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Dr. Pellecchia is training residents and reminisces about his own training with a team of residents and how hard working and responsible they were.
Jan 1, 2008
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Ralph Pellecchia, MD
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Dr. Pellecchia is training residents and reminisces about his own training with a team of residents and how hard working and responsible they were.
If the message is you don't need a Pap smear, many patients will hear: you don't need a visit.
Oct 1, 2007
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Steven R. Goldstein, MD
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If the message is you don't need a Pap smear, many patients will hear: you don't need a visit.
The current tort system has all the makings of a perfect storm. As long as we physicians frame our arguments in terms of the burden we bear to pay premiums, and demand caps on non-economic damages as a necessary condition for any systematic reforms, we will continue to fail to transform the system.
Sep 1, 2007
By:
Joshua A. Copel, MD
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The current tort system has all the makings of a perfect storm. As long as we physicians frame our arguments in terms of the burden we bear to pay premiums, and demand caps on non-economic damages as a necessary condition for any systematic reforms, we will continue to fail to transform the system.
Medicine's backbeat has changed. Physician recommendations never used to be questioned. Then, managed care entered the scene and third party payers became reticent.
Aug 1, 2007
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Nanette F. Santoro, MD
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Medicine's backbeat has changed. Physician recommendations never used to be questioned. Then, managed care entered the scene and third party payers became reticent.
One simple way to eliminate breast cancer risk and provide cardiovascular benefit is to use cyclic hormone therapy (HT).
Jul 1, 2007
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Hugh S. Taylor, MD
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We should strive to maintain the use of estrogen therapy wihile minimizing or finding alternatives to the progestins. Patients want a safe way to withstand the menopausal transition, and we can begin by using the lowest effective dose of estrogen with less progestin.
A recent meta-analysis concluded that OCs increase the risk of premenopausal breast Ca ...
Jun 1, 2007
By:
Leon Speroff, MD
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A meta-analysis is a systematic review of studies that measures the quality of each study and combines the findings in an unbiased manner.
Words hurt! We need to choose our words carefully to avoid causing patients unnecessary pain and angst. Your patients will thank you!
May 1, 2007
By:
Errol R. Norwitz, MD, PhD
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Words hurt! We need to choose our words carefully to avoid causing patients unnecessary pain and angst. Your patients will thank you!
Apr 1, 2007
By:
Josh A. Copel, MD
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We need to define shift mentality simply as a time commitment, not as a measure of our level of care.
