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Medscape General Medicine: April 9, 1999-December 31, 2007
Be sure to come back to see The Medscape Journal of Medicine in January 2008.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 28, 2007
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Making Payment Reform in the US Healthcare System Possible
The next WVE on December 21 proposes how US MDs and hospitals should be paid.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 21, 2007
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We Physicians Preach What We Practice, and That Matters
Erica Frank, MD, MPH, President, Physicians for Social Responsibility; Professor and Chair, University of British Columbia, tells doctors why their preaching should match their practicing.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 15, 2007
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Going Lean in the Emergency Department: A Strategy
Rick G. Kulkarni, MD, Attending Physician, Medical Director, Adult Emergency Department, Yale-New Haven Hospital, describes how to improve emergency department function.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 14, 2007
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New Measurements Can Determine Risk for Heart Attack
William H. Bestermann, Jr., MD, Medical Director, Vascular Medicine Center, Kingsport, Tennessee, explains how early diagnosis and intervention can prevent sudden coronary death.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 10, 2007
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Sudden Death in Competitive Athletes
Steven R. Neish, MD, SM, Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, Texas Children's Hospital, details an approach to preventing sudden cardiac death in athletes.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 08, 2007
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Human Growth Hormone: A Paul Bunyan Drug or a Drug for Paul's Bunion
George T. Griffing, MD, Professor of Medicine at St. Louis University, Missouri, describes whether human growth hormone works for athletes.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 01, 2007
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How Do We Involve Patients in Their Own Healthcare Decisions?
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Rockville, Maryland, explains how we can get our patients more involved in their care.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 30, 2007
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Good Primary Care Is Obesity Medicine
Ingrid Kohlstadt, MD, MPH, FACN, Associate, Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, highlights some new angles on obesity medicine.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 26, 2007
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Be Prepared to Use the Hot Mic to Counter Pandemics
Randall N. Hyer, MD, PhD, MPH, Senior Director, Merck Vaccine Division, explains the importance of good communication in preventing public health calamities.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 19, 2007
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How Much Is Too Much?
David Rosenbloom, PhD, Professor of Public Health, Boston University School of Public Health, explains how much drinking of alcohol is TOO much.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 17, 2007
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Antimicrobial Use in Hospitals: Managing a Medical Treasure
Robert Gaynes, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine and CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, details how to rescue antimicrobials for continued use.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 12, 2007
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Enabling People With Disabilities
Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD, President, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, shares the IOM's position on handling disabilities.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 09, 2007
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Reforms for Rating Media: Disclosure, Not Censorship
Kimberly M. Thompson, ScD, Associate Professor and Director, Kids Risk Project, Harvard School of Public Health, explains how we can improve media ratings.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 05, 2007
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Integrative Medicine: Sorting Fact From Fiction
Kenneth R. Pelletier, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona School of Medicine and the University of California School of Medicine, describes evidence-based CAM.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 02, 2007
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Healthcare in America: Getting Better But Still Not Good Enough
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, teaches us about quality, disease management, and prevention opportunities still available.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 29, 2007
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Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids
Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD, President of the Institute of Medicine in Washington, DC, describes how to change unhealthy food for kids into healthy food.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 26, 2007
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Family Planning: Cornerstone for Public Health and Sustainable Development
The next WVE on October 22 is MedGenMed's contribution to the Global Theme Issue on poverty and health.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 22, 2007
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From Marcus Welby to Grey's Anatomy: The Next Generation
Darrell G. Kirch, MD, President of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, DC, discusses the changing US MD workforce.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 19, 2007
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Eradicating Polio: The Dollars and Sense
Dr. Kimberly Thompson, Associate Professor and Director of the Kids Risk Project at the Harvard School of Public Health, explains how humankind CAN eliminate polio.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 15, 2007
