Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Viewpoint Mar 2016 Undocumented Immigrants Face a Unique Set of Risks from Tuberculosis Treatment: Is This Just? Kelly A. Kyanko, MD, MHS, Jun-Chieh James Tsay, MD, MSc, Katherine Yun, MD, MHS, and Brendan Parent, JD Undocumented immigrants treated with isoniazid (INH) for latent tuberculosis infection should be covered for transplant for INH-related liver failure. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(3):311-318. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.3.sect1-1603. Medicine and Society Jan 2007 The Ethics of Requiring Employees To Quit Smoking Howard