The Pediatric Ethicscope Editorial Board is composed of experts in the field of pediatric ethics and bioethics, all with distinguished service to the field and extensive contributions to the literature. The Editorial Board steers the journal and provides guidance on journal operations, policies, and standards. We thank them for their dedication and service.

Douglas Diekema, MD, MPH editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH

The University of Washington School of Public Health

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. Hester, DM, Diekema, DS, Salter, EK. Of Course Reasons Matter. The Question is How. Am J Bioeth. 2025;25 (11):26-28. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2025.2554780. PubMed PMID:41108255 .
  2. Stephenson, KM, Schwartz, NRM, Diekema, DS. Ethics of Lifestyle Counsel Alone in a GLP-1 Era. JAMA Pediatr. 2025;179 (11):1145-1146. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.3327. PubMed PMID:40982274 .
  3. Hester, DM, Salter, EK, Lang, KR, Diekema, DS. Parents (of minors) are not surrogates: acknowledging (finally) the unique moral space of parents. Theor Med Bioeth. 2025;46 (5):419-432. doi: 10.1007/s11017-025-09724-3. PubMed PMID:40858991 .
  4. Ezran, C, Herrle, E, Yen, CF, Mercuro, NJ, Diekema, DJ, Gordon, LB et al.. Shortage as a catalyst for high-value care: Evaluation of a blood culture stewardship intervention driven by supply chain disruption. J Hosp Med. 2025; :. doi: 10.1002/jhm.70158. PubMed PMID:40818107 .
  5. Jennings, LN, Escandon, R, Diekema, DS, Nelson, RM, Snyder, DL, Johnson, LM et al.. Improving the Pediatric Research Federal Review Process. Pediatrics. 2025;156 (2):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-069858. PubMed PMID:40664397 .
  6. Fabre, V, Hsu, Y-J, Carroll, KC, Milstone, AM, Salinas, AB, Abbo, LM et al.. Multicenter evaluation of blood culture contamination and blood cultures practices in US acute care hospitals: time for standardization. J Clin Microbiol. 2025;63 (8):e0053025. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00530-25. PubMed PMID:40643261 PubMed Central PMC12345234.
  7. Pardo, I, Finamor, LPS, Marra, PS, Ferreira, JMG, Gutfreund, MC, Hsieh, MK et al.. Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for the Diagnosis of Infectious Uveitis: A Comprehensive Systematic Review. Viruses. 2025;17 (6):. doi: 10.3390/v17060757. PubMed PMID:40573347 PubMed Central PMC12197381.
  8. Opel, DJ, Diekema, DS, Committee on Bioethics. New and Evolving Dimensions in the Pediatrician-Family-Patient Relationship: Maintaining and Managing Boundaries: Clinical Report. Pediatrics. 2025;156 (1):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-072215. PubMed PMID:40545262 .
  9. Berkman, E, Diekema, D, Lewis-Newby, M. Organizational Ethics and a Regional Health-Care Network: navigating surges and shortages in pediatrics. Perspect Biol Med. 2025;68 (2):326-336. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2025.a962027. PubMed PMID:40485459 .
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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 .
  14. 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 .
  15. 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 .
  16. 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 .
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
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Jacqueline J Glover, PhD editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Jacqueline J Glover PhD

