Second Opinion

Why Are People Going to the Doctor Less Often? 23.10.2011 3:54 ↓

One sure way to decrease doctor visits is to increase co-payments…

Sound Recommendations about Prostate Cancer Screening 16.10.2011 3:55 ↓

Finally, after years of politics, some good common sense...

New Federal Conflicts of Interest Regulations 09.10.2011 3:57 ↓

Why can't we just say no?

Home Blood Pressure Monitoring 02.10.2011 3:49 ↓

Why is blood pressure different in the doctor's office than it is at home?

Nurses Go on Strike 25.09.2011 4:00 ↓

When is it ethical for health professionals to strike?

Outlawing Female Circumcision 18.09.2011 4:00 ↓

It often takes more than laws to change cultural practices...

Expedited Partner Therapy 11.09.2011 4:01 ↓

A more effective way to decrease sexually transmitted infections...

Medical Scribes 04.09.2011 4:00 ↓

There's a new person working with the doctor in the Emergency Department...

Be Careful about Unnecessary Genetic Tests 28.08.2011 3:56 ↓

How companies convince doctors to order unnecessary genetic tests...

It's Not the Person, It's the Pill 21.08.2011 3:51 ↓

Why is it important how a pill looks?

Is the Doctor's Duty Only to the Patient or to Society as Well? 07.08.2011 3:59 ↓

What does the doctor do with genetic information that could benefit the family?

The Quest for Beauty 31.07.2011 3:39 ↓

Cultural overtones for skin tones...

A Giant Step Forward for Women's Health 24.07.2011 3:53 ↓

Free birth control is a winning policy for nearly everyone...

Doctors Don't Deal with Uncertainty 17.07.2011 4:01 ↓

If we can find the cause it must not exist….

New Research Findings with Some Obvious Results 10.07.2011 3:57 ↓

Sometime research doesn't always advance our understanding...

New rules to reduce medical resident fatigue 03.07.2011 3:58 ↓

Another step to reduce medical errors.

The Pro-Pharmaceutical Opinion of the Supreme Court 26.06.2011 3:58 ↓

What implications will the Court's ruling have on you and I?

A listener is angry his doctor asks him to make medical decisions 19.06.2011 3:55 ↓

Who should make difficult medical choices – doctors or patients?

Limiting Care 12.06.2011 3:42 ↓

Please, only one problem per visit!

Big Problems with Bias 05.06.2011 4:00 ↓

Heavy people are often treated differently by the healthcare system...

A Sudden Hit to the Head 28.05.2011 3:47 ↓

What is the doctor's duty when there is a sports injury?

Vermont’s Bold Move on Health Care 22.05.2011 3:56 ↓

The state of Vermont moves toward universal care for all

A Couple of Odd Causes of Prescription Drug Abuse 15.05.2011 3:56 ↓

Hint: a leading source of illegal prescription drugs is not the guy standing on the corner.

Medicine as a Team Sport 08.05.2011 3:58 ↓

Imagine if the navy seals worked the same way doctors do

Doctors' Data and the Supreme Court 01.05.2011 4:01 ↓

Why would anyone care about what drugs I prescribe?