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. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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 .
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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 .
9. 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 .
10. 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.
11. 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 .
12. McAdam, AJ, Diekema, DJ. The Editors' reply to "Letter responding to performance of updated Enterobacterales piperacillin-tazobactam breakpoints on the MicroScan antimicrobial susceptibility testing system". J Clin Microbiol. 2023;61 (11):e0069223. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00692-23. PubMed PMID:37823659 PubMed Central PMC10662355.
13. Diekema, DJ, Nori, P, Stevens, MP, Smith, MW, Coffey, KC, Morgan, DJ et al.. Are Contact Precautions "Essential" for the Prevention of Healthcare-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus?. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;78 (5):1289-1294. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad571. PubMed PMID:37738565 .
14. Ku, TSN, Al Mohajer, M, Newton, JA, Wilson, MH, Monsees, E, Hayden, MK et al.. Improving antimicrobial use through better diagnosis: The relationship between diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023;44 (12):1901-1908. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.156. PubMed PMID:37665212 .
15. Pratt, AA, Brown, GD, Perencevich, EN, Diekema, DJ, Nonnenmann, MW. Comparison of virus aerosol concentrations across a face shield worn on a healthcare personnel during a simulated patient cough. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024;45 (2):221-226. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.130. PubMed PMID:37609833 .
16. Salter, EK, Hester, DM, Vinarcsik, L, Matheny Antommaria, AH, Bester, J, Blustein, J et al.. Pediatric Decision Making: Consensus Recommendations. Pediatrics. 2023;152 (3):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-061832. PubMed PMID:37555276 .
17. Abosi, OJ, Trannel, A, Schwartzhoff, P, Ackman, M, Zilles, B, Marra, AR et al.. A review of extended coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation duration among inpatients in a tertiary-care hospital-Iowa, 2020-2022. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024;45 (1):110-113. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.154. PubMed PMID:37528757 PubMed Central PMC10782192.
18. Brust, KB, Kobayashi, T, Diekema, DJ. Asymptomatic Testing of Hospital Admissions for SARS-CoV-2: Is it OK to Stop?. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;78 (2):356-360. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad423. PubMed PMID:37463415 .
19. Silverman, A, Batten, J, Berkman, E, Fitzgerald, H, Epstein, B, Shearer, E et al.. Resuscitate but not Intubate? Partial Codes in Pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2023;152 (2):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-058931. PubMed PMID:37435669 .
20. Rodriguez-Nava, G, Diekema, DJ, Salinas, JL. Reconsidering the routine use of contact precautions in preventing the transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in healthcare settings. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023;44 (6):1035-1037. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.91. PubMed PMID:37138546 .

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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. 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; :. doi: 10.1107/S2052520624007492. PubMed PMID:39405196 .
2. 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.
3. 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; :. doi: 10.1007/s12015-024-10783-7. PubMed PMID:39276260 .
4. 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 .
5. 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 .
6. Isasi, R, Bentzen, HB, Fabbri, M, Fuhr, A, Glover, JC, Mah, N et al.. Dynamic governance: A new era for consent for stem cell research. Stem Cell Reports. 2024;19 (9):1233-1241. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2024.07.006. PubMed PMID:39151430 PubMed Central PMC11411296.
7. George, J, Glover, JP, Perera, OP, Reddy, GVP. Role of Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi in Mediating Host Selection, Biology, Behavior, and Management of Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae). Plants (Basel). 2024;13 (15):. doi: 10.3390/plants13152012. PubMed PMID:39124130 PubMed Central PMC11313774.
8. Bloemen, EM, Gottesman, E, Furfari, K, Glover, J, Gabbay, E, Cox, S et al.. Examining ethical issues that arise in providing ED/hospital care for patients experiencing elder mistreatment and approaches to address them. J Elder Abuse Negl. 2024;36 (4):395-412. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2024.2365341. PubMed PMID:38867518 PubMed Central PMC11333161.
9. Oh, JDH, Freem, L, Saunders, DDZ, McTeir, L, Gilhooley, H, Jackson, M et al.. Insights into digit evolution from a fate map study of the forearm using Chameleon, a new transgenic chicken line. Development. 2024;151 (13):. doi: 10.1242/dev.202340. PubMed PMID:38828852 PubMed Central PMC11234372.
10. Li, A, Brock, Z, Glover, J. Opportunities for de-escalation of aspirin therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation at high stroke risk receiving direct oral anticoagulants. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2024;64 (4S):102128. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2024.102128. PubMed PMID:38796161 .
