There is increasing evidence that cannabis may represent a useful alternative or adjunct in the management of painful peripheral neuropathy, a condition that can markedly affect life quality.

Implementing nonhierarchical interprofessional teams in medical care will be more effective if incoming health professionals are trained to work in such groups.

A patient's request or demand for treatment does not obligate a physician to provide the treatment if the physician thinks it will cause more harm than good.

When a patient requests an unfamiliar treatment, the physician should not hesitate to research it before giving a categorical reply about its safety or efficacy.

While proponents of direct-to-consumer drug advertising tout them as vehicles for patient empowerment, critics point to their influence on unsound prescribing and the medicalization of human experience.

When adolescents seek emergency contraception in the emergency room, social judgment on the part of clinicians can hamper treatment.

Controversy associated with off-label application of drugs and devices has arisen as innovative treatments clash with responsible regulation.

Communication in the OR can be improved, decreasing adverse events by utilizing new technologies and giving younger staff members a central role.

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions on confidentiality of patient information.

Close listening is a teachable skill set in which clinicians focus sensory attention on a patient and cultivate space before speaking.