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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. Kesaria, AA, Marzook, FA, Glover, JM, Alijanipour, P. Association Between Preoperative GLP-1 Receptor Analog Use and Postoperative Complications and Mortality Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery. Global Spine J. 2025; :21925682251391693. doi: 10.1177/21925682251391693. PubMed PMID:41138231 PubMed Central PMC12553540.
  2. Pabst, O, Schülke, C, Balasingham, I, Krauss, S, Glover, JC, Martinsen, ØG et al.. Recording and modeling of pinched hysteresis loops, the fingerprint of a memristor, in neurons. Sci Rep. 2025;15 (1):37212. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-21035-0. PubMed PMID:41136441 PubMed Central PMC12552742.
  3. Staiano, W, Callahan, CE, Davis, M, Tanner, L, Kunkle, S, Glover, J et al.. Efficacy of a Self-Guided Transdiagnostic Intervention for Adults With Anxiety and Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2025;13 :e79759. doi: 10.2196/79759. PubMed PMID:41129814 .
  4. Yalamanchili, DB, O'Brien, H, Shariff, B, Rosado-Acevedo, Y, Glover, J. A Rare Case of Adult Escherichia coli Meningitis Following Endoscopic Skull-Base Surgery. Cureus. 2025;17 (9):e92536. doi: 10.7759/cureus.92536. PubMed PMID:41111719 PubMed Central PMC12533513.
  5. O'Shaughnessy, M, Qu, H, Wang, X, Holmes, JB, Emsley, L, Glover, J et al.. Polar Triptycene-Based Nonmetal Organic Frameworks Show Enhanced Hydrogen Adsorption. J Am Chem Soc. 2025;147 (43):39351-39358. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c11317. PubMed PMID:41099168 PubMed Central PMC12576833.
  6. Zeinali, E, Mashayekhi, F, Farraj, RA, Hasanni, T, Caron, MC, Coulombe, Y et al.. Pathogenic variants in MAEA disrupt DNA replication fork stability and are associated with developmental abnormalities in humans. Sci Adv. 2025;11 (35):eadv0381. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adv0381. PubMed PMID:40880485 PubMed Central PMC12396331.
  7. Mochida, H, Glover, JC. The development of functional glutamatergic and GABAergic synaptic connections between vestibulo-ocular projection neurons and oculomotor motoneurons in the chicken embryo. Front Neurol. 2025;16 :1568926. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1568926. PubMed PMID:40761642 PubMed Central PMC12318744.
  8. Terrett, AM, Damodaran, A, Burnet, S, Singh-Grewal, D, Buchbinder, R, Glover, J et al.. The rheumatology workforce in Australia: current and projected shortfalls. Intern Med J. 2025;55 (9):1500-1507. doi: 10.1111/imj.70123. PubMed PMID:40543071 .
  9. Tabatabaei Dakhili, SA, Yang, K, Al Nebaihi, H, Greenwell, AA, Wuest, M, Woodfield, J et al.. Development of a succinyl CoA:3-ketoacid CoA transferase inhibitor selective for peripheral tissues that improves glycemia in obesity. iScience. 2025;28 (5):112336. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112336. PubMed PMID:40454095 PubMed Central PMC12124683.
  10. Glover, JP, Spaulding, N, Nufer, MI, George, J, Portilla, M, Reddy, GVP et al.. Infection, Choice Behavior, and Cross-Infectivity of the Sculpted Damsel Bug, Nabis roseipennis, Offered the Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris, Infected with Entomopathogenic Nematodes. Insects. 2025;16 (5):. doi: 10.3390/insects16050475. PubMed PMID:40429188 PubMed Central PMC12112113.
  11. Adam, N, Yang, Y, Djamshidi, M, Seifan, S, Ting, NSY, Glover, J et al.. hTERT Increases TRF2 to Induce Telomere Compaction and Extend Cell Replicative Lifespan. Aging Cell. 2025;24 (8):e70105. doi: 10.1111/acel.70105. PubMed PMID:40371663 PubMed Central PMC12341801.
  12. Glover, JP, Spaulding, N, George, J, Portilla, M, Reddy, GVP, Dillman, A et al.. Efficacy of the newly discovered entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema adamsi against Helicoverpa zea: life stage susceptibility, UV tolerance, and field performance. J Nematol. 2025;57 (1):20250012. doi: 10.2478/jofnem-2025-0012. PubMed PMID:40276782 PubMed Central PMC12020467.
