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Physicians Are Talking About: The Audacity That Physicians Should Take the Helm of Healthcare Reform
As the US healthcare reform movement gains momentum, Medscape Physician Connect commentators propose their own strategies for change.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 9, 2009
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Who's to Blame for Our High Healthcare Costs? Payer, Payee, or Another Culprit?
Robert Morrow, MD, responds to "The Cost Conundrum," an article published in The New Yorker which blames high healthcare costs on excessive overuse of medicine.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 9, 2009
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Errors and Omissions in Hospital Prescriptions: A Survey of Prescription Writing in a Hospital
Doctors often write prescriptions that are almost illegible. Find out how this affects the percentage of medication errors made today.
Journal Article, July 9, 2009
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The Case of the Clever Clinician With an Eponymous Injury
Guess the famous patient and diagnose his condition in another historical case from this popular series.
Clinical Case, July 8, 2009
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Reporting Bias in Drug Trials Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration: Review of Publication and Presentation
The publication status of all efficacy trials carried out in support of new drug approvals from 2001 and 2002 is reviewed. Why are a quarter of trials still unpublished?
Journal Article, July 8, 2009
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Lead Time and Overdiagnosis in Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening: Importance of Methods and Context
Prostate-specific antigen screening advances prostate cancer diagnosis, but does the concept of lead time need further clarification?
Journal Article, July 8, 2009
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ASCO 2009: Oncology Insights
In this fascinating exclusive video interview, Dr. Maurie Markman talks with Dr. David Alberts about some of the greatest challenges facing oncologists in the current environment.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 2, 2009
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5α-Reductase Inhibitor Treatment of Prostatic Diseases: Background and Practical Implications
This literature review discusses the theoretical background of 5α-reductase inhibitor (5ARI) treatment for prostatic diseases, and the resulting clinical implications.
Journal Article, July 1, 2009
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Oncology Practice By “Paparazzi”?
Commenting on the frenzy created by short news cycles and anxious patients, Dr. John Marshall cautions oncologists to use critical thinking when evaluating newly reported data.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 1, 2009
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Recent Advances in the Pathophysiology of Nephrolithiasis
This review explains the pathogenetic link between uric acid nephrolithiasis and several metabolic pathways and conditions.
Article, June 29, 2009
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ASCO 2009: Expert Video Perspective on Prostate Cancer
Find out why Dr. Christopher Logothetis reports that we are on the "threshold of major change" in our understanding of prostate cancer, in this report from ASCO 2009.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 29, 2009
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Promising Novel Immunotherapies and Combinations for Prostate Cancer
Therapeutic cancer vaccine research is in the active preclinical and clinical investigation stages. Novel therapies have recently come to the forefront of prostate cancer research.
Journal Article, June 26, 2009
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Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) Inhibition Reduces Proteinuria in Renal Patients
Proteinuria and blood pressure COX-2 inhibitory effects, as compared to NSAID and RAAS blockade, were studied in patients with renal disease.
Journal Article, June 25, 2009
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Donor-Specific Antibody and the Implications for Outcomes
In this video blog, Ron Shapiro, MD, University of Pittsburgh, discusses the results of a single-center review of acute kidney rejection.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 23, 2009
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Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Ranked "Must Read" by F1000
How useful is ultrasound guidance in reducing complications of regional anesthesia and analgesia?
Journal Article, June 19, 2009
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DNA Methylation Changes in Prostate Cancer: Current Developments and Future Clinical Implementation
What are the current benefits and limitations of potentially useful prostate cancer methylation markers?
Journal Article, June 17, 2009
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Clinical Phenotyping in Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome and Interstitial Cystitis: A Management Strategy for Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes
To aid in the diagnosis and treatment of urologic chronic pain conditions, the authors propose a six-domain phenotype, which can classify these patients clinically and can direct the selection of therapy.
Journal Article, June 17, 2009
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Improving the Uptake of Cardiac Rehabilitation -- Redesign the Service or Rewrite the Invitation?
Cardiac rehabilitation can accelerate physical and psychological recovery and reduce mortality after acute cardiac events, so why aren't more patients enrolled?
Journal Article, June 16, 2009
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Pay for Performance in Primary Care in England and California: Comparison of Unintended Consequences
With P-4-P, unintended consequences are not necessarily unavoidable!
Journal Article, June 16, 2009
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Legal Aspects of Men's Genitourinary Health
Although the number of claims against urologists has not increased over the past several decades, indemnity payments have continued to rise. How can you best prevent and manage such claims?
Journal Article, June 12, 2009
