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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
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A Reader and Author Respond to "Who Best Cares for the Postmenopausal Woman's Comprehensive Medical and Health Needs?"
A reader expands on Dr. Linn's statements by asking how and who should take care of women's multiple other medical conditions that make up the majority of their healthcare needs.
Medscape General Medicine, October 2007
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Letters From the Global Literature: Unresolved Issues and Responses
Readers and authors of a controversial recent JAMA paper on diet debate its merits here.
Medscape General Medicine, September 2007
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Readers Respond to "Why Don't the Doctors Attend the Funerals of Their Patients Who Die?"
Readers share their thoughts and experiences regarding funeral attendance by doctors.
Medscape General Medicine, September 2007
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A Reader and Author Respond to "What Personality Type Are You?"
A reader and author discuss personality systems and the importance of understanding personality when caring for patients.
Medscape General Medicine, August 2007
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Readers' and Authors' Responses to "The Supreme Court and the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003: A Political Procedure Replaces Woman-Centered Care"
Readers and editorial authors share their thoughts on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.
Medscape General Medicine, August 2007
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Readers Respond to "Medical Student 'Hazing' Is Unhealthy and Unproductive"
Readers share their thoughts and experiences about medical student hazing.
Medscape General Medicine, August 2007
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Reader's and Author's Responses to "Can Psychiatric Approaches Help to Address Global Warming?"
A reader's suggestion to help stop global warming calls for psychologists to cure the national phobia of nuclear energy.
Medscape General Medicine, August 2007
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Reader's and Author's Responses to "When Medical Care Is Financially Conflicted"
A doctor supports Dr. Klepper's assertion that medical care can often become financially conflicted.
Medscape General Medicine, August 2007
