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January 01, 1990 - January 24, 2013 + Second Opinion
Does a Doctor's Religion Make a Difference?

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There are many things you should know about your doctor, one might be how religious they are...
Do healthy people need to take a multiple vitamin?

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Preventive Health in People with an Advanced Cancer

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How aggressively should we look for new cancers in people who already have life threatening illnesses?
Why Do We Still Make Residents Work 80-Hour Weeks?

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One sure way to improve the quality of care is to require junior doctors to work reasonable hours…
Paying for Drugs for Rare Diseases

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As a society how do we develop new drugs to treat important diseases?
Teen Pregnancy

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Does providing teens with birth control increase their chance of becoming sexually active?
Birth Control Pills and Sexual Activity

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Does starting a young woman on birth control pills lead to earlier onset of sexual activity?
In Vitro Fertilization – a Remarkable Discovery!

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While many infertile couples can now have
children, there remain many ethical and legal dilemmas...
What Needs to Go in the Medical Record?

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Does everything you tell the doctor need to be written in the record?
Memory Loss

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Should doctors be testing for memory on a regular basis?
The Loss of Altruism

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Is it the economy that has lead to us forgetting those less fortunate?
Testing Pregnant Women to See if They Smoke

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Is it good preventive medicine to test women to see if they smoke cigarettes?
Reporting Child Abuse

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Doctors have a difficult decision deciding when to report suspect child abuse...
Literacy and Health

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An unrecognized barrier to good health turns out to be a poor ability to read..