'She Trusted Me, and I'd Turned Her Away' Physician wracked with guilt after losing patient to overdose Feb 14, 2018
Is Ultrasound During Pregnancy Linked to Autism? Study actually reveals ultrasound to be safe, says F. Perry Wilson, MD Feb 12, 2018
Slow Medicine: Omega-3s, Zoster Vaccination, and Bariatric Surgery Thoughtful review of hot-button topics in the news Feb 09, 2018
Making Referrals Has Become a Nightmare And too often it's to serve insurers, not patients Jan 25, 2018
OK, You Made a Mistake. Get Over It Edwin Leap, MD, wants you to remember that you're only human Jan 09, 2018
Common Food Additive Promoting C. diff? F. Perry Wilson, MD, examines new study pointing a finger at trehalose Jan 08, 2018
Do the Russians Always Cheat? Milton Packer provides a perspective on the meaning of truth in medicine and in life. Dec 13, 2017
Can Industry-Funded Research Be Trusted? Milton Packer wonders who is really trustworthy Dec 06, 2017
Pros and Cons of Locum Tenens Bill Heller shares what you need to know before you pack up and go Dec 05, 2017
Should Patients Be Allowed to Record Doctors? Communications expert Ron Harman King examines the legal and practical questions Nov 29, 2017
Who Actually Is Reviewing All Those Preauthorization Requests? Milton Packer thinks you should know how the system works Nov 08, 2017
Slow Medicine: One More Thing About Alternative Medicine Refining the differences between Slow and Complementary medicine Nov 02, 2017
When and How to Say Sorry to Patients Apologizing doesn't guarantee losing a malpractice suit -- but it might prevent one Oct 25, 2017
Does 'Gun Show Loophole' Increase Firearm Injuries? New study ties loose regulation of private sales to violence, but causality less clear Oct 23, 2017
Seeing the Patients Behind the Numbers Data can be useful, but the patient needs to be our priority Oct 19, 2017
Men's Risk for HPV-Related Oral Cancer Soars But caution needed in interpreting cross-sectional study, says Perry Wilson, MD Oct 16, 2017
What's Behind the Link Between Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease? Real culprit may not lie in our genes, but in our environment Oct 10, 2017
Slow Medicine: Clashing with Andrew Weil Principles of slow, alternative medicine overlap, but there's a clear line Oct 05, 2017
Why Do We Have Honorary Degrees in Medicine? In this Revolution and Revelation, Milton Packer explains how nearly everyone can call themselves a "fellow of a society." Sep 06, 2017
Two-Doc Couples: How Does Having Kids Affect Work Hours? Things haven't changed much (but why not?) wonders Perry Wilson, MD Aug 21, 2017
Statins in the Drinking Water? Not so fast. In Revolution and Revelation, Milton Packer reveals a glaring inconsistency in the most recent battle in the ongoing statin wars Aug 16, 2017
Did the Nazis Invent Cardiac Catheterization? In this Revolution and Revelation, Milton Packer relates the story of a Nazi who won the Nobel Prize Aug 09, 2017
What Happened When a Doctor Cried on Social Media Trust-building important in healthcare Aug 02, 2017
Does a New Hepatitis Vaccine Cause Heart Attacks? In this Revolution and Revelation, Milton Packer asks how you would answer this question Aug 02, 2017
Patient in Danger and Can't Be Found. Now What? Frightening lab results at 2 a.m.; patient's contact numbers don't work Jul 27, 2017
Why Is Everyone Upset About California Senate Bill 790? The intentions are good, but the delivery is flawed explains Milton Packer in his latest Revolution and Revelation blog Jul 19, 2017
Nursing Student Diary: Psych Unit Initiation Experience differs from preconceived notions Jun 24, 2017
Slow Medicine: Distinguishing Cushing's From Obesity A meticulous exam is the answer, not heaps of diagnostic studies Jun 15, 2017
Handling Patients and Performance Enhancers Even without evidence-based steroid treatment protocol May 25, 2017
Are Propensity Scores As Good As Randomized Trials? They may not offer much more than multivariable adjustment May 22, 2017
The Yips, Potential CTE-Depression Link and More New sports psychology articles raise research questions May 11, 2017
Slow Medicine: Overmedicating Thyroid 'Disease' A better approach to subclinical hypothyroidism May 11, 2017
Nursing Student Diary: Kids as Difficult Patients Developing new respect for pediatric nurses May 03, 2017
All About Dabigatran Reversal in the ED Agent now available for reversing new oral anticoagulant in bleeding patients Apr 15, 2017