  13. Browning, BD, Glover, JS, Meredith, LR, Kirkland, AE, Gex, KS, Tomko, RL et al.. A three-tiered mentorship approach for supporting high school students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. J Clin Transl Sci. 2025;9 (1):e54. doi: 10.1017/cts.2025.19. PubMed PMID:40276494 PubMed Central PMC12018214.
  14. O'Shaughnessy, M, Lim, J, Glover, J, Neale, AR, Day, GM, Hardwick, LJ et al.. Nonmetal Organic Frameworks Exhibit High Proton Conductivity. J Am Chem Soc. 2025;147 (18):15429-15434. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c01336. PubMed PMID:40271994 PubMed Central PMC12063171.
  15. Sarker, H, Panigrahi, R, Lopez-Campistrous, A, McMullen, T, Reyes, K, Anderson, E et al.. Apolipoprotein-A1 transports and regulates MMP2 in the blood. Nat Commun. 2025;16 (1):3752. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59062-0. PubMed PMID:40263360 PubMed Central PMC12015353.
  16. Kittur, K, Kumar, JI, Salomon, K, Johnson, E, Udine, M, Weeden, E et al.. Progression of Intracranial Hemorrhage Comparing Unfractionated Heparin versus Low Molecular Weight Heparin for Chemoprophylaxis in Traumatic Brain Injury. World Neurosurg. 2025;198 :123982. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123982. PubMed PMID:40239859 .
  17. 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 .
  18. 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.
  19. 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 .
  20. 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.
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John Lantos, MD editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

John D. Lantos MD

University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine

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. The Philosophical Fiction of Substituted Judgment. Am J Bioeth. 2025;25 (11):74-76. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2025.2554807. PubMed PMID:41108253 .
  2. Woo, JL, Swanson, TM, Maskatia, SA, Morris, SA, Lantos, JD, Patel, A et al.. Associations of Physician Perspectives, Personal Choices, and Counseling for Severe Congenital Heart Defects. Prenat Diagn. 2025;45 (11):1402-1408. doi: 10.1002/pd.6901. PubMed PMID:40988087 PubMed Central PMC12530347.
  3. Gorin, M, Smids, J, Lantos, J. Pediatric Gender Medicine-Reply. JAMA. 2025;333 (24):2208-2209. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.3404. PubMed PMID:40397440 .
  4. Howick, J, Lantos, JD, Treweek, S, Svobodova, M, Jacob, N, Edwards, A et al.. Variation in the extent to which patient information leaflets describe potential benefits and harms of trial interventions: a commentary. Trials. 2025;26 (1):132. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-08824-8. PubMed PMID:40229793 PubMed Central PMC11998131.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 .
  7. Verhagen, E, Lantos, J. The Dutch model for regulating paediatric euthanasia. Arch Dis Child. 2025;110 (5):397-399. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-326998. PubMed PMID:39603708 PubMed Central PMC12013537.
  8. Lantos, JD. Neonatal bioethics, AI, and genomics. Early Hum Dev. 2024;198 :106130. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106130. PubMed PMID:39405800 .
  9. 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.
  10. 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 .
  11. 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 .
  12. 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 .
  13. 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 .
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. Lantos, JD. The Future of Newborn Genomic Testing. Children (Basel). 2023;10 (7):. doi: 10.3390/children10071140. PubMed PMID:37508635 PubMed Central PMC10378699.
  18. 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 .
  19. 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 .
  20. 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 .
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Mark Mercurio, MD, MA editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Mark Mercurio MD, MA

