Second Opinion

Care That Is Unlikely to Provide Benefits 21.06.2009 3:56 ↓

Who gets to decide if care is futile?

Difficult Doctor Encounters 07.06.2009 4:01 ↓

Why is it that sometimes you and your doctor just don't hit it off?

Prisoners Released with HIV 31.05.2009 4:00 ↓

What happens to HIV infected prisoners when they are released from prison?

Can nurses substitute for doctors? 24.05.2009 3:59 ↓

What happens when nurses do procedures that were formerly done by doctors?

CPR out of the Hospital 17.05.2009 3:56 ↓

Paramedics often have no choice but to provide CPR...

Rating Doctors 10.05.2009 4:00 ↓

When we want a good doctor should we look to online rating schemes?

Swine Flu 101 03.05.2009 4:00 ↓

An answer to some basic questions about swine flu...

Paying People to Get Healthy 26.04.2009 3:44 ↓

Is it worthwhile to give people a financial incentive to be healthy?

Respecting Patients' Culture 19.04.2009 3:34 ↓

Our attempt to be respectful of culture can sometimes backfire...

Who Owns the Medical Record? 05.04.2009 3:51 ↓

What would happen if patients were sent their medical records after each visit?

Journals, Editors and Intimidation 29.03.2009 3:59 ↓

What happens when research questions the integrity of a leading medical journal...?

Private Hospital Beds 22.03.2009 3:49 ↓

Do you often wish you could have a private bed in the hospital?

Normal adolescence: a disease worth treating? 15.03.2009 3:59 ↓

Why do so many teens being treated for ADHD?

Preventing the Spread of AIDS in Africa 08.03.2009 4:00 ↓

While the problem is huge, there are steps that people can take to make a difference... (Part III of a three-part commentary.)

Barrier to HIV Prevention in Zambia 01.03.2009 4:00 ↓

With HIV rates around 75% in many villages what can  be done to limit the spread? (Part II of a three-part commentary.)

One Perspective on AIDS in Africa 22.02.2009 3:16 ↓

How can the rate of HIV in much of Africa be so high? (Part I of a three-part commentary)

When Should You Be Able to Have a Baby 15.02.2009 4:00 ↓

Should there be limits on the rights to bear children?

Why Can't Doctors Just Talk to Each Other? 25.01.2009 4:01 ↓

When doctors don't talk, patient care suffers.

When People Don't Follow Advice 18.01.2009 3:32 ↓

It's hard to understand why it is that people sometimes make decisions that are not in their best interest.

Primary Care Medicine: An Endangered Species 04.01.2009 3:42 ↓

Why is it hard and hard to find a good primary care doctor?

Is There Such a Thing as a Blockbuster Blood Test? 28.12.2008 3:56 ↓

What s so good about a drug test that leads to giving a drug that really has only a tiny benefit?

Generics versus Trade-name drugs 21.12.2008 3:59 ↓

Why is it that doctors still resist generic drugs?