Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent In the Literature Nov 2006 Socioeconomic Determinants of Health: The Facts Are In Vanessa Yasmin Calderon Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):744-747. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.jdsc2-0611. In the Literature Jul 2004 The Physician's Role in Preventing Obesity Christian J. Krautkramer Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):312-315. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.jdsc2-0407. In the Literature Jun 2003 Race, Genomics, and Health Care Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(6):211-214. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.6.jdsc1-0306. In the Literature Aug 2003 The Pediatrician's Role in Family Decision Making Susanna Smith Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(8):322-324. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.8.jdsc2-0308. In the Literature Jun 2023 Patient-Centered Approaches to Using BMI to Evaluate Gender-Affirming Surgery Eligibility Whitney Riley Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD and Sarah Garwood, MD Body mass index cutoffs are routinely used to assess eligibility for gender-affirming surgeries, yet they are not empirically based. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E398-406. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.398. In the Literature Aug 2012 Personalizing Medicine: Beyond Race Timothy Chang Instead of using race as a shorthand for factors that directly influence health, researchers should investigate those factors themselves. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(8):628-634. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.8.jdsc1-1208. 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 Apr 2010 Weight Bias in Health Care Natasha Schvey Numerous sources of weight bias exist in medicine; physicians can play an important role in ameliorating it. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):287-291. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.jdsc1-1004. 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.
In the Literature Nov 2006 Socioeconomic Determinants of Health: The Facts Are In Vanessa Yasmin Calderon Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):744-747. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.jdsc2-0611.
In the Literature Jul 2004 The Physician's Role in Preventing Obesity Christian J. Krautkramer Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):312-315. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.jdsc2-0407.
In the Literature Jun 2003 Race, Genomics, and Health Care Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(6):211-214. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.6.jdsc1-0306.
In the Literature Aug 2003 The Pediatrician's Role in Family Decision Making Susanna Smith Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(8):322-324. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.8.jdsc2-0308.
In the Literature Jun 2023 Patient-Centered Approaches to Using BMI to Evaluate Gender-Affirming Surgery Eligibility Whitney Riley Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD and Sarah Garwood, MD Body mass index cutoffs are routinely used to assess eligibility for gender-affirming surgeries, yet they are not empirically based. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E398-406. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.398.
In the Literature Aug 2012 Personalizing Medicine: Beyond Race Timothy Chang Instead of using race as a shorthand for factors that directly influence health, researchers should investigate those factors themselves. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(8):628-634. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.8.jdsc1-1208.
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 Apr 2010 Weight Bias in Health Care Natasha Schvey Numerous sources of weight bias exist in medicine; physicians can play an important role in ameliorating it. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):287-291. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.jdsc1-1004.
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.