Yale University School of Medicine

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. Terrin, M, Spadaccini, M, Poletti, V, De Palma, C, Mercurio, M, Minini, F et al.. Do all presumed BD-IPMNs require lifelong surveillance? Clinical outcomes and implications of guidelines-based discontinuation. Dig Liver Dis. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2025.10.029. PubMed PMID:41188169 .
  2. Cofano, E, Colace, S, Piro, F, Longo, UG, D'Hooghe, P, Kennedy, JG et al.. Successful functional outcomes and return to sport rate can be achieved after surgery for acute Achilles tendon rupture: A systematic review. J Exp Orthop. 2025;12 (4):e70469. doi: 10.1002/jeo2.70469. PubMed PMID:41164319 PubMed Central PMC12560252.
  3. Aiello, EN, Gendarini, C, Cocuzza, A, Romandini, A, Mauri, S, Curti, B et al.. Semantic and phonemic advantages in Alzheimer's disease and behavioral variant-frontotemporal dementia: Insights from the Fluency Type Index. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025; :13872877251386438. doi: 10.1177/13872877251386438. PubMed PMID:41100836 .
  4. Delmastro, E, Colace, S, Longo, UG, D'Hooghe, P, Marangon, A, Galasso, O et al.. Revision Surgery for Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Comprehensive Review of Treatment Options, Outcomes, and Complications and the Role of Artificial Intelligence. Medicina (Kaunas). 2025;61 (9):. doi: 10.3390/medicina61091684. PubMed PMID:41011075 PubMed Central PMC12471735.
  5. Moggio, L, Marotta, N, de Sire, A, Benedetto, GL, Gasparini, G, Ammendolia, A et al.. Efficacy of Conservative Approaches on Pain Relief and Function in Patients With Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy: Which Is the Best Option? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Orthop Surg. 2025;17 (11):3048-3066. doi: 10.1111/os.70175. PubMed PMID:41002287 PubMed Central PMC12580237.
  6. Cofano, E, Minici, R, Spina, G, Laganà, D, Galasso, O, Gasparini, G et al.. Combined arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with mesenchymal stem cell augmentation shows similar functional outcomes but a higher structural integrity rate compared with isolated repair: a meta-analysis of comparative studies. JSES Int. 2025;9 (4):1191-1198. doi: 10.1016/j.jseint.2025.03.017. PubMed PMID:40959003 PubMed Central PMC12435019.
  7. Moggio, L, Mercurio, M, Marotta, N, Longo, UG, Gasparini, G, Ammendolia, A et al.. Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Lavage for Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy: A Case Series Study from a Clinical and Radiological Perspective. J Clin Med. 2025;14 (15):. doi: 10.3390/jcm14155376. PubMed PMID:40806998 PubMed Central PMC12347607.
  8. Giménez, G, Pierri, C, Corriero, G, Bavestrello, G, Giampaoletti, J, Mercurio, M et al.. Megabenthic assemblages from South Adriatic marine mesophotic environments. Sci Rep. 2025;15 (1):29419. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-15386-x. PubMed PMID:40789903 PubMed Central PMC12339705.
  9. Mercurio, M, de Sire, R, Campagnoli, P, Fante, MD, Fazzini, L, Guerra, L et al.. Esophageal Squamous Papilloma and Papillomatosis: Current Evidence of HPV Involvement and Malignant Potential. Cancers (Basel). 2025;17 (14):. doi: 10.3390/cancers17142404. PubMed PMID:40723286 PubMed Central PMC12293905.
  10. Mercurio, M, Cofano, E, Cosentino, O, Corona, K, Mocini, F, Rossi, U et al.. Hamstring autograft, bone-patellar-tendon-bone autograft and synthetic graft in primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A meta-analysis of comparative studies. J Exp Orthop. 2025;12 (3):e70326. doi: 10.1002/jeo2.70326. PubMed PMID:40689103 PubMed Central PMC12272514.
  11. Vescio, A, Testa, G, Sapienza, M, Familiari, F, Mercurio, M, Gasparini, G et al.. Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Orthopedics: A Comprehensive Review. Medicina (Kaunas). 2025;61 (6):. doi: 10.3390/medicina61060954. PubMed PMID:40572641 PubMed Central PMC12195277.
  12. Corrado, B, Cammarano, A, Dello Iacono, S, Renzi, E, Moretta, R, Mercurio, ME et al.. A Comprehensive Review of Progress in Preventing Urinary Infections Associated with the Use of Urinary Catheters: A Dual Analysis of Publications and Patents. Infect Dis Rep. 2025;17 (3):. doi: 10.3390/idr17030064. PubMed PMID:40559195 PubMed Central PMC12193247.
  13. Pyle, AK, Mercurio, MR. Ethical challenges and justice concerns for infants and children with life-limiting conditions and significant disability, including trisomy 13 and 18. Semin Perinatol. 2025;49 (6):152101. doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2025.152101. PubMed PMID:40517086 .
  14. Cuevas Guaman, M, Bishop, CE, Miller, ER, Dammann, CEL, Ahmad, KA, Horowitz, E et al.. Consensus Recommendations for Sustainable and Equitable Neonatology Staffing: A Delphi Approach. Pediatrics. 2025;155 (6):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-069943. PubMed PMID:40360176 .
  15. Patel, J, Chrispim Gimenez, M, Mercurio, MG. Patient with papillomatous lesions. JAAD Case Rep. 2025;59 :63-66. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2025.02.004. PubMed PMID:40276731 PubMed Central PMC12018687.
  16. Familiari, F, Tollefson, LV, Izzo, A, Russo, R, Mercurio, M, Gasparini, G et al.. High-grade medial femoral condyle and medial tibial plateau bone bruises predict ramp lesions of the medial meniscus in patients with anterior cruciate ligament tears: A prospective clinical and MRI evaluation. J Exp Orthop. 2025;12 (2):e70238. doi: 10.1002/jeo2.70238. PubMed PMID:40226534 PubMed Central PMC11993983.
  17. Mercurio, M, Cofano, E, Kennedy, JG, Butler, JJ, Zanini, A, Galasso, O et al.. Indications, Functional Outcomes, Return to Sport and Complications of Anterior and Lateral Approaches for Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Comprehensive Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2025;13 (7):. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13070841. PubMed PMID:40218138 PubMed Central PMC11988321.
  18. Mercurio, M, Denami, F, Melissaridou, D, Corona, K, Cerciello, S, Laganà, D et al.. Deep Learning Models to Detect Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury on MRI: A Comprehensive Review. Diagnostics (Basel). 2025;15 (6):. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15060776. PubMed PMID:40150118 PubMed Central PMC11941175.
  19. 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 PubMed Central PMC11945957.
  20. 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.
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Christine Mitchell, RN, MS, MTS, FAAN editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Christine Mitchell RN, MS, MTS, FAAN

