Radiology Experts & Viewpoints

Contrast Media Reactions Pose Serious Risk of Nephropathy Iodinated contrast media perform an important function in imaging, but they also can increase the risk for morbidity and mortality due to nephropathy.
Expert Column, 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
Multimodality Approaches to a Postmastectomy Local Breast Cancer Recurrence Dr. Thomas Buchholz explains how experts in imaging, pathology, medical oncology, surgery, and radiation might work together to treat a patient with a chest wall recurrence 6 years after mastectomy.
Ask the Expert, 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
Clinical Issues in the Treatment of Older Women With Breast Cancer: An Expert Interview With Dr. Hyman B. Muss Dr. Hyman Muss discusses results from CALGB 49907, presented at ASCO 2008, as well as other relevant issues in the treatment of older women with breast cancer.
Expert Interview, June 2008
Breast Cancer Curriculum: Looking Ahead to Year 2, 2008-2009 Dr. George Sledge reviews the first year of activities on the Breast Cancer Curriculum and talks about what's in store for Year 2.
Expert Column, June 2008
Response to AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs Draft Report on "Ethical Guidance for Physicians and the Profession With Respect to Industry Support for Professional Education in Medicine" Harvard Professor Tom Stossel describes the scholarly ethical basis for industry support for medical research and education.
Commentary, June 2008
Let's Get Real About Conflicts of Interest in Medicine John F. Kamp, PhD, JD, Executive Director, Coalition for Healthcare Communication, New York, discusses complexities in conflicts of interest.
Commentary, June 2008

POLL

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

Is Computed Tomography an Increasing Source of Radiation Exposure? David A. Johnson, MD, provides clinical commentary on a recent article published in The New England Journal of Medicine assessing the impact of CT as a major source of medical radiation.
Commentary, January 2008

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