11. O'Shaughnessy, M, Glover, J, Hafizi, R, Barhi, M, Clowes, R, Chong, SY et al.. Porous isoreticular non-metal organic frameworks. Nature. 2024;630 (8015):102-108. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07353-9. PubMed PMID:38778105 PubMed Central PMC11153147.
12. Glover, J. Explaining novel scientific concepts to people whose technical acumen does not extend to turning it off, then turning it on again. Nature. 2024; :. doi: 10.1038/d41586-024-01405-w. PubMed PMID:38750198 .
13. Browning, BD, Kirkland, AE, Green, R, Liu, H, Glover, JS, Ticer, TD et al.. Adolescent alcohol use is associated with differences in the diversity and composition of the oral microbiome. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2024;48 (6):1025-1035. doi: 10.1111/acer.15331. PubMed PMID:38631877 PubMed Central PMC11178446.
14. Cho, THS, Murray, C, Malpica, R, Margain-Quevedo, R, Thede, GL, Lu, J et al.. The sensor of the bacterial histidine kinase CpxA is a novel dimer of extracytoplasmic Per-ARNT-Sim domains. J Biol Chem. 2024;300 (5):107265. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107265. PubMed PMID:38582452 PubMed Central PMC11078701.
15. Zerr, BA, Kruse, JM, Glover, JJ. Evaluation of adherence to guideline-directed therapy and risk factors for exacerbation in mild asthma: a retrospective chart review. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2024;20 (1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13223-024-00888-6. PubMed PMID:38549179 PubMed Central PMC10976713.
16. Fritzsch, B, Glover, JC. Gene networks and the evolution of olfactory organs, eyes, hair cells and motoneurons: a view encompassing lancelets, tunicates and vertebrates. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2024;12 :1340157. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1340157. PubMed PMID:38533086 PubMed Central PMC10963430.
17. Sholler, GLS, Bergendahl, G, Lewis, EC, Kraveka, J, Ferguson, W, Nagulapally, AB et al.. Molecular-guided therapy for the treatment of patients with relapsed and refractory childhood cancers: a Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium trial. Genome Med. 2024;16 (1):28. doi: 10.1186/s13073-024-01297-5. PubMed PMID:38347552 PubMed Central PMC10860258.
18. Locke, AJ, Abou Farraj, R, Tran, C, Zeinali, E, Mashayekhi, F, Ali, JYH et al.. The role of RNF138 in DNA end resection is regulated by ubiquitylation and CDK phosphorylation. J Biol Chem. 2024;300 (3):105709. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.105709. PubMed PMID:38309501 PubMed Central PMC10910129.
19. Sudderick, ZR, Glover, JD. Periodic pattern formation during embryonic development. Biochem Soc Trans. 2024;52 (1):75-88. doi: 10.1042/BST20230197. PubMed PMID:38288903 PubMed Central PMC10903485.
20. Silverman, GM, Rajamani, G, Ingraham, NE, Glover, JK, Sahoo, HS, Usher, M et al.. A Symptom-Based Natural Language Processing Surveillance Pipeline for Post-COVID-19 Patients. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2024;310 :860-864. doi: 10.3233/SHTI231087. PubMed PMID:38269931 .

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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. Lantos, JD. Neonatal bioethics, AI, and genomics. Early Hum Dev. 2024;198 :106130. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106130. PubMed PMID:39405800 .
2. 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.
3. 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 .
4. 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 .
5. 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 .
6. 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 .
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Lantos, JD. The Future of Newborn Genomic Testing. Children (Basel). 2023;10 (7):. doi: 10.3390/children10071140. PubMed PMID:37508635 PubMed Central PMC10378699.
11. 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 .
12. 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 .
13. 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 .
14. 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 .
15. 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 .
16. 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 .
17. 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 .
18. Oei, JL, Blythe, S, Dicair, L, Didden, D, Preisz, A, Lantos, J et al.. What's in a name? The ethical implications and opportunities in diagnosing an infant with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Addiction. 2023;118 (1):4-6. doi: 10.1111/add.16022. PubMed PMID:36084928 .
19. Szabo, Z, Fabo, C, Oszlanyi, A, Hawchar, F, Géczi, T, Lantos, J et al.. Anesthetic (r)evolution from the conventional concept to the minimally invasive techniques in thoracic surgery-narrative review. J Thorac Dis. 2022;14 (8):3045-3060. doi: 10.21037/jtd-22-80. PubMed PMID:36071785 PubMed Central PMC9442516.