Harvard Medical School

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. Ju, KS, Kidd, KA, Mitchell, CPJ, Emilson, EJS. Methylmercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification in streams within forested catchments defoliated by spruce budworm. Environ Res. 2025; :123282. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.123282. PubMed PMID:41202954 .
  2. Mitchell, CL, Zhong, J, Wang, Q, Hsu, ML. Cancer support in the era of virtual interaction: analysis of a community-based cancer support organization. Support Care Cancer. 2025;33 (12):1021. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-10110-x. PubMed PMID:41198953 .
  3. Shahnam, A, Lewin, J, Hamilton, A, Luen, SJ, Desai, J, Orme, L et al.. Real-World Trends and Outcomes for Localized High-Grade Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Insights from a Sarcoma Unit in Australia. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1111/ajco.70043. PubMed PMID:41186938 .
  4. Lu, Z, Eroglu, HS, Naess, H, Gittins, M, Kishore, AK, Smith, CJ et al.. Post-stroke facial palsy: Prevalence, recovery patterns within the first 7 days, risk factors, and effect of hyperacute treatments. Clin Rehabil. 2025; :2692155251391672. doi: 10.1177/02692155251391672. PubMed PMID:41186499 .
  5. Mitchell, CL, Ramirez, V, Santos, E, Noumeh, D, VerSchave, S, Escheman, H et al.. Integrating Human-Animal Care Through a Public Health-Driven One Health Clinic Model in Pima County, Arizona, October 2023-February 2024. Public Health Rep. 2025; :333549251367579. doi: 10.1177/00333549251367579. PubMed PMID:41181916 PubMed Central PMC12582998.
  6. Nagueh, SF, Sanborn, DY, Oh, JK, Anderson, B, Billick, K, Derumeaux, G et al.. Reply to Multiple Letters Regarding ASE's Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.10.010. PubMed PMID:41176034 .
  7. Dyett, P, Legall, G, Foster-Nicholas, LA, Mitchell, C, Adams-Robinson, A, Jones-Oyefeso, V et al.. Nutrition and integrated healthcare knowledge, attitudes, and prospective practices among healthcare students: A theoretical model survey analysis. Nutr Health. 2025; :2601060251390159. doi: 10.1177/02601060251390159. PubMed PMID:41166165 .
  8. Wonglhow, J, Wong, HL, Michael, M, Heriot, A, Guerra, G, Mitchell, C et al.. Survival Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Metastatic Unresectable Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Treated with Palliative Systemic Chemotherapy: A 10-Year Retrospective Analysis from Australia. Cancers (Basel). 2025;17 (20):. doi: 10.3390/cancers17203297. PubMed PMID:41154355 PubMed Central PMC12562899.
  9. Benson, DE, Westerman, HB, McLoyd, VC, Mitchell, C, Monk, CS, Hyde, LW et al.. What's the Harm? Examining Police Contact and Amygdala Reactivity Among Black Adolescents. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2025; :. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsaf111. PubMed PMID:41143562 .
  10. Mitchell, C, Agorastos, S, Garcia, C, LeLeiko, R, Mehl, B, Warren, M et al.. Practical Approach to Performing the Comprehensive Carotid Duplex Examination. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.08.032. PubMed PMID:41138991 .
  11. Raselimanana, M, Wüster, W, Blount, JD, Mitchell, CA, Morgan, R, Wilkinson, JW et al.. Sleeping beauty awakened: Experimental winter warming increases activity with signs of potential DNA damage in common wall lizards. J Exp Biol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1242/jeb.251440. PubMed PMID:41122784 .
  12. Fryer, K, Reynolds, J, Huang, Q, Mawson, R, Linton, E, Aminu, H et al.. Development of a community research link worker role to enable culturally tailored research and empower marginalised communities to participate: the IBISES model. Res Involv Engagem. 2025;11 (1):122. doi: 10.1186/s40900-025-00793-1. PubMed PMID:41121259 PubMed Central PMC12538959.
  13. Whelan, BM, Aldridge, D, Ruhle, J, Whitelock, P, Taubert, S, Collins, A et al.. To Treat or Not to Treat: A Scoping Review of Speech Treatment for Dysarthria in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Healthcare (Basel). 2025;13 (19):. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13192434. PubMed PMID:41095520 PubMed Central PMC12523638.
  14. deSteiguer, AJ, Smith, T, Goode, JA, Willems, YE, Schowe, AM, Czamara, D et al.. Salivary DNA methylation and pubertal development in adolescents. Sci Rep. 2025;15 (1):35970. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-19588-1. PubMed PMID:41093898 PubMed Central PMC12528458.
  15. Toth, DJA, Khader, K, Mitchell, C, Samore, MH. Transmission thresholds for the spread of infections in healthcare facilities. PLoS Comput Biol. 2025;21 (10):e1013577. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013577. PubMed PMID:41091813 PubMed Central PMC12539749.
  16. Allen, SF, Inger, R, Petts, PE, Affleck, JM, Bennett, K, Davies, TW et al.. Predominantly Terrestrial Foraging and Reproductive Gains From a High Trophic Level Diet in Roof-Nesting Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus). Ecol Evol. 2025;15 (10):e72307. doi: 10.1002/ece3.72307. PubMed PMID:41080485 PubMed Central PMC12513736.
  17. Lajoie, CME, Kidd, KA, Mitchell, CPJ, Mackereth, RW, Emilson, EJS. Temporal and regional effects of forest harvesting on mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification in boreal stream food webs. Environ Res. 2025;287 :123041. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.123041. PubMed PMID:41077391 .
  18. Vissers, JHA, Mitchell, C, Prall, OWJ, Lo, WY, Kanwal, S, Luen, SJ et al.. Pathologist-initiated whole genome and transcriptome sequencing demonstrates diagnostic utility in resolving difficult-to-diagnose tumors. Genome Med. 2025;17 (1):107. doi: 10.1186/s13073-025-01534-5. PubMed PMID:41053870 PubMed Central PMC12502407.
  19. Litchman, ML, Berg, CA, Porter, M, Campbell, MS, Tracy, EL, Kent de Grey, RG et al.. Family member involvement when multiple family members have type 1 diabetes. Diabet Med. 2025; :e70145. doi: 10.1111/dme.70145. PubMed PMID:41051982 .
  20. Chetty, C, Mafunda, N, Happel, AU, Khan, A, Cooley Demidkina, B, Yende-Zuma, N et al.. Randomized trial of multi-strain Lactobacillus crispatus vaginal live biotherapeutic products after antibiotic therapy for bacterial vaginosis: study protocol for VIBRANT (vaginal lIve biotherapeutic RANdomized trial). Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2025;48 :101554. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101554. PubMed PMID:41050878 PubMed Central PMC12495413.
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Jonathan D Moreno, PhD editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Jonathan D. Moreno PhD

