Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Letter to the Editor Jul 2020 Response to “How Should Global Tobacco Control Efforts Be Prioritized to Protect Children in Resource-Poor Regions?” A Deliberate Public Policy Plus Naivety at Best Alain Braillon, MD, PhD Do the WHO and health professionals simply fail to do their job adequately? AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(7):E639-642. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.639. Letter to the Editor Jul 2020 Response to “A Deliberate Public Policy Plus Naivety at Best” Stella Aguinaga Bialous, DrPH and Yvette van der Eijk, PhD Debate continues on how to frame tobacco and nicotine product regulation from a children’s rights perspective. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(7):E643-644. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.643. In the Literature Feb 2005 Thoughts on Koch's Postulates Peter A. Ubel, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):168-170. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.jdsc4-0502. In the Literature Apr 2003 Physicians' Responsibilities in the Face of Patients' Irrational Decisions Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(4):133-134. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.4.jdsc1-0304. In the Literature Apr 2003 Who Is Being Difficult? Addressing the Determinants of Difficult Patient-Physician Relationships Michelle Lim Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(4):135-137. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.4.jdsc2-0304. In the Literature Nov 2012 The Inconclusive Evidence on CT Screening for Lung Cancer David S. Gierada, MD and Lawrence M. Kotner, Jr., MD Despite strong supportive evidence on and professional society endorsement of CT screening for lung cancer, there is minimal demand from patients or physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(11):861-867. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.11.jdsc1-1211. In the Literature Jan 2008 A Disorder by Any Other Name: Excessive Computer Game Playing Swathi Reddy Researchers have attempted to identify excessive Internet use and video game playing and have sought to classify it as an addiction. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(1):30-34. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.1.jdsc1-0801. In the Literature Jun 2006 Patent (and Public Health) Pending Philip A. Perry, MSJ The government is justified in using eminent domain to purchase patents in order to produce large amounts of medication during a public health crisis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(6):387-391. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.6.jdsc1-0606. In the Literature Sep 2007 Should Women with Transplanted Organs Be Discouraged from Becoming Pregnant? Kamalkumar P. Kolappa and David A. Gerber, MD A discussion of the ethical and medical considerations of pregnancy for women who have undergone organ transplantation. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(9):615-619. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.9.jdsc1-0709. In the Literature Jan 2006 Screening for Lung Cancer: Too Much for Too Little? Christopher Kyle, MD, MPH Research suggests that CT scans are not a cost-effective method of screening for lung cancer. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(1):30-33. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.1.jdsc1-0601.
Letter to the Editor Jul 2020 Response to “How Should Global Tobacco Control Efforts Be Prioritized to Protect Children in Resource-Poor Regions?” A Deliberate Public Policy Plus Naivety at Best Alain Braillon, MD, PhD Do the WHO and health professionals simply fail to do their job adequately? AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(7):E639-642. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.639.
Letter to the Editor Jul 2020 Response to “A Deliberate Public Policy Plus Naivety at Best” Stella Aguinaga Bialous, DrPH and Yvette van der Eijk, PhD Debate continues on how to frame tobacco and nicotine product regulation from a children’s rights perspective. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(7):E643-644. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.643.
In the Literature Feb 2005 Thoughts on Koch's Postulates Peter A. Ubel, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):168-170. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.jdsc4-0502.
In the Literature Apr 2003 Physicians' Responsibilities in the Face of Patients' Irrational Decisions Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(4):133-134. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.4.jdsc1-0304.
In the Literature Apr 2003 Who Is Being Difficult? Addressing the Determinants of Difficult Patient-Physician Relationships Michelle Lim Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(4):135-137. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.4.jdsc2-0304.
In the Literature Nov 2012 The Inconclusive Evidence on CT Screening for Lung Cancer David S. Gierada, MD and Lawrence M. Kotner, Jr., MD Despite strong supportive evidence on and professional society endorsement of CT screening for lung cancer, there is minimal demand from patients or physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(11):861-867. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.11.jdsc1-1211.
In the Literature Jan 2008 A Disorder by Any Other Name: Excessive Computer Game Playing Swathi Reddy Researchers have attempted to identify excessive Internet use and video game playing and have sought to classify it as an addiction. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(1):30-34. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.1.jdsc1-0801.
In the Literature Jun 2006 Patent (and Public Health) Pending Philip A. Perry, MSJ The government is justified in using eminent domain to purchase patents in order to produce large amounts of medication during a public health crisis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(6):387-391. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.6.jdsc1-0606.
In the Literature Sep 2007 Should Women with Transplanted Organs Be Discouraged from Becoming Pregnant? Kamalkumar P. Kolappa and David A. Gerber, MD A discussion of the ethical and medical considerations of pregnancy for women who have undergone organ transplantation. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(9):615-619. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.9.jdsc1-0709.
In the Literature Jan 2006 Screening for Lung Cancer: Too Much for Too Little? Christopher Kyle, MD, MPH Research suggests that CT scans are not a cost-effective method of screening for lung cancer. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(1):30-33. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.1.jdsc1-0601.