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A Reader and Author Respond to "Reimbursement for New Technologies: The GERD Maze Is Not Patient-Friendly"
A reader offers a patient's view of the problems associated with collecting payments from insurance companies.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
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Part 2: A Reader Responds to "Getting Control of Health Costs -- For Real"
A reader asserts that in order to control costs, more than costs needs to be considered.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
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A Clinical Case Study: Sclerosing Mesenteritis Presenting as Chylous Ascites
Two readers seek to increase awareness about sclerosing mesenteritis.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
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A Reader and Author Respond to "Going Lean in the Emergency Department: A Strategy for Addressing Emergency Department Overcrowding"
A reader and author delve into the question: "What does it mean to go Lean?"
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
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Why Is Evidence-Based Medicine the Legal Standard of Practice?
An experienced doctor challenges the concept of evidence-based medicine.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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A Reader and Author Respond to "Reforms for Rating Media: Disclosure, Not Censorship"
A reader shares her ideas on how to reduce the impact of modern commercial mass media on health.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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Readers Respond to "Integrative Medicine: Sorting Fact From Fiction"
Two readers further discuss the issue of integrative medicine.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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A Reader and Author Respond to "Connecting America's Communities Requires Social Capital and Changes in How We Pay for Healthcare"
A reader further discusses the need for data sharing in the medical community.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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Part 2: A Reader Responds to "Ethics and Evidence-Based Medicine: Is There a Conflict?"
A reader further explores the concepts of ethics and evidence-based medicine.
Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
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A Reader Responds to "Tuberculosis and HIV--Needed: A New Paradigm for the Control and Management of Linked Epidemics"
A reader expands on the concepts of control and management of the linked epidemics HIV and tuberculosis.
Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
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A Reader and Author Respond to "Getting Control of Health Costs -- For Real"
A reader and the author debate the best way(s) to control healthcare costs.
Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
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A Reader and Author Respond to "Should Doctors Force-Feed Prisoners?"
A reader and the author discuss the complex issue of caring for hunger strikers.
Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
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Part 2: Readers' and Author's Responses to "We All Need Healthcare; Who Needs 'Insurance'"?
Readers continue to share their thoughts about health insurance and debate the pros and cons of the healthcare systems in the United States and other countries.
Medscape General Medicine, November 2007
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A Reader and Author Respond to "Who Killed Healthcare?"
A reader asserts that physicians should not be exempt when examining the question of "who killed healthcare."
Medscape General Medicine, November 2007
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A Reader Responds to "By Financial Disclosures, We're Fixing the Wrong Problem"
A reader continues the discussion by asking, "Is there anybody without a potential conflict of interest?"
Medscape General Medicine, November 2007
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Readers' and Author's Responses to "Evidence-Based Standards Should Apply to Dietary Supplements, Too"
Readers debate the concept of evidence-based standards with regard to dietary supplements.
Medscape General Medicine, October 2007
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A Reader Responds to "Ethics and Evidence-Based Medicine: Is There a Conflict?"
A reader discusses his experience in the genetic assessment of patients and their families, and shares his thoughts on possible areas of ethical conflict.
Medscape General Medicine, October 2007
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Readers' and Author's Responses to "The Disappearing Patient"
Readers discuss the field of psychiatry.
Medscape General Medicine, October 2007
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Readers' and Author's Responses to "We All Need Healthcare; Who Needs 'Insurance'?"
Readers share their thoughts on health insurance.
Medscape General Medicine, October 2007
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A Reader and Author Respond to "The Training of the "Helpless" Physician"
A reader discusses another area that she believes physicians generally lack skill in.
Medscape General Medicine, October 2007
