Second Opinion

Does It Matter What the Doctor Wears? 11.11.2007 4:01 ↓

Do doctors need to conform to the traditional appearance of physicians or can they express their personal tastes with nose studs, tattoos and the like?

Caring for Celebrities 04.11.2007 3:53 ↓

Often, in our attempt to provide special care for a VIP in a hospital we end up providing substandard care...

Dying in Prison 28.10.2007 4:01 ↓

What rights do people dying in prison have?

Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer 21.10.2007 3:59 ↓

Why are advertisements marketing B genetic tests for breast cancer to all women?

Screening for Lung Cancer 14.10.2007 4:01 ↓

Why is it if we have a scanner that can detect very small lung cancers it doesn't save lives?

When We Don't Know the Patient's Preference 05.10.2007 4:01 ↓

What happens when a patient needs a treatment and there is no record of their preferences?

Payment for Taking Medicines 30.09.2007 3:47 ↓

Should we pay someone to take their medicines if they're not willing to do so on their own?...

The Consumer Reports of Medications 23.09.2007 4:00 ↓

Why can't we develop a fair, honest and unbiased way to conduct research on the effectiveness and safety of medications?

Confidentiality Even in Death 16.09.2007 4:01 ↓

Even after a person dies their records are confidential...

Unfit to Drive 09.09.2007 4:01 ↓

For people with memory problems driving can be unsafe but what is the doctor's duty to the patient or to society?

Practice Rules Improve Care 02.09.2007 4:00 ↓

Until recently, the decision as to whether or not to order an x-ray was based on the doctor's gut feeling. Now clinical prediction rules exist to help improve these decisions...

Promises Not Kept 26.08.2007 4:00 ↓

It is some times difficult, if not impossible, to keep promises we make...

A Severe Case of 'Bill-itis' 19.08.2007 3:59 ↓

It is not unusual for patients to have their entire life savings exhausted after a trip to the emergency room...

How Often Do You Need to Return to the Doctor? 29.07.2007 3:46 ↓

The decision about how often you need to see the doctor is subjective and should be discussed ahead of time...

Choosing a Good Doctor 15.07.2007 4:00 ↓

First you hear you need surgery, now you need to choose a good surgeon. New data now makes the choice easier...

Whose fault is it when the doctor's advice isn't followed? 08.07.2007 3:56 ↓

The role of the doctor has changed considerably over the past 50 years to the point where the doctor is now an advisor. But when advice isn't followed, whose fault is it?

Is Ethnicity Medically Important? 29.06.2007 4:00 ↓

While the social meaning of ethnicity is becoming increasingly unclear, medicine may need to have some clear definitions.

More on Prostate Cancer; Is One Treatment Best? 24.06.2007 4:01 ↓

After the PSA test comes back positive, how does a man choose which treatment is best?

Getting Tested for Prostate Cancer for Father's Day 17.06.2007 3:58 ↓

Before you encourage Dad to go get tested for prostate cancer know the risks and benefits…

Do Not Sit Silently 10.06.2007 3:50 ↓

Sometimes it is difficult to be low person on the totem pole and see something being done wrong...

Is Being Tired an Illness? 03.06.2007 3:58 ↓

Doctors are using a new medicine, Provigil, to help people stay awake longer.  Is this a case of disease mongering?...

Disease Mongering 25.05.2007 4:00 ↓

When is a disease not really a disease?

Reassurance 20.05.2007 3:55 ↓

Even after the doctor tells us that everything is all right , we still continue to worry and wonder.

Oxycontin 13.05.2007 4:01 ↓

The pharmacuetical executives who plead guilty this week to illegally pushing prescription narcotics on unsuspecting doctors may have done far more harm than just killing people.

Feeding Tubes 29.04.2007 3:53 ↓

Dealing with Alzheimer? Disease is complex, but nothing is worse than deciding on issues such as the  placement of feeding tubes.