The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

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. Pașca, SP, Arlotta, P, Campbell, P, Charo, A, Evans, JH, Farahany, N et al.. The need for a global effort to attend to human neural organoid and assembloid research. Science. 2025;390 (6773):574-577. doi: 10.1126/science.aeb1510. PubMed PMID:41196981 .
  2. Fitzpatrick, SA, Floyd, RG, McNicholas, P, Moreno, J. Diversity representation of editorial boards from seven school psychology journals. Sch Psychol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1037/spq0000716. PubMed PMID:41166189 .
  3. Alcalá-Jiménez, MT, García-García, JC, Mauricio, JC, Moreno, J, Peinado, RA, García-Martínez, T et al.. Oenological Potential of Lachancea thermotolerans and Hanseniaspora uvarum from High-Sugar Musts: Impacts on Fermentation and Wine Volatilome. Microorganisms. 2025;13 (10):. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms13102260. PubMed PMID:41156720 PubMed Central PMC12566197.
  4. Caballero-Villarraso, J, Pons-Villarta, S, Cruces-Párraga, J, Navarrete-Pérez, A, Camargo, A, Moreno, JA et al.. Molecular Mechanisms of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in the Onset and Progression of Stroke. Int J Mol Sci. 2025;26 (20):. doi: 10.3390/ijms262010071. PubMed PMID:41155363 PubMed Central PMC12562351.
  5. Moreno, JE, Querol-Audi, J, Tejada, AM, Medina-Sánchez, JR, Archibold, AD. Effect of Meropenem, Sulbactam, and Colistin Combinations on Resistance Gene Expression in Multidrug-Resistant A. baumannii Clinical Isolates from Panama. Antibiotics (Basel). 2025;14 (10):. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics14100999. PubMed PMID:41148691 PubMed Central PMC12561501.
  6. Moreno, JD, Mann, DL. Bringing Advanced Heart Failure Therapies to Veterans: A Call to Action. JACC Heart Fail. 2025; :102713. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102713. PubMed PMID:41117723 .
  7. Alsulami, A, Boland, SW, McGrath, S, MacLean, EL, Latimer, CS, Darvas, M et al.. Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in aged dogs with cognitive decline. BMC Vet Res. 2025;21 (1):617. doi: 10.1186/s12917-025-05027-w. PubMed PMID:41107887 PubMed Central PMC12534992.
  8. Stra, A, Moreno, JC, Wang, JY, Petrik, I, Votta, C, Jamil, M et al.. LYCOPENE β-CYCLASE overexpression improves growth, modulates hormone content, and affects rhizospheric interactions in tobacco and tomato roots. Plant Cell Rep. 2025;44 (11):240. doi: 10.1007/s00299-025-03623-6. PubMed PMID:41102519 PubMed Central PMC12532762.
  9. Boukholda, K, Aouey, B, Chtourou, Y, Elbayoumi, E, Guerrero-Hue, M, García-Caballero, C et al.. Silica nanoparticles trigger striatal oxidative stress, apoptosis, and histopathological alterations: in vivo and in silico molecular docking insights. Histochem Cell Biol. 2025;163 (1):97. doi: 10.1007/s00418-025-02424-y. PubMed PMID:41071373 .
  10. Henry, J, Ukai, M, Antonakakis, M, Zhou, T, Moreno, JA, Burzynska, AZ et al.. Diffusion tensor imaging analysis of aged dogs with and without canine cognitive dysfunction. BMC Vet Res. 2025;21 (1):550. doi: 10.1186/s12917-025-04973-9. PubMed PMID:41039478 PubMed Central PMC12492749.
  11. Moreno, JC, Shahul Hameed, UF, Balakrishna, A, Ablazov, A, Liew, KX, Jamil, M et al.. Arabidopsis response to the apocarotenoid zaxinone involves interference with strigolactone signaling via binding to DWARF14. Nat Commun. 2025;16 (1):8789. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63845-w. PubMed PMID:41038837 PubMed Central PMC12491641.
  12. Hampstead, BM, Rahman-Filipiak, A, Rinna, K, Schlaefflin, S, Petscavage, K, Guillen, AR et al.. Personalized 3D-printed Headgear for Multi-electrode Transcranial Electrical Stimulation. J Vis Exp. 2025; (223):. doi: 10.3791/68815. PubMed PMID:41021557 .
  13. Torres, A, Montero-Calle, A, Lozano-Rendal, M, Sánchez, C, Bernardo, L, Solana, JC et al.. Proteomics of plasma-derived extracellular vesicles from human patients identifies biomarkers for monitoring visceral leishmaniasis therapy. Front Immunol. 2025;16 :1646335. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1646335. PubMed PMID:41019078 PubMed Central PMC12464055.
  14. Algaba-Vidoy, M, Pérez-Nombela, S, Megía-García, Á, Montero-Pardo, C, Redondo-Galán, C, de Los Reyes-Guzmán, A et al.. Exploring the feasibility of combining transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation and overground robotic exoskeleton for gait rehabilitation in patients with spinal cord injury. Front Neurol. 2025;16 :1648616. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1648616. PubMed PMID:41018189 PubMed Central PMC12465623.
  15. Hidalgo-Figueroa, M, Delgado-Sequera, A, Pérez-Ramos, A, Durán-Ruiz, M, Romero-Lopez-Alberca, C, Pérez-Revuelta, JI et al.. Cellular and proteomic differences associated with lithium response in olfactory neuroepithelium cells of bipolar disorder patients. Mol Med. 2025;31 (1):294. doi: 10.1186/s10020-025-01343-x. PubMed PMID:41013196 PubMed Central PMC12465717.
  16. McGrath, S, Hull, E, Dunbar, MD, Prescott, J, Keyser, AJ, MacLean, E et al.. The companion dog as a translational model for Alzheimer's disease: Development of a longitudinal research platform and post mortem protocols. Alzheimers Dement. 2025;21 (9):e70630. doi: 10.1002/alz.70630. PubMed PMID:40995864 PubMed Central PMC12461415.
  17. Balducelli, E, Torres, A, Morselli, S, Angheben, A, Piubelli, C, Perandin, F et al.. Screening for Leishmania spp. infection in patients treated with biologic agents for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: results of an Italian multicentric prospective study. Trop Med Health. 2025;53 (1):123. doi: 10.1186/s41182-025-00802-9. PubMed PMID:40993715 PubMed Central PMC12461971.
  18. Ivorra, A, Ausín, T, Becerra-Fajardo, L, Del Ama, AJ, Minguillón, J, García-Moreno, A et al.. The biomedical engineer's pledge: overview and context. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2025; :. doi: 10.1007/s11517-025-03443-6. PubMed PMID:40993405 .
  19. Carvalho, PD, Santos, VG, Maia, E, Westberry, S, Gonzalez-Marin, C, Deeb, N et al.. Fertility of high-producing multiparous lactating dairy cows inseminated with fresh or frozen sex-sorted Y-chromosome bearing semen from Angus bulls. Theriogenology. 2026;249 :117683. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2025.117683. PubMed PMID:40992036 .
  20. Dong, S, Wang, S, Li, L, Yu, J, Zhang, Y, Xue, JY et al.. Bryophytes hold a larger gene family space than vascular plants. Nat Genet. 2025;57 (10):2562-2569. doi: 10.1038/s41588-025-02325-9. PubMed PMID:40983756 PubMed Central PMC12513842.
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Lainie Ross, MD, PhD editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Lainie Ross MD, PhD