20. Géczi, T, Simonka, Z, Lantos, J, Wetzel, M, Szabó, Z, Lázár, G et al.. Near-infrared fluorescence guided surgery: State of the evidence from a health technology assessment perspective. Front Surg. 2022;9 :919739. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.919739. PubMed PMID:35959120 PubMed Central PMC9360526.

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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. 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 .
2. 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.
3. 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. 2024; :. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2024.08.011. PubMed PMID:39182822 .
4. 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 .
5. 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 .
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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 .
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Krause, KL, Brown, A, Michael, J, Mercurio, M, Wo, S, Bansal, A et al.. Implementation of the Modified Brain Injury Guidelines Might Be Feasible and Cost-Effective Even in a Nontrauma Hospital. World Neurosurg. 2024;187 :e86-e93. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.04.004. PubMed PMID:38608812 .
12. Galasso, O, Mercurio, M, Mancuso, C, De Gregorio, D, Mantovani, M, Gasparini, G et al.. Kinematic stabilization after the Latarjet procedure: beyond the triple blocking effect. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2024;33 (10):e547-e558. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2024.02.022. PubMed PMID:38548097 .
13. Rava, A, Mercurio, M, Gargiulo, G, Fusini, F, Boasso, G, Galasso, O et al.. Conservative treatment of spinal tuberculosis in a retrospective cohort study over 20-year period: high eradication rate and successful health status can be expected. Ann Jt. 2023;8 :34. doi: 10.21037/aoj-22-54. PubMed PMID:38529251 PubMed Central PMC10929317.
14. Galasso, O, Mercurio, M, Gasparini, G, Cosentino, O, Massarini, A, Orlando, N et al.. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in patients over 65 years of age: successful functional outcomes and a high tendon integrity rate can be obtained after surgery. JSES Int. 2024;8 (2):299-303. doi: 10.1016/j.jseint.2023.11.010. PubMed PMID:38464433 PubMed Central PMC10920122.
15. Wilcox, HM, Cummings, CL, Pope, TM, Mercurio, MR. Gestational Carrier Pregnancies: Legal and Ethical Considerations for Pediatricians. Pediatrics. 2024;153 (4):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-062805. PubMed PMID:38439734 PubMed Central PMC10979293.
16. Familiari, F, Barone, A, De Gori, M, Banci, L, Palco, M, Simonetta, R et al.. Short- to Mid-Term Clinical and Radiological Results of Selective Laser Melting Highly Porous Titanium Cup in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Clin Med. 2024;13 (4):. doi: 10.3390/jcm13040969. PubMed PMID:38398281 PubMed Central PMC10889807.
17. Familiari, F, Tollefson, LV, Izzo, A, Mercurio, M, LaPrade, RF, Di Vico, G et al.. A High-Grade Lachman's Exam Predicts a Ramp Tear of the Medial Meniscus in Patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear: A Prospective Clinical and Radiological Evaluation. J Clin Med. 2024;13 (3):. doi: 10.3390/jcm13030683. PubMed PMID:38337378 PubMed Central PMC10856171.
18. Mastrorocco, E, Terrin, M, Migliorisi, G, Masoni, B, Farinola, V, De Deo, D et al.. Gender authorship in major American and European gastroenterology journals: the gap is still unfilled. Endoscopy. 2024;56 (6):397-403. doi: 10.1055/a-2252-3958. PubMed PMID:38325395 .
19. Castricini, R, Galasso, O, Mercurio, M, Dei Giudici, L, Massarini, A, De Gori, M et al.. Clinical outcomes are unchanged after a mean of 12 years after reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a long-term re-evaluation. JSES Int. 2024;8 (1):185-190. doi: 10.1016/j.jseint.2023.10.001. PubMed PMID:38312267 PubMed Central PMC10837693.
20. Mercurio, MR, Eichenwald, E, Lou, L, Hudak, ML. Parental and Newborn Rights in Resuscitation Decisions: The Risk of Governmental Overreach. Pediatrics. 2024;153 (3):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-062329. PubMed PMID:38298085 .

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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. Mcleod, JC, Lim, C, Stokes, T, Sharif, JA, Zeynalli, V, Wiens, L et al.. Network-based modelling reveals cell-type enriched patterns of non-coding RNA regulation during human skeletal muscle remodelling. bioRxiv. 2024; :. doi: 10.1101/2024.08.11.606848. PubMed PMID:39416175 PubMed Central PMC11482748.
