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How Can We Unlock the Mystery of Patient Nonadherence? Should clinicians get to know patients to anticipate potential barriers to treatment, or should they simply be more insistent that patients follow their orders?
Article, April 2008
A Case for Teaching Integrative Medicine in Medical Schools Faculty members who support the inclusion of integrative medicine in medical school curricula respond to a recent Medscape article.
Article, February 2008
Should Doctors Talk About Themselves During Patient Visits? A controversial study concluded that physicians disrupt the doctor-patient relationship when they interject personal comments while seeing patients.
Article, January 2008
Should Medical Schools Teach "Integrative Medicine"? Many medical schools now include complementary and alternative medicine in their curricula. Is that a positive trend?
Article, December 2007
How Do You Treat VIP Patients? Are patients treated differently if they are considered to be 'very important persons'? Should they be?
Article, July 2007
Does "Evidence-Based Medicine" Diminish the Physician's Role? Critics say practice guidelines are replacing physician judgment, but advocates of evidence-based medicine say that it provides a scientific foundation for medical care.
Article, January 2007
What Are the "Top 3" Changes Needed to Improve US Healthcare? Four physicians share their "top 3" lists of what they would do to improve the US healthcare system. See if you agree with their proposals.
Article, November 2006
Could Disaster Conditions Ever Justify Euthanasia? Imagine that you're stranded in a hospital without electricity or water, cut off from the outside world, and surrounded by suffering patients with no relief in sight.
Article, October 2006
How Can Physicians Stay Current on Prescription Drugs? With so many new drugs entering the market and new studies uncovering potential drug interactions and contraindications, how can a physician stay on top of the growing mound of information?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 2006
Are Overweight Doctors a Problem for the Profession? Physicians are expected to lead the fight against obesity, but what if they're losing their own battle of the bulge? See what 4 thought leaders have to say.
Article, August 2006

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