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January 01, 1990 - January 30, 2013 + Second Opinion
Teenage Drivers

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Reducing teen traffic accidents...
Back Pain and Placebos

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What do we tell the patient?
Why Do the Japanese Live So Long?

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Perhaps public health and universal health insurance...
Why Are People Going to the Doctor Less Often?

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One sure way to decrease doctor visits is to increase co-payments…
Sound Recommendations about Prostate Cancer Screening

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Finally, after years of politics, some good common sense...
New Federal Conflicts of Interest Regulations

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Why can't we just say no?
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring

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Why is blood pressure different in the doctor's office than it is at home?
Nurses Go on Strike

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When is it ethical for health professionals to strike?
Outlawing Female Circumcision

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It often takes more than laws to change cultural practices...
Expedited Partner Therapy

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A more effective way to decrease sexually transmitted infections...
Medical Scribes

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There's a new person working with the doctor in the Emergency Department...
Be Careful about Unnecessary Genetic Tests

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How companies convince doctors to order unnecessary genetic tests...
It's Not the Person, It's the Pill

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Why is it important how a pill looks?
Is the Doctor's Duty Only to the Patient or to Society as Well?

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What does the doctor do with genetic information that could benefit the family?
The Quest for Beauty

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Cultural overtones for skin tones...