2. Jin, L, Perdue, MJ, Sandoval, C, Walker, JD, Mitchell, C. Aintree Catheter Versus Gum Elastic Bougie for Airway Exchange Using the i-Gel Supraglottic Device: A Cadaver Study. Mil Med. 2024; :. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usae474. PubMed PMID:39382607 .
3. Kiapour, AM, Mitchell, C, Hosseinzadeh, S, Emami, A, Lewis, CL, Warfield, SK et al.. Association Between Hip Translation and Hip Rotation and Anatomy: A Pilot Quasi-static MRI Study. Orthop J Sports Med. 2024;12 (10):23259671241275662. doi: 10.1177/23259671241275662. PubMed PMID:39380668 PubMed Central PMC11459479.
4. Hardi, FA, Peckins, MK, Mitchell, C, McLoyd, V, Brooks-Gunn, J, Hyde, LW et al.. Childhood adversity and adolescent mental health: Examining cumulative and specificity effects across contexts and developmental timing. Dev Psychopathol. 2024; :1-17. doi: 10.1017/S0954579424001512. PubMed PMID:39359017 .
5. Cory, RJ, Mawson, R, Linton, E, Al-Bazz, DY, Fryer, K, Ma, R et al.. Influences on ethnic minority women's experiences and access to contraception in the UK: a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2024; :. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202488. PubMed PMID:39358000 .
6. Tierney, S, Wong, G, Westlake, D, Turk, A, Markham, S, Gorenberg, J et al.. Patient buy-in to social prescribing through link workers as part of person-centred care: a realist evaluation. Health Soc Care Deliv Res. 2024; :1-17. doi: 10.3310/ETND8254. PubMed PMID:39344953 .
7. Birch, G, Meniri, M, Mitchell, C, Mwanguhya, F, Businge, R, Ahabyona, S et al.. Variation in Lipid Peroxidation in the Ejaculates of Wild Banded Mongooses (Mungos mungo): A Test of the Oxidative Shielding Hypothesis. Antioxidants (Basel). 2024;13 (9):. doi: 10.3390/antiox13091124. PubMed PMID:39334783 PubMed Central PMC11429081.
8. Amin-Esmaeili, M, Susukida, R, Byregowda, H, Zhou, ZE, Mitchell, CS, Johnson, RM et al.. Maryland opioid overdose deaths from 2018 to 2022: occupational patterns and their sociodemographic variations. Occup Environ Med. 2024;81 (9):462-470. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2024-109536. PubMed PMID:39327044 .
9. Mohammadkhani, A, Mitchell, C, James, MH, Borgland, SL, Dayas, CV. Contribution of hypothalamic orexin (hypocretin) circuits to pathologies of motivation. Br J Pharmacol. 2024;181 (22):4430-4449. doi: 10.1111/bph.17325. PubMed PMID:39317446 PubMed Central PMC11458361.
10. Tierney, S, Westlake, D, Wong, G, Turk, A, Markham, S, Gorenberg, J et al.. Experiences of integrating social prescribing link workers into primary care in England: Bolting on, fitting in or belonging. Br J Gen Pract. 2024; :. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2024.0279. PubMed PMID:39317389 .
11. Taylor, C, Mitchell, C, Kaneko, H, Foley, B, Shaw, J. Characteristics of nursing educators' professional competency standards: A scoping review. Nurse Educ Pract. 2024;80 :104130. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2024.104130. PubMed PMID:39307052 .
12. Koturbash, I, Yeager, RP, Mitchell, CA, Ferguson, S, Navarro, VJ, Paine, MF et al.. Botanical-induced toxicity: Liver injury and botanical-drug interactions. A report on a society of Toxicology Annual Meeting symposium. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2024;153 :105708. doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2024.105708. PubMed PMID:39304112 .
13. Petriceks, AH, Appel, LJ, Miller, ER 3rd, Mitchell, CM, Schrack, JA, Wanigatunga, AA et al.. Associations of Hypertension and Orthostatic Hypotension with Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024; :. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glae234. PubMed PMID:39292998 .
14. Tammaro, C, Plavec, Z, Myllymäki, L, Mitchell, C, Consalvi, S, Biava, M et al.. SAR Analysis of Novel Coxsackie virus A9 Capsid Binders. J Med Chem. 2024;67 (19):17144-17161. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00701. PubMed PMID:39292620 .
15. Medina, J, Campanella, M, Mendelsohn, E, Mitchell, C, Akhter, M. Man on the Mound: Pictures of a Pitcher in Pain. HCA Healthc J Med. 2024;5 (4):445-447. doi: 10.36518/2689-0216.1697. PubMed PMID:39290482 PubMed Central PMC11404589.
