Physicians need to manage parental treatment decisions when the decisions conflict with medical judgment.

Preventing coronary artery disease should be a top priority as the disease incidence increases with an aging population, but the condition can be managed with both medical and surgical treatments supported by lifestyle changes.

Physicians should not refuse to perform a medical procedure because of an emotionally charged reaction to the patients' behavior.

Rules of managed health care and the demand for high physician productivity have harmed patients' ability to make informed, autonomous decisions.

Limiting the right of patients to make their own medical decisions can be justified only when a patient lacks the competence to do so or pose a threat to others.

The theme editor introduces an issue focusing on paternalism in medical decision making.

Expressing political views in a professional setting can be detrimental to the patient-physician relationship.

Physician organizations have an ethical obligation to advocate for general improvement of public health, even if it is sometimes at the expense of interests of medical professionals.

Incorporating research-based health activism into the medical school curriculum can help physicians be more efficient advocates for patients.

Various therapies and treatments can help patients rehabilitate from opiate addictions and withdrawal symptoms.