Reporting Health Consequences of War in Medical Journals: First, Do No Harm

Philip Greenland; Oren Lakser; Lisa Lipschutz

doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5513

Reporting Health Consequences of War in Medical Journals: First, Do No Harm

JAMA. 2024 Apr 23;331(16):1361-1362. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.5513.

Authors

Philip Greenland¹, Oren Lakser¹, Lisa Lipschutz²

Affiliations

¹ Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
² Charleston, South Carolina.

PMID: 38546985
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.5513

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint suggests that medical and public health journals should publish articles focused singularly on health without political bias when reporting on the health consequences of war.

MeSH terms

Armed Conflicts*
Communication
Disclosure*
Editorial Policies*
Health
Humans
Israel
Middle East
Periodicals as Topic
Politics*
Public Health*
Publishing
Warfare