' Moral Resilience, Moral Injury, Institutional Betrayal, and Traumatic Stress After COVID-19. Am J Crit Care. 2024;33 (2):105-114. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2024481. PubMed PMID:38424022 .
17. Rushton, CH, Gosselin, T, Joseph, ML. An ethical framework for human resource allocation in nursing. Nurs Manage. 2024;55 (3):18-23. doi: 10.1097/nmg.0000000000000103. PubMed PMID:38345398 .
18. Wright, E, D'Aoust, R, Swoboda, SM, Hughes, V, Hudson, K, Reller, N et al.. Resilience and Ethics in Nursing Education and Practice: Needs and Opportunities. Nurse Educ. ;49 (4):E218-E222. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001580. PubMed PMID:38113932 .
19. Park, S, Thrul, J, Cooney, EE, Atkins, K, Kalb, LG, Closser, S et al.. Betrayal-Based Moral Injury and Mental Health Problems Among Healthcare and Hospital Workers Serving COVID-19 Patients. J Trauma Dissociation. 2024;25 (2):202-217. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2023.2289195. PubMed PMID:38047579 PubMed Central PMC11299760.
20. Rushton, CH, Manbauman, C. Web of Mutuality: Relational Integrity in Critical Care Nursing. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2023;34 (4):381-390. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2023613. PubMed PMID:38033212 .

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Dr. Unguru is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at The Herman and Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai; Core Faculty, John Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics; and an Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Unguru Chairs the Sinai Hospital Ethics Committee where he also directs an ethics curriculum for the pediatric house staff. Dr. Unguru is a member of the Children’s Oncology Group, Bioethics Steering Committee. He has served as a consultant to the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Research and the American Medical Association’s Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs. He has published and spoken nationally on a wide range of issues in pediatric bioethics.

1. Jones, J, Lignou, S, Unguru, Y, Sheehan, M, Dunn, M, Seltzer, RR et al.. Alterations in care for children with special healthcare needs during the early COVID-19 pandemic: ethical and policy considerations. Monash Bioeth Rev. 2024; :. doi: 10.1007/s40592-024-00223-0. PubMed PMID:39663349 .
2. Johnson, LM, Sharma, A, Carroll, Y, Goodson, D, Mandrell, BN, Gattuso, J et al.. Listening to patients and parents with sickle cell disease: the totality of gene therapy risks may outweigh the perceived benefits. Blood Adv. 2024;8 (21):5723-5724. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024012963. PubMed PMID:38865716 PubMed Central PMC11583866.
3. Unguru, Y. Hope, hype, and cure: Ethics and four-letter words in pediatric cancer care. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024;71 (3):e30804. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30804. PubMed PMID:38078566 .
4. Menig, S, Militano, O, Ostrenga, A, Bernhardt, MB, Lee, B, Unguru, Y et al.. Methotrexate Scarcity Among Children's Oncology Group Institutions: Results of a Multinational Survey. Oncologist. 2023; :. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad323. PubMed PMID:38069904 .
5. Canavera, KE, Bjornard, KL, Cost, NG, Grady, A, Irving, H, Kaye, EC et al.. Disparate Access to Fertility Preservation in Youth: A Call for Advocacy to Close the Gap. J Pediatr. 2023;261 :113496. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113496. PubMed PMID:37211206 .
6. Sharma, A, Young, A, Carroll, Y, Darji, H, Li, Y, Mandrell, BN et al.. Gene therapy in sickle cell disease: Attitudes and informational needs of patients and caregivers. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023;70 (6):e30319. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30319. PubMed PMID:36975201 PubMed Central PMC10187715.
7. Unguru, Y, Bernhardt, MB, Berg, SL, Marie-Johnson, L, Grimm, KP, Woodman, C et al.. Essential medicines for childhood cancer in Europe. Lancet Oncol. 2023;24 (2):e67. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00009-8. PubMed PMID:36725147 .
8. Benedetti, DJ, Marron, JM, Thomas, SM, Brown, AEC, Pyke-Grimm, KA, Johnson, LM et al.. The role of ethicists in pediatric hematology/oncology: Current status and future needs. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023;70 (2):e30132. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30132. PubMed PMID:36495529 .
9. Benedetti, DJ, Marron, JM, Thomas, SM, Caruso Brown, AE, Pyke-Grimm, KA, Johnson, LM et al.. Words Matter. J Clin Oncol. 2023;41 (3):706-707. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01056. PubMed PMID:36150097 .
10. Unguru, Y. Culturally Aware Communication Promotes Ethically Sensitive Care. Am J Bioeth. 2022;22 (6):31-33. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2063446. PubMed PMID:35616971 .
11. Ehmann, MR, Zink, EK, Levin, AB, Suarez, JI, Belcher, HME, Daugherty Biddison, EL et al.. Operational Recommendations for Scarce Resource Allocation in a Public Health Crisis. Chest. 2021;159 (3):1076-1083. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.09.246. PubMed PMID:32991873 PubMed Central PMC7521357.
12. Shuman, AG, Fox, ER, Unguru, Y. COVID-19 and Drug Shortages: A Call to Action. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2020;26 (8):945-947. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2020.26.8.945. PubMed PMID:32715960 PubMed Central PMC10391236.
13. Shuman, AG, Fox, E, Unguru, Y. Preparing for COVID-19-related Drug Shortages. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020;17 (8):928-931. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202004-362VP. PubMed PMID:32492353 PubMed Central PMC7393783.
14. Unguru, Y. Balancing Risk and Reward: Greater Research Oversight Is Appropriate for Novel Therapies for Children With Life-Limiting Illness. Am J Bioeth. 2020;20 (4):104-105. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1730484. PubMed PMID:32223620 .
15. Shuman, A, Unguru, Y. Drug Shortages: The View Across an Ocean. Oncologist. 2020;25 (4):274-276. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-1010. PubMed PMID:32027068 PubMed Central PMC7160395.
16. Fox, ER, Unguru, Y. Oncology drug shortages in the USA - business as usual. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2020;17 (3):128-129. doi: 10.1038/s41571-019-0318-x. PubMed PMID:31831853 .
17. Esbenshade, AJ, Kahalley, LS, Baertschiger, R, Dasgupta, R, Goldsmith, KC, Nathan, PC et al.. Mentors' perspectives on the successes and challenges of mentoring in the COG Young Investigator mentorship program: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019;66 (10):e27920. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27920. PubMed PMID:31309744 PubMed Central PMC6707882.
18. Unguru, Y, Bernhardt, MB, Berg, SL, Johnson, LM, Pyke-Grimm, K, Woodman, C et al.. Chemotherapy and Supportive Care Agents as Essential Medicines for Children With Cancer. JAMA Pediatr. 2019;173 (5):477-484. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0070. PubMed PMID:30830204 .
19. Barone, S, Unguru, Y. Ethical Issues Around Pediatric Death: Navigating Consent, Assent, and Disagreement Regarding Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2018;27 (4):539-550. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2018.05.009. PubMed PMID:30219216 .
20. Sharma, A, Johnson, LM, Caruso Brown, A, Unguru, Y, Lantos, JD. An Extravagant Gift From a Grateful Patient. Pediatrics. 2018;141 (6):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-2837. PubMed PMID:29728430 .

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