Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Jan 2006 What Good Is Hypertension Screening If You Don't Do Anything About It? Christian J. Krautkramer The wide gap between hypertension screening and access to treatment for the uninsured needs to be addressed by clinical policymakers. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(1):42-47. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.1.pfor1-0601. Policy Forum May 2013 Pain and Ethnicity Ronald Wyatt, MD, MHA Biological and cultural differences affect the experience of pain, and misinformation and biases affect its treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(5):449-454. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.5.pfor1-1305. Policy Forum Dec 2011 Medicalizing Obesity: Individual, Economic, and Medical Consequences George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD Given the ever-rising costs associated the condition and its associated comorbidities, perhaps it's time to recognize obesity as a medical problem. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):890-895. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.pfor1-1112. Policy Forum Nov 2004 Genetic Samples and Genetic Philanthropy Michael E. Berens, PhD and Gary E. Marchant, PhD, JD Genetic research is threatened by lack of samples, and public policy should be developed to encourage public participation. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(11):509-511. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.11.pfor2-0411.
Policy Forum Jan 2006 What Good Is Hypertension Screening If You Don't Do Anything About It? Christian J. Krautkramer The wide gap between hypertension screening and access to treatment for the uninsured needs to be addressed by clinical policymakers. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(1):42-47. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.1.pfor1-0601.
Policy Forum May 2013 Pain and Ethnicity Ronald Wyatt, MD, MHA Biological and cultural differences affect the experience of pain, and misinformation and biases affect its treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(5):449-454. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.5.pfor1-1305.
Policy Forum Dec 2011 Medicalizing Obesity: Individual, Economic, and Medical Consequences George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD Given the ever-rising costs associated the condition and its associated comorbidities, perhaps it's time to recognize obesity as a medical problem. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):890-895. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.pfor1-1112.
Policy Forum Nov 2004 Genetic Samples and Genetic Philanthropy Michael E. Berens, PhD and Gary E. Marchant, PhD, JD Genetic research is threatened by lack of samples, and public policy should be developed to encourage public participation. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(11):509-511. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.11.pfor2-0411.