Framing discussions of ALS around the disease rather than the psychologically complex person with the disease focuses attention on symptoms and imagined outcomes rather than patients’ coping strategies and quality of life.
AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(6):530-534. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.6.nlit2-1506.
One major difficulty in collecting data on which to base injury prevention strategies is the lack of large epidemiologic studies and comprehensive injury surveillance.
International trade policies affect the distribution of life-saving medicine, the food market, and the migration of medical personnel from developing countries.
The traditional triple threat model of academic physician careers can help global health researchers balance research commitments and the duty to care.
There are nonpharmacological approaches to managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and the difficulties associated with evaluating and implementing these approaches.
Humanitarian support for refugees in host nations provides better care and services for the refugees than the host nation can supply for its own citizens.