Dermatology Experts & Viewpoints

Sun, Pigmentation, Genetic Variations, and the Risk for Skin Cancer The authors discuss important new papers reporting on the relationships of genetic markers to risk for skin cancer.
Commentary, August 2008
Why Should I Report an Adverse Drug Event? Individual clinicians can play a vital role in detecting potentially serious adverse drug events -- and the safety of our drug supply depends on them.
Expert Column, August 2008
When Your Patients and In-laws Ask Whether They Should Receive the Shingles Vaccine In his most recent videoblog, Paul Auwaerter, MD, discusses the shingles vaccine and its implications for inquiring patients, in-laws, and healthcare providers.
Commentary, August 2008
Retooling for an Aging America Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, President, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, discusses the impact of the "baby boomer" generation on medicine.
Commentary, August 2008
Topical Negative Pressure Wound Therapy -- Is it Justified? Commentary on a study of whether negative-pressure wound therapy is justified, published May 2008 in the British Journal of Surgery.
Commentary, August 2008
What Factors Should Be Considered When Prescribing Oral Contraceptives to Acne Patients? What considerations are made when prescribing oral contraceptives for the treatment of acne?
Ask the Expert, July 2008
CME/CE Lip Augmentation Dr. Arnold W. Klein reviews how minimally invasive lip augmentation using temporary injectable fillers can dramatically improve appearance.
Expert Column, July 2008
Physicians for Sale: How Medical Professional Organizations Exploit Their Members To improve the state of US healthcare, physicians need to rethink what their profession is and identify what they need to do to regain their professional integrity.
Commentary, July 2008
Building Physician Connectivity for e-Prescribing Kevin Hutchinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Prematics, Inc., in Vienna, Virginia, tells us how to move e-prescribing forward.
Expert Interview, July 2008
A Reply to Thomas Stossel on the AMA-CEJA Draft Report Rebuttal to Stossel's 12 June commentary responding to CEJA's Draft Report: "Ethical Guidance for Physicians and the Profession With Respect to Industry Support for Professional Education in Medicine"
Commentary, July 2008

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The American Medical Association has called for a change in current federal law to allow pilot studies on financial incentives for cadaveric organ donation. Current law prohibits financial incentives, stating that any motivation for organ donation other than altruism is unethical. Do you approve or disapprove of such a change?

Featured Viewpoint

Diet and Acne: A Myth? Should we reconsider the role of diet in acne in the face of recent studies?
Ask the Expert, June 2008

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