Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Letter to the Editor Sep 2006 Commercial Labs Offer High Quality Services Herman Hurwitz, MD A physician responds to a previous article about the differences between using a commercial laboratory and a smaller hospital or pathology group lab for dermatological tests. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(9):C1-C3. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.9.corr1-0609. Medicine and Society Oct 2005 Demography and Contemporary Influences on Sexual Behavior Sevgi O. Aral, PhD, MSc Demographic transitions that have taken place in recent years have had an impact on current trends in reproductive health and the prevalence of STDs. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):697-700. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.msoc1-0510. Medicine and Society Jul 2017 Transcending the Tragedy Discourse of Dementia: An Ethical Imperative for Promoting Selfhood, Meaningful Relationships, and Well-Being Peter Reed, PhD, MPH, Jennifer Carson, PhD, and Zebbedia Gibb, PhD Authentic partnerships with people with dementia motivate full social participation and resist fatalism around experiences of illness. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):693-703. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.msoc1-1707. Medicine and Society Jul 2017 Arts Participation: Counterbalancing Forces to the Social Stigma of a Dementia Diagnosis Beth Bienvenu, PhD and Gay Hanna, PhD, MFA Arts participation can counterbalance the social stigma of Alzheimer’s disease by fostering the autonomy and creativity of those with the diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):704-712. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.msoc2-1707. Medicine and Society Dec 2016 Manipulating Memories: The Ethics of Yesterday’s Science Fiction and Today’s Reality Julie M. Robillard, PhD and Judy Illes, PhD Neuromodulation has ethical implications for self-identity and public communication of scientific findings. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1225-1231. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.msoc1-1612. Medicine and Society Dec 2011 The Rise and Impending Fall of Diagnosis as a Marker of Difference Matt Lamkin, JD, MA “See! It’s not all in my head!” Attaching a medical label to behaviors can reframe their social meaning. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):896-899. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.msoc1-1112. Medicine and Society Oct 2019 Which Ethical Considerations Should Inform Hospice Decisions About Caring for Patients With Obesity? Chithra R. Perumalswami, MD, MSc, Brycin D. Hanslits, and Susan D. Goold, MD, MA, MHSA Current evidence suggests how hospice and palliative care clinicians can help advocate for high-quality, end-of-life care for patients with obesity. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E873-878. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.873. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2
Letter to the Editor Sep 2006 Commercial Labs Offer High Quality Services Herman Hurwitz, MD A physician responds to a previous article about the differences between using a commercial laboratory and a smaller hospital or pathology group lab for dermatological tests. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(9):C1-C3. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.9.corr1-0609.
Medicine and Society Oct 2005 Demography and Contemporary Influences on Sexual Behavior Sevgi O. Aral, PhD, MSc Demographic transitions that have taken place in recent years have had an impact on current trends in reproductive health and the prevalence of STDs. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):697-700. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.msoc1-0510.
Medicine and Society Jul 2017 Transcending the Tragedy Discourse of Dementia: An Ethical Imperative for Promoting Selfhood, Meaningful Relationships, and Well-Being Peter Reed, PhD, MPH, Jennifer Carson, PhD, and Zebbedia Gibb, PhD Authentic partnerships with people with dementia motivate full social participation and resist fatalism around experiences of illness. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):693-703. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.msoc1-1707.
Medicine and Society Jul 2017 Arts Participation: Counterbalancing Forces to the Social Stigma of a Dementia Diagnosis Beth Bienvenu, PhD and Gay Hanna, PhD, MFA Arts participation can counterbalance the social stigma of Alzheimer’s disease by fostering the autonomy and creativity of those with the diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):704-712. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.msoc2-1707.
Medicine and Society Dec 2016 Manipulating Memories: The Ethics of Yesterday’s Science Fiction and Today’s Reality Julie M. Robillard, PhD and Judy Illes, PhD Neuromodulation has ethical implications for self-identity and public communication of scientific findings. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1225-1231. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.msoc1-1612.
Medicine and Society Dec 2011 The Rise and Impending Fall of Diagnosis as a Marker of Difference Matt Lamkin, JD, MA “See! It’s not all in my head!” Attaching a medical label to behaviors can reframe their social meaning. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):896-899. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.msoc1-1112.
Medicine and Society Oct 2019 Which Ethical Considerations Should Inform Hospice Decisions About Caring for Patients With Obesity? Chithra R. Perumalswami, MD, MSc, Brycin D. Hanslits, and Susan D. Goold, MD, MA, MHSA Current evidence suggests how hospice and palliative care clinicians can help advocate for high-quality, end-of-life care for patients with obesity. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E873-878. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.873.