16. Apolo, AB, Ballman, KV, Sonpavde, G, Berg, S, Kim, WY, Parikh, R et al.. Adjuvant Pembrolizumab versus Observation in Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 2024; :. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2401726. PubMed PMID:39282902 .
17. Vazquez, AY, Burt, SA, Mitchell, C, Klump, KL, Hyde, LW, Clark, SL et al.. Methylome-wide association study of multidimensional resilience. Dev Psychopathol. 2024; :1-12. doi: 10.1017/S0954579424001330. PubMed PMID:39282724 .
18. Tierney, S, Westlake, D, Wong, G, Turk, A, Markham, S, Gorenberg, J et al.. The consequences of micro-discretions and boundaries in the social prescribing link worker role in England: a realist evaluation. Health Soc Care Deliv Res. 2024; :1-17. doi: 10.3310/JSQY9840. PubMed PMID:39271647 .
19. Sanchez, VA, Arnold, ML, Garcia Morales, EE, Reed, NS, Faucette, S, Burgard, S et al.. Effect of hearing intervention on communicative function: A secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024; :. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19185. PubMed PMID:39266468 .
20. Mor, E, Baker, B, Henderson, MA, Lazarakis, S, Mitchell, C, Speakman, D et al.. Outcomes following extended resection of radiation-induced angiosarcoma of the breast: a sarcoma unit experience and systematic review. ANZ J Surg. 2024; :. doi: 10.1111/ans.19231. PubMed PMID:39253994 .

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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. García-Caballero, C, Guerrero-Hue, M, Vallejo-Mudarra, M, Palomino Antolin, A, Decouty-Pérez, C, Sánchez-Mendoza, LM et al.. Nox4 is involved in acute kidney injury associated to intravascular hemolysis. Free Radic Biol Med. 2024; :. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.10.283. PubMed PMID:39413979 .
2. Mc Cartney, AM, Formenti, G, Mouton, A, De Panis, D, Marins, LS, Leitão, HG et al.. Author Correction: The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics. NPJ Biodivers. 2024;3 (1):31. doi: 10.1038/s44185-024-00065-3. PubMed PMID:39407030 PubMed Central PMC11480504.
3. Biswas, P, Villanueva, A, Krajacich, BJ, Moreno, J, Zhao, J, Berry, AM et al.. Avidity sequencing of whole genomes from retinal degeneration pedigrees identifies causal variants. PLoS One. 2024;19 (10):e0307266. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307266. PubMed PMID:39365799 PubMed Central PMC11457586.
4. Noah, A, Fridman, N, Zur, Y, Klang, M, Herrera, E, Moreno, JA et al.. Anomalous size dependence of the coercivity of nanopatterned CrGeTe₃. Nanoscale. 2024; :. doi: 10.1039/d4nr02106a. PubMed PMID:39355860 PubMed Central PMC11445699.
5. Moreno, JA, Manca, R, Albrechet-Souza, L, Nel, JA, Spantidakis, I, Venter, Z et al.. A brief historic overview of sexual and gender diversity in neuroscience: past, present, and future. Front Hum Neurosci. 2024;18 :1414396. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1414396. PubMed PMID:39351068 PubMed Central PMC11440198.
6. Mas-Fontao, S, Tarín, N, Cristóbal, C, Soto-Catalán, M, Pello, A, Aceña, A et al.. Elevated plasma levels of TNF-R1 predict the development of acute ischemic events in coronary patients with diabetes. Clin Investig Arterioscler. 2024; :. doi: 10.1016/j.arteri.2024.08.004. PubMed PMID:39343690 .
7. Soto, L, Pavez, C, Pedreros, J, Jain, J, Moreno, J, San Martín, P et al.. Development of a Miniaturized 2-Joule Pulsed Plasma Source Based on Plasma Focus Technology: Applications in Extreme Condition Materials and Nanosatellite Orientation. Micromachines (Basel). 2024;15 (9):. doi: 10.3390/mi15091123. PubMed PMID:39337783 PubMed Central PMC11433777.
8. Manca, R, Moreno, JA, Nicoletti, A, Henderson, NJ, Flatt, JD. Corrigendum: Neurocognitive health in LGBTQIA+ older adults: current state of research and recommendations. Front Hum Neurosci. 2024;18 :1487172. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1487172. PubMed PMID:39318703 PubMed Central PMC11420473.
