Does Psychological Stress Trigger Autoimmune Disorders? F. Perry Wilson, MD, dissects a new study finding a link Jun 19, 2018
Let's Make the World of Healthcare a Better Place Our new interns should inspire us to improve, says Fred N. Pelzman, MD Jun 15, 2018
What to Make of Study Finding MOC Boosts Care Quality Results could be interpreted a number of ways... mostly not favoring MOC Jun 11, 2018
Slow Medicine: Holding Firm on Our Approach to Colon Cancer Screening We favor occult blood testing rather than invasive tests Jun 08, 2018
Why I Gladly 'Waste My Talents' in Prison Inmates can't go out for quality medical care -- care has to come to them Jun 07, 2018
Why Does Anyone Still Eat Egg Whites? Ovophiliac Anthony Pearson, MD, likes some recent studies Jun 06, 2018
Do You Preach According to the Gospel of Saint Ablation? Milton Packer calls on electrophysiologists to embrace rigorous evidence interpretation Jun 06, 2018
Doc-to-Doc: Neurosurgeon by Day, TV Consultant by Night Oren Gottfried, MD, helps maintain a little medical accuracy on the little screen May 30, 2018
How to Stop Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Ads Milton Packer suggests a path to rein in a 20-year-old FDA policy May 23, 2018
Science, Religion, and Pop Culture -- A Surprisingly Healthy Mix A conference at the Vatican brings together a diverse group May 18, 2018
Who Gets the Best Care in America? Prisoners Equal access, no bills... and way less convoluted than healthcare on the outside May 17, 2018
Doc-to-Doc: Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue 'If it isn't a health problem, then why are all these people dying from it?' May 09, 2018
Why Call for Doctor on the Plane If They're Just Going to Ignore You? Milton Packer recounts two very different experiences May 09, 2018
Shocker! Is Vioxx Coming Back... as an Orphan Drug? Milton Packer wonders whether its return represents innovation or opportunism May 02, 2018
When You Talk to Patients, Do You Look at Them or at a Computer? Milton Packer wonders whether some physicians are healers or replicants Apr 25, 2018
Drug Could Make Progeria Manageable, Not Fatal A potential breakthrough for this genetic rapid-aging disease in children Apr 24, 2018
It's Official! Curing Patients Is Bad for Business Milton Packer describes the end result of profit-dominated drug development Apr 18, 2018
Slow Medicine: More on Prostate Cancer Screening; Simple Treatments for Nausea Also, a study quantifies waste in clinical practice Apr 13, 2018
Capitalism vs Communism: Is It Really in the Genes? Perry Wilson, MD, examines ambitious claim for genomics research Apr 09, 2018
Drug Doesn't Work? Get Your Money Back! Think outcomes-based pricing is a great deal? Dr. Perry Wilson says think again Apr 02, 2018
Does Anyone Read Medical Journals Anymore? Milton Packer wonders whether authors are wasting their time Mar 28, 2018
Tired of EMR Crashes? Push Back Michael Kirsch, MD, looks at what digitization has done to medicine Feb 27, 2018
Do You Really Need My Signature on That? All this unnecessary paperwork is interfering with patient care Feb 15, 2018
'She Trusted Me, and I'd Turned Her Away' Physician wracked with guilt after losing patient to overdose Feb 14, 2018
Is Ultrasound During Pregnancy Linked to Autism? Study actually reveals ultrasound to be safe, says F. Perry Wilson, MD Feb 12, 2018
Slow Medicine: Omega-3s, Zoster Vaccination, and Bariatric Surgery Thoughtful review of hot-button topics in the news Feb 09, 2018
Making Referrals Has Become a Nightmare And too often it's to serve insurers, not patients Jan 25, 2018
OK, You Made a Mistake. Get Over It Edwin Leap, MD, wants you to remember that you're only human Jan 09, 2018
Common Food Additive Promoting C. diff? F. Perry Wilson, MD, examines new study pointing a finger at trehalose Jan 08, 2018
Do the Russians Always Cheat? Milton Packer provides a perspective on the meaning of truth in medicine and in life. Dec 13, 2017
Can Industry-Funded Research Be Trusted? Milton Packer wonders who is really trustworthy Dec 06, 2017
Pros and Cons of Locum Tenens Bill Heller shares what you need to know before you pack up and go Dec 05, 2017
Should Patients Be Allowed to Record Doctors? Communications expert Ron Harman King examines the legal and practical questions Nov 29, 2017
Who Actually Is Reviewing All Those Preauthorization Requests? Milton Packer thinks you should know how the system works Nov 08, 2017
