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Faith and Science Intersect at Physician's Popular Blog
Edwin Leap, MD, regularly writes about his faith and how it affects his practice of medicine.
Article, January 2009
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Does Vitamin B12 Help Relieve Fatigue?
Patients may request vitamin B12 shots to relieve fatigue, but is this treatment effective?
Expert Viewpoint, January 2009
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The Doctor-Patient Relationship III: A Way of Listening -- The Balint Group Revisited, 2008
Ursula Snyder, PhD, Former Editor, Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, New York, explains how we can truly improve our listening with this method.
Editorial, January 2009
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Monthly Summaries of Nursing Research: November, 2008
Don't miss research summaries on medication adherence, women and diabetes, pain assessment in the cognitively impaired, sleep disturbance in AIDS, and COPD and depression.
Journal Article Commentary, December 2008
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The Doctor-Patient Relationship II: Not Listening
Ursula Snyder, PhD, Former Editor, Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, New York, NY, teaches us how to improve our listening skills.
Editorial, December 2008
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Is It Safe To Order Drugs From Overseas Pharmacies?
Alert your patients to the dangers of Internet and overseas pharmacies.
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
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The Doctor-Patient Relationship I: The Web Underscores the Divide
Ursula Snyder, PhD, Former Editor, Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, New York, NY, explains how to improve physician-patient conversation.
Editorial, December 2008
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The Potential Use of Autopsy for Continuous Quality Improvement in Hospice and Palliative Care
Important barriers affect the use of autopsy to understand and improve quality of care in hospice, including costs and the limited ability to systematically use autopsy information to improve care.
Journal Article, December 2008
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CME/CE
Routine Opt-Out Testing for HIV: Rationale and Obstacles (Slides With Audio)
Review recent clinical evidence on long-term follow-up of first regimens in naïve HIV patients, in order to optimize first backbone and third drug choice.
Slide/Lecture Presentation, December 2008
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CME/CE
First Care Forums in HIV: Best Practices Workshops for the Treatment Team
Review recent clinical evidence on long-term follow-up of first regimens in naïve HIV patients, in order to optimize first backbone and third drug choice.
Slide/Lecture Presentation, December 2008
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CME/CE
Teaming Up To Prevent Adverse Drug Events
Drug safety relies on effective communication between all members of the patient care team and with the patient.
Commentary, December 2008
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Organ and Tissue Donor-Transmitted Infection: Improved Prevention Through Better Screening Technologies and Practices
Limitations of serologic tests used to screen organ donors must be overcome with more effective technologies to prevent transmission of infection to transplant recipients.
Conference Coverage, December 2008
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Doctor, You Should Now Measure Abdominal Height
George T. Griffing, MD, Professor of Medicine at Saint Louis University in Missouri and Editor-in-Chief of Internal Medicine at eMedicine, teaches us about abdominal height.
Editorial, December 2008
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Reempowering Primary Care
Brian Klepper, PhD, a healthcare analyst from Atlantic Beach, Florida, offers a solution to the primary care problem.
Editorial, December 2008
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CME
Finding the Correct Diagnosis: HIV-Associated Nephropathy and HIV-2 Infection
In this case study by Dr. Cormack-Aboud, the differential diagnosis of HIV-associated nephropathy and HIV-2 infection are discussed.
Clinical Case, December 2008
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Better Care, Better Bottom Line for Hospitals
R. Sean Morrison, MD, Prof. of Geriatrics and Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Director of the National Palliative Care Research Center, discusses an economic reason for palliative care.
Editorial, December 2008
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Physicians Are Talking About: Email Communications With Patients
This column address the issues involved in email communications between physicians and their patients as discussed on Medscape Physician Connect.
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
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Should Physicians Avoid Interaction With the Drug Industry?
The relationship between doctors and pharmaceutical sales representatives is controversial. Who should regulate the amount of interaction between physicians and the drug industry?
Article, December 2008
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CME/CE
Managing Drug-Drug Interaction Risks
This case-based activity identifies risk factors for drug-drug interactions and presents management tools to help anticipate and prevent associated adverse events for your patients.
Clinical Case, December 2008
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CME/CE
ICAAC/IDSA 2008: Antiretroviral Therapy Clinical Trials
Dr. Mark Wainberg reviews presentations from the 2008 combined ICAAC/IDSA meetings on antiretroviral therapy and Dr. John G. Bartlett answers Medscape's questions on treatment of the naive patient.
Conference Coverage, December 2008
