Research findings indicate that an endocrinologist's treatment of patients hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis is more cost-effective than general physicians' treatment of those patients due to greater experience in specialized treatment.

A physician presents the findings of the Women's Health Initiative and the indications and contraindications for the prescription of hormone therapy for menopausal and postmenopausal women.

A physician argues in favor of the use of performance-enhancing substances by adult participants in sports.

Physicians need to inform parents about the limited effectiveness of growth hormone therapy in satisfying the treatment goals of children with idiopathic short stature.

Physicians need to take a multispecialty health care team approach to treat an infant with partial androgen insensitivity syndrome and design a careful treatment plan with the informed input of the child's parents.

Physicians should use appropriate language in their documentation of a patient's sexual history and be able to interpret the information.

Research is critical to the development of public policy as it relates to the need for expedited therapy for the partners of patients with a sexually transmitted disease.

Adolescents should receive comprehensive sex education that includes information about both sexual abstinence and contraception.

Health care providers should be aware of the risks, tests, and treatments necessary in the event of a needlestick injury.

Physicians should use appropriate language in their documentation of a patient's sexual history and be able to interpret the information.