The Low-down on Picking Up Diseases Early!
Given the screening tests pick up diseases early, how can they be harmful?
Looking for Disease in All the Wrong Places
Are we being honest about the usefulness of screening tests?
Chaperones during the Exam
Having another person in the room for the physical exam can be a blessing or a curse...
Futile Care
Should you have the right to receive any medical care you want?
Do You Know Any of These People?
We've got a big problem and people are suffering.
Rebelling against Mandatory Vaccines
Should your doctor or nurse be required to get the flu shot?
How Can We Better Remember to Take Our Medication?
This may be going too far...
Follow Up Instructions
What happens when the doctor tells you to "return if...."?
Creating Better Doctors?
What if we could give doctors pills to make them faster and smarter?
A New Life for a Sluggish Vaccine
Can a vaccine intended to prevent cervical cancer in women, be used in men?
Misleading BMI
Can we be overstating the obesity epidemic?
Why Do We Still Have Tooth Decay?
Why are we still not fluoridating water?
A Note from the Doctor
Why does the doctor need to confirman illness?
Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Does it make sense to have an ultrasound looking for an abdominal aneurysm?
What Is Basic Healthcare Coverage?
As we move toward a national health plan, what do we want covered for everyone?
Following Your Moral Compass
Why would a junior surgeon decides to report his superior for an ethical lapse?
Is a Therapist a Psychotherapist?
Given the complex area of mental health how do we know who is best able to treat us?
Overriding Computer Systems
No one likes computer reminders but sometimes they can save lives...
Amenity Units at Hospitals
What's the difference between a Ritz Carlton and a high-end hospital unit?
Care That Is Unlikely to Provide Benefits
Who gets to decide if care is futile?
Thinking Globally in Tough Financial Times
Difficult Doctor Encounters
Why is it that sometimes you and your doctor just don't hit it off?
Prisoners Released with HIV
What happens to HIV infected prisoners when they are released from prison?
Can nurses substitute for doctors?
What happens when nurses do procedures that were formerly done by doctors?
CPR out of the Hospital
Paramedics often have no choice but to provide CPR...
Rating Doctors
When we want a good doctor should we look to online rating schemes?
Swine Flu 101
An answer to some basic questions about swine flu...
Paying People to Get Healthy
Is it worthwhile to give people a financial incentive to be healthy?
Respecting Patients' Culture
Our attempt to be respectful of culture can sometimes backfire...