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 Oct 2010 Pediatric Obesity, Statin Use, and the Goals of Medicine Karen Uhlenhuth, Angira Patel, MD, and John Lantos, MD A statin drug will not give a 10-year-old a high level of energy, the freedom to interact with peers without fear of being bullied, or a generally happy outlook on life. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(10):782-785. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.10.ccas2-1010. Case and Commentary Sep 2009 Evaluating Requests for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Anam Pal and Lubna Pal, MBBS, MSc Physicians must consider clinical and ethical questions with patients who request in vitro fertilization and preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):673-677. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.ccas3-0909. Case and Commentary May 2006 Stigmatized Patients' Right to Equal Treatment Kelly D. Brownell, PhD and Rebecca M. Puhl, PhD Physicians should practice bias-reduction strategies in their treatment plans for and attitudes toward overweight and obese patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):298-302. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.ccas1-0605.
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 Oct 2010 Pediatric Obesity, Statin Use, and the Goals of Medicine Karen Uhlenhuth, Angira Patel, MD, and John Lantos, MD A statin drug will not give a 10-year-old a high level of energy, the freedom to interact with peers without fear of being bullied, or a generally happy outlook on life. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(10):782-785. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.10.ccas2-1010.
Case and Commentary Sep 2009 Evaluating Requests for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Anam Pal and Lubna Pal, MBBS, MSc Physicians must consider clinical and ethical questions with patients who request in vitro fertilization and preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):673-677. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.ccas3-0909.
Case and Commentary May 2006 Stigmatized Patients' Right to Equal Treatment Kelly D. Brownell, PhD and Rebecca M. Puhl, PhD Physicians should practice bias-reduction strategies in their treatment plans for and attitudes toward overweight and obese patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):298-302. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.ccas1-0605.