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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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Communicating With Cancer Patients: When the News Is Bad
In this video interview, Dr. Walter Baile describes the "SPIKES" protocol, a clinician guideline for facilitating effective and supportive communication with cancer patients.
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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CME/CE
Effective Testosterone Suppression for Prostate Cancer: Is There a Best Castration Therapy?
Learn about the newest developments in androgen suppression therapy and how to apply this knowledge to improve outcomes in patients with prostate cancer.
Slide/Lecture Presentation, January 2009
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Evolutionary Biology Offers Glimpse Into Medicine's Future
A self-described "interested wonderer" uses his blog to explore the intersection of human evolution and clinical medicine.
Article, December 2008
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CME/CE
Prostate Cancer Screening -- More Harm than Good? A Best Evidence Review
This Best Evidence Review weighs in on screening recommendations for prostate cancer from the US Preventive Services Task Force.
Article, 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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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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Highlighting Health on the Web
Providing evidence-based health information to consumers can strengthen patient-provider relations and can also improve the public health.
Article, December 2008
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CME
New Directions in the Treatment of ADT-Related Bone Loss: An Expert Interview With Dr. Matthew Smith
Dr. Matthew Smith discusses updated clinical data on denosumab and toremifene in preventing bone loss in men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy.
Article, 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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Let's Dance! The Sample Size Samba
Formal sample size calculation can help us think through what patient-based research can and cannot tell us about medicine.
Article, 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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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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Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in Prostate Cancer
This review analyzes the anatomy of the prostate gland's lymphatic drainage, and the optimal anatomic extend of pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND).
Journal Article, December 2008