The University of Chicago Medicine

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. Shoesmith, E, Huddlestone, L, Pervin, J, Petersen Williams, P, Sweetman, J, Johns, K et al.. Integrating the smoke-free app into a multicomponent intervention for people with mental health conditions who smoke: a short report of a service-improvement project. BMJ Public Health. 2025;3 (2):e002740. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-002740. PubMed PMID:41190043 PubMed Central PMC12581057.
  2. Anglim, CE, Waldner, CE, Childs, B, Pentz, RD, Dixon, MD, Apongule, K et al.. Perceptions of whole-body donation for biomedical research: An interview study with rural adults in Georgia. J Rural Health. 2025;41 (4):e70093. doi: 10.1111/jrh.70093. PubMed PMID:41177956 .
  3. Ross, LF, Ladin, K, Flescher, A. Donor Hearts for Transplantation after Circulatory Death. N Engl J Med. 2025;393 (17):1756-1757. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2511568. PubMed PMID:41160835 .
  4. Opel, DJ, Ross, LF, O'Leary, ST. Ethical Basis of the Pediatric Vaccine Encounter-Correcting the Record. JAMA Pediatr. 2025; :. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.4022. PubMed PMID:41143835 .
  5. Collins-Bennett, KA, Ross, LM, Johnson, JL, Slentz, CA, Huffman, KM, Kraus, WE et al.. Barriers and Predictors of Long-Term Physical Activity Maintenance: The STRRIDE I Reunion Cohort. Transl J Am Coll Sports Med. 2025;10 (1):. doi: 10.1249/TJX.0000000000000276. PubMed PMID:41113086 PubMed Central PMC12532306.
  6. Ross, LF. Reasons Don't Move Goalposts. Am J Bioeth. 2025;25 (11):34-36. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2025.2554787. PubMed PMID:41108259 .
  7. Jang, H, Stephan, AT, Ross, LA, Jeong, M, Mogle, J. Family relationship quality and psychological and cognitive health among grandparent caregivers: The moderating role of co-residence with adult children. J Soc Pers Relat. 2025;42 (3):794-817. doi: 10.1177/02654075241307976. PubMed PMID:41098810 PubMed Central PMC12520168.
  8. Herbette, M, Ross, L. Chromatin state dynamics of autosomes and the B chromosome during spermatogenesis in Pseudococcus viburni. Heredity (Edinb). 2025; :. doi: 10.1038/s41437-025-00800-x. PubMed PMID:41083583 .
  9. Byrne, KA, Pericot-Valverde, I, Ross, LA, Pittman, J, Murphy, O, Heo, M et al.. The Peer Recovery Coaching Linkage (RC-link) intervention study: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial for alcohol use disorder recovery in the inpatient hospital setting. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025;158 :108097. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2025.108097. PubMed PMID:41061798 .
  10. Fairley, JL, Ross, L, Paratz, E, McKelvie, P, La Gerche, A, Nikpour, M et al.. "Letter to "Pathological contributors to organ damage and mortality in systemic sclerosis: A nationwide matched case-control study": Author's Reply. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2025;75 :152840. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152840. PubMed PMID:41056577 .
  11. Ren, Y, Ross, LF, Xiao, J, Kopycka-Kedzierawski, DT, Calnon, W, Eliav, E et al.. Defending community water fluoridation: A public health imperative grounded in evidence. J Am Dent Assoc. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2025.08.012. PubMed PMID:41045284 .
  12. Navin, MC, Ross, LF. America's Vaccine Policy Whiplash-Finding the Way Forward. JAMA. 2025; :. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.19088. PubMed PMID:41032401 .
  13. Ross, L, Lin, L, Hansen, D, Quinlivan, A, Stevens, W, Proudman, S et al.. Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and hospital course of systemic sclerosis-associated pseudo-obstruction. Clin Rheumatol. 2025;44 (11):4541-4551. doi: 10.1007/s10067-025-07676-6. PubMed PMID:41032167 PubMed Central PMC12568857.
  14. Leavey, G, Watterson, R, McAnee, G, Shannon, S, Boyd, K, Lloyd-Evans, B et al.. A social prescribing model for tackling the health and social inequalities of people living with severe mental illness: a protocol paper. BMC Public Health. 2025;25 (1):3211. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-24075-3. PubMed PMID:41029601 PubMed Central PMC12486778.
  15. Spetz, J, Chen, L, Ross, L, Maust, DT. Geographic Proximity of Family Members and the Provision of Unpaid and Paid Care for Older Adults Not Living With a Spouse: A Cross-Sectional Study. Health Sci Rep. 2025;8 (9):e71258. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.71258. PubMed PMID:40988899 PubMed Central PMC12451065.
  16. Wicks, C, McDonald, J, Ross, L. Patient and caregiver perspectives of an early integrated systemic sclerosis palliative care clinic: a qualitative study. Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2025;9 (4):rkaf098. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkaf098. PubMed PMID:40977926 PubMed Central PMC12448292.
  17. Morrisroe, K, Hansen, D, Stevens, W, Ross, L, Sahhar, J, Ngian, GS et al.. The prognostic importance of worsening dyspnoea in systemic sclerosis related interstitial lung disease. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2025;75 :152826. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152826. PubMed PMID:40974697 .
  18. Moseley, GA, Collins-Bennett, KA, Kraus, WE, Ross, LM. Effects of amount, intensity, and mode of exercise training on the metabolic syndrome: A narrative review. Sports Med Health Sci. 2025;7 (5):393-403. doi: 10.1016/j.smhs.2025.03.006. PubMed PMID:40936665 PubMed Central PMC12421146.
  19. Pérez-Santos, I, Díaz, PA, Ross, L, Riquelme-Bugueño, R, Lara, C, Barrera, F et al.. On the diurnal-semidiurnal cycles of physical and biological inter-processes in the upper water column of Reloncaví Sound, northern Patagonia. Mar Environ Res. 2025;212 :107482. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107482. PubMed PMID:40934805 .
  20. Crawford, K, Ross, L, Adams, V, Beckmann, B. Strengthening Nursing Workforce Through National Nurse Residency Programmatic Advisors. J Nurses Prof Dev. ;41 (5):281-284. doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000001178. PubMed PMID:40924603 .
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Cynda Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Cynda Rushton PhD, RN, FAAN