9. Tubic, B, Bånnsgård, M, Gustavsson, S, Engström, M, Moreno, J, Finizia, C et al.. Introduction of a Novel Patient Safety Advisory: Evaluation of Perceived Information With a Modified QPP Questionnaire-A Case-Control Study. J Patient Saf. 2024;20 (7):490-497. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001269. PubMed PMID:39315753 .
10. Gupta, A, Taneja, V, Moreno, JR, Abhimanyu,, Ahmed, M, Naqvi, N et al.. Mast cells promote pathology and susceptibility in tuberculosis. bioRxiv. 2024; :. doi: 10.1101/2024.09.04.611333. PubMed PMID:39314389 PubMed Central PMC11418949.
11. Sarabia, F, Moya-Utrera, F, Fuentes-Ríos, D, Romero-Carrasco, A, Doña-Flores, MC, Cheng-Sánchez, I et al.. Synthesis of (-)-Cannabidiol (CBD), (-)-Δ9- and (-)-Δ8-Tetrahydrocannabinols, Encapsulation of CBD with Nanoparticles for Controlled Delivery and Biological Evaluation. Chemistry. 2024; :e202402496. doi: 10.1002/chem.202402496. PubMed PMID:39307687 .
12. Aznar, F, Negral, L, Moreno-Grau, S, Costa, I, Lara, B, Romero-Morte, J et al.. Increased rupture of cypress pollen type due to atmospheric water in central and southeastern Spain. Sci Total Environ. 2024;954 :176298. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176298. PubMed PMID:39299307 .
13. Tracy, WF, Davies, GHM, Jia, L, Evans, ED, Sun, Z, Buenviaje, J et al.. Asymmetric Dirhodium-Catalyzed Modification of Immunomodulatory Imide Drugs and Their Biological Assessment. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2024;15 (9):1575-1583. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00297. PubMed PMID:39291008 PubMed Central PMC11403733.
14. Mc Cartney, AM, Formenti, G, Mouton, A, De Panis, D, Marins, LS, Leitão, HG et al.. The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics. NPJ Biodivers. 2024;3 (1):28. doi: 10.1038/s44185-024-00054-6. PubMed PMID:39289538 PubMed Central PMC11408602.
15. Marques, JP, Alves, PC, Amorim, IR, Lopes, RJ, Moura, M, Myers, E et al.. Building a Portuguese coalition for biodiversity genomics. NPJ Biodivers. 2024;3 (1):27. doi: 10.1038/s44185-024-00061-7. PubMed PMID:39289491 PubMed Central PMC11408531.
16. Patsakos, EM, Backhaus, S, Farris, K, King, M, Moreno, JA, Neumann, D et al.. INTIMASY-TBI Guideline: Optimization of INTIMAcy, SexualitY, and Relationships Among Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury. J Head Trauma Rehabil. ;39 (5):395-407. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000981. PubMed PMID:39256160 .
17. Huang, H, Park, S, Ross, I, Moreno, J, Khyeam, S, Simmons, J et al.. Quantitative label-free digital holographic imaging of cardiomyocyte optical volume, nucleation, and cell division. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2024;196 :94-104. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2024.09.003. PubMed PMID:39251060 .
18. Moreno, JC, Uson Junior, PLS. Clear cell sarcoma of the pancreas, an unusual cancer with unusual metastatic site or unusual primary site?. World J Clin Cases. 2024;12 (25):5653-5656. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i25.5653. PubMed PMID:39247732 PubMed Central PMC11263043.
19. Carbonero-Pacheco, J, Ayllón-Gavilán, M, Santos-Dueñas, IM, Moreno-García, J, Moreno, J, García-Martínez, T et al.. Influence of flor yeast starters on volatile and nitrogen compounds during a controlled biological aging. Food Microbiol. 2024;124 :104609. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2024.104609. PubMed PMID:39244361 .
20. Gil-Castillo, J, Herrera-Valenzuela, D, Torricelli, D, Gil-Agudo, Á, Opisso, E, Vidal, J et al.. A new modular neuroprosthesis suitable for hybrid FES-robot applications and tailored assistance. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2024;21 (1):153. doi: 10.1186/s12984-024-01450-6. PubMed PMID:39232831 PubMed Central PMC11373245.

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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. Taylor, L, Hansen, D, Morrisroe, K, Fairley, J, Calderone, A, Oon, S et al.. The impact of season, environmental temperature and humidity on Raynaud phenomenon in an Australian systemic sclerosis cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024; :. doi: 10.1002/acr.25452. PubMed PMID:39420564 .
