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In Memoriam: Judah Folkman, MD (1933-2008), A Giant of Cancer Therapy
Dov Michaeli, MD, PhD, CEO, Madah Medica, California, eulogizes his mentor, the father of angiogenesis study, Judah Folkman.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
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Physicians and Nurses Together Can Improve Patient Safety
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, continues her educational series.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
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Spread of MRSA: Past Time for Action
Thomas Ward, MD, Chief, Infectious Diseases, Portland Oregon VA Medical Center, teaches us how to prevent MRSA.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
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Stroke Treatment and Prevention Are Not the Same in Men and Women
Helmi Lutsep, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University and Editor-in-Chief of Neurology for eMedicine, explains sex differences in preventing and treating stroke.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
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Esoteric or Exoteric? Music in Medicine
Claudius Conrad, MD, PhD, Senior Surgical Resident, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department Boston, MA, describes a surprising relationship between music and medicine.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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ePatients: Engaging Patients in Their Own Care
Daniel Z. Sands, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Informatics Director, Cisco, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, updates the status of online healthcare.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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Reimbursement for New Technologies: The GERD Maze Is Not Patient-Friendly
Steven D. Schwaitzberg, MD, FACS, Chief of Surgery, Cambridge Health Alliance; Visiting Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, discusses the problem of doctors not getting paid to treat GERD.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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Ending the Tobacco Problem
Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD, President, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, explains how the IOM is building a new fire in the war against tobacco.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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Mother Was Right About Cod Liver Oil
George Griffing, MD, Professor of Medicine, St. Louis University, and Editor in Chief of Internal Medicine for eMedicine, explains the truth about cod liver oil.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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Physician Performance Measurement: Potential Benefits Outweigh the Challenges
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, tells us more about measuring physician performance.
January 2008
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Time to Heal?
Karen Donelan, ScD, Senior Scientist in Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, discusses how much time it takes to be sick, screened, and healthy and about making the system better.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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Fifteen Reasons Why You Should Submit Your Best Work to The Medscape Journal of Medicine
George Lundberg, MD, Editor-in-Chief, The Medscape Journal of Medicine, explains why you should submit your best work to the journal.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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Announcing The Medscape Journal of Medicine
George Lundberg, Editor-in-Chief, The Medscape Journal of Medicine, explains why the name change in our original, open-access primary source general medical journal.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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Medscape General Medicine: April 9, 1999-December 31, 2007. This Epilogue Is not an Epitaph
Be sure to come back to see The Medscape Journal of Medicine in January 2008.
Medscape General Medicine, December 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.
Medscape General Medicine, December 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.
Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
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Going Lean in the Emergency Department: A Strategy for Addressing Emergency Department Overcrowding
Rick G. Kulkarni, MD, Attending Physician, Medical Director, Adult Emergency Department, Yale-New Haven Hospital, describes how to improve emergency department function.
Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
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New Measurements Such As the Coronary Calcium Score 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.
Medscape General Medicine, December 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.
Medscape General Medicine, December 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.
Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