The John’s Hopkins University and John’s Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

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. Yang, Z, Rushton, C, Tate, J. Detected or not? Remote sensing measurements from the latest Euro 6d vehicles across Europe. J Environ Manage. 2025;395 :127767. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127767. PubMed PMID:41151280 .
  2. Rushton, CH, Reller, N, Swoboda, SM. Mindful Ethical Practice and Resilience Academy (MEPRA): The foundational curriculum. Nurs Manage. ;56 (8):35-42. doi: 10.1097/nmg.0000000000000287. PubMed PMID:40862460 .
  3. Bergman, AJ, Hanson, GC, Jenkins, C, Nelson, KE, Boyce, D, Rushton, CH et al.. Moral injury, moral resilience, and organizational effectiveness among nurse leaders: a descriptive analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Nurs. 2025;24 (1):1100. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03744-z. PubMed PMID:40841671 PubMed Central PMC12372273.
  4. Zumstein-Shaha, M, Wocial, LD, Lachman, VD, Johnson, NL, Rushton, CH, Grace, PJ et al.. Evaluating Nurse Conscientious Objection: Application of a Novel Framework. HEC Forum. 2025; :. doi: 10.1007/s10730-025-09556-7. PubMed PMID:40782310 .
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  10. 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 .
  11. 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 .
  12. 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 .
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Yoram Unguru, MD, MA, MS editorial board member Pediatric Ethicscope: the Journal of Pediatric Bioethics and Pediatric Ethics

Yoram Unguru MD, MS, MA

The Children’s Hospital at Sinai and John’s Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

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. Cohen, AD, Unguru, Y, Johnson, LM. Yes, Parental Reasons Matter: Value-Laden Reactions Should Not Undermine the Utility of Knowing "Why". Am J Bioeth. 2025;25 (11):44-46. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2025.2554795. PubMed PMID:41108241 .
  2. Greene, BL, Allen, DC, Unguru, Y, Marron, JM. Boots on the Ground in Childhood Cancer Drug Shortages: a multilevel approach. Perspect Biol Med. 2025;68 (2):337-350. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2025.a962028. PubMed PMID:40485460 .
  3. Dinkiye, M, Abdissa, D, Hailu, T, Shad, AT, Unguru, Y. Clinical Profile of Pediatric Solid Tumors: Experience From a Tertiary Care Center in Ethiopia. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2025;8 (5):e70222. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.70222. PubMed PMID:40344343 PubMed Central PMC12062510.
  4. Unguru, Y, Okoro, E, Okoro, AT. Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease: Striking a Balance Between Approved Therapies and Clinical Trials. Am J Bioeth. 2025;25 (4):151-153. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2025.2470678. PubMed PMID:40192666 .
  5. 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 .
  6. 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.
  7. 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 .
  8. 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. 2025;30 (8):. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad323. PubMed PMID:38069904 PubMed Central PMC12396948.
  9. 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 .
  10. 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.
  11. 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 .
  12. 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 .
  13. 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 .
  14. 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 .
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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 .
  19. 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.
  20. 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 .
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