2. Stephan, AT, Chai, HW, McVey, A, Sprague, BN, Wolf, AV, Phillips, CB et al.. Differential Longitudinal Associations Between Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Status by Living Situation in Older Adults. J Appl Gerontol. 2024; :7334648241285602. doi: 10.1177/07334648241285602. PubMed PMID:39413159 .
3. Ross, L, Collins, L, Uzoaru, F, Preston, MA. Adapting and Validating a Patient Prompt List to Assist Localized Prostate Cancer Patients with Treatment Decision Making. Healthcare (Basel). 2024;12 (19):. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12191981. PubMed PMID:39408161 .
4. Romp, CR, Ross, L, Baucom, S, Dalmolin, BK, Chang, C. Collaboration to Remove Barriers to Pump Integration With the Electronic Health Record. J Healthc Qual. 2024; :. doi: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000454. PubMed PMID:39405522 .
5. Kanai, M, Mok, S, Yeo, T, Shears, MJ, Ross, LS, Jeon, JH et al.. Identification of the drug/metabolite transporter 1 as a marker of quinine resistance in a NF54×Cam3.II P. falciparum genetic cross. bioRxiv. 2024; :. doi: 10.1101/2024.09.27.615529. PubMed PMID:39386571 PubMed Central PMC11463348.
6. Ha, FJ, Brown, Z, Stevens, W, Prior, D, Ross, L, Ferdowsi, N et al.. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide is associated with pulmonary hypertension or diastolic dysfunction in patients with systemic sclerosis: An Australian prospective cross-sectional study. J Scleroderma Relat Disord. 2024;9 (3):178-184. doi: 10.1177/23971983241249209. PubMed PMID:39381051 PubMed Central PMC11457770.
7. Marquardt, RJ, Ross, LA, Thompson, NR, Soni, P, Mays, M, Buletko, AB et al.. Education Research: Establishing a Postgraduate Year-1 Director Enhances Well-Being for Adult Neurology Residents. Neurol Educ. 2024;3 (3):e200148. doi: 10.1212/NE9.0000000000200148. PubMed PMID:39359651 PubMed Central PMC11419291.
8. Palmer, M, Hosking, B, Naumann, F, Courtice, S, Henderson, A, Stoney, RM et al.. Hospital-acquired malnutrition: point prevalence, risk identifiers and utility of a digital Dashboard to identify high-risk, long-stay patients in five Australian facilities. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2024; :. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13376. PubMed PMID:39350720 .
9. Bissonnette, JN, Anderson, TJ, Ross, L, Francis, AM, Napier, K, Shead, NW et al.. Reduced MMN-indexed auditory change detection in a non-clinical high schizotypy sample. Personal Neurosci. 2024;7 :e10. doi: 10.1017/pen.2024.3. PubMed PMID:39345915 PubMed Central PMC11428059.
10. Kinitz, DJ, Ross, LE, MacEachen, E, Gesink, D. 'How can you worry about employment and survival at the same time?': employment and mental health among precariously employed cisgender and transgender sexual minority adult men in Toronto, Canada. Cult Health Sex. 2024; :1-16. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2024.2408349. PubMed PMID:39342499 .
11. Chaudhry, F, Small, E, Korzeniewski, SJ, Benyas, D, Ross, L, Hill, AB et al.. Emergency Department Blood Pressure Treatment and Outcomes in Adults Presenting with Severe Hypertension. West J Emerg Med. 2024;25 (5):680-689. doi: 10.5811/westjem.18126. PubMed PMID:39319798 PubMed Central PMC11418874.
12. Kia, H, Robinson, M, Lee, EOJ, Salway, T, Ross, LE. Achieving 2S/LGBTQ+ Health Equity Requires Grappling With the Structural Drivers of Poor Health in Sexual and Gender Minorities. Healthc Pap. 2024;22 (1):70-75. doi: 10.12927/hcpap.2024.27383. PubMed PMID:39315427 .
13. Kia, H, Robinson, M, Lee, EOJ, Salway, T, Ross, LE. Beyond the Rainbow: Advancing 2S/LGBTQ+ Health Equity at a Time of Political Volatility. Healthc Pap. 2024;22 (1):9-25. doi: 10.12927/hcpap.2024.27390. PubMed PMID:39315420 .
14. Ross, LF, Gallo, A, Hester, DM. Achieving Live Birth is Not an Endpoint but a Steppingstone. Am J Bioeth. 2024;24 (10):115-117. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2024.2388722. PubMed PMID:39283371 .
