Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345. Case and Commentary Dec 2022 How Should Clinicians Own Their Roles as Past and Present Exacerbators of Health Inequity and as Present and Future Contributors to Health Equity? Lisa M. Lee, PhD, MA, MS and Anita L. Allen, JD, PhD To improve health outcomes, clinicians must move quickly yet operate slowly enough to center empathy in practice. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(12):E1121-1128. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.1121. Case and Commentary Jan 2014 Shared Decision Making about IVF for Savior Siblings Emily S. Jungheim, MD, MSCI Decisions about whether to pursue IVF for savior siblings are difficult to make when probable success rates differ by clinic and evidence is lacking. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(1):24-29. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.1.ecas4-1401. Case and Commentary Jun 2011 Herbal Supplements as Placebos Valerie Jones, MD Even if a placebo is safe, it should not be employed as a way of mollifying patients or glossing over underlying causes of illness. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(6):354-358. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.6.ccas3-1106. Case and Commentary Jun 2011 When Patients Choose CAM over EBM: How to Negotiate Treatment Michael J. Fisch, MD, MPH and Richard T. Lee, MD Respecting patient autonomy sometimes entails adult patients' making what those in allopathic medicine view as poor decisions, but compassionate patient communication can leave the door open for patients to change their minds. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(6):336-341. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.6.ccas1-1106.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345.
Case and Commentary Dec 2022 How Should Clinicians Own Their Roles as Past and Present Exacerbators of Health Inequity and as Present and Future Contributors to Health Equity? Lisa M. Lee, PhD, MA, MS and Anita L. Allen, JD, PhD To improve health outcomes, clinicians must move quickly yet operate slowly enough to center empathy in practice. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(12):E1121-1128. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.1121.
Case and Commentary Jan 2014 Shared Decision Making about IVF for Savior Siblings Emily S. Jungheim, MD, MSCI Decisions about whether to pursue IVF for savior siblings are difficult to make when probable success rates differ by clinic and evidence is lacking. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(1):24-29. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.1.ecas4-1401.
Case and Commentary Jun 2011 Herbal Supplements as Placebos Valerie Jones, MD Even if a placebo is safe, it should not be employed as a way of mollifying patients or glossing over underlying causes of illness. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(6):354-358. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.6.ccas3-1106.
Case and Commentary Jun 2011 When Patients Choose CAM over EBM: How to Negotiate Treatment Michael J. Fisch, MD, MPH and Richard T. Lee, MD Respecting patient autonomy sometimes entails adult patients' making what those in allopathic medicine view as poor decisions, but compassionate patient communication can leave the door open for patients to change their minds. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(6):336-341. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.6.ccas1-1106.