15. Ma, S, Morris, MC, Hubal, MJ, Ross, LM, Huffman, KM, Vann, CG et al.. Sex-Specific Skeletal Muscle Gene Expression Responses to Exercise Reveal Novel Direct Mediators of Insulin Sensitivity Change. medRxiv. 2024; :. doi: 10.1101/2024.09.07.24313236. PubMed PMID:39281755 PubMed Central PMC11398589.
16. Quinlivan, A, Hansen, D, Stevens, W, Ross, L, Ferdowsi, N, Proudman, SM et al.. Prevalence and Outcomes of Gastrointestinal Manifestations in an Australian Scleroderma Cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024; :. doi: 10.1002/acr.25426. PubMed PMID:39245927 .
17. McCormack, J, Noble, C, Rutherford, S, Ross, LJ, Bialocerkowski, A. Integrating the sustainable development goals into health professions' curricula: using the nominal group technique to guide their contextualisation. BMC Med Educ. 2024;24 (1):972. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05968-0. PubMed PMID:39237919 PubMed Central PMC11378502.
18. Miller, MC, Mishio Bawa, E, Absher, JR, Bonilha, L, Ross, LA, Chai, HW et al.. Longevity in the South Carolina Alzheimer's disease registry. Front Neurol. 2024;15 :1425495. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1425495. PubMed PMID:39233680 PubMed Central PMC11371588.
19. Ross, L, Hansen, D, Proudman, S, Walker, J, Kumar, K, Stevens, W et al.. Comparison of Three Physician Global Assessment Instruments in Systemic Sclerosis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024; :. doi: 10.1002/acr.25427. PubMed PMID:39228047 .
20. Stephan, AT, Martinez, V, Moss, D, Walton, A, Bonetto, J, Hertzfeld, A et al.. Undergraduate students engaging in hands-on gerontology research: a participatory case study of value gained and lessons learned. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2024; :1-17. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2024.2395995. PubMed PMID:39207874 .

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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. 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; :. doi: 10.1111/bjh.19764. PubMed PMID:39267295 .
2. 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 .
3. 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 .
4. 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 .
5. 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 .
6. 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 .
7. 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 .
8. 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 .
9. 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.
10. 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 .
11. Rushton, CH, Hanson, GC, Boyce, D, Holtz, H, Nelson, KE, Spilg, EG et al.. Reliability and validity of the revised Rushton Moral Resilience Scale for healthcare workers. J Adv Nurs. 2024;80 (3):1177-1187. doi: 10.1111/jan.15873. PubMed PMID:37772644 .
12. Yoon, JY, Roth, JJ, Rushton, CA, Morrissette, JJD, Nathanson, KL, Cohen, RB et al.. Homologous recombination pathway gene variants identified by tumor-only sequencing assays in lung carcinoma patients. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2023;12 (6):1236-1244. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-22-749. PubMed PMID:37425424 PubMed Central PMC10326790.
13. Rushton, CH. Transforming Moral Suffering by Cultivating Moral Resilience and Ethical Practice. Am J Crit Care. 2023;32 (4):238-248. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2023207. PubMed PMID:37391375 .
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16. Rushton, CH, Swoboda, SM, Reimer, T, Boyce, D, Hanson, GC. The Mindful Ethical Practice and Resilience Academy: Sustainability of Impact. Am J Crit Care. 2023;32 (3):184-194. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2023236. PubMed PMID:37121900 .
17. Dreval, K, Hilton, LK, Cruz, M, Shaalan, H, Ben-Neriah, S, Boyle, M et al.. Genetic subdivisions of follicular lymphoma defined by distinct coding and noncoding mutation patterns. Blood. 2023;142 (6):561-573. doi: 10.1182/blood.2022018719. PubMed PMID:37084389 PubMed Central PMC10644066.
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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. Johnson, LM, Sharma, A, Carroll, Y, Goodson, D, Mandrell, B, Gattuso, JS et al.. In Response to, "Preferences for potential benefits and risks for gene therapy in the treatment of sickle cell disease". Blood Adv. 2024; :. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024012963. PubMed PMID:38865716 .
2. 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 .
3. 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 .
4. 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 .
5. 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.
6. 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 .
7. 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 .
8. 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 .
9. 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 .
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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 .
14. 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.
15. 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 .
16. 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.
17. 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 .
18. 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 .
19. 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 .
20. Unguru, Y. Funerals. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018;65 (7):e27059. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27059. PubMed PMID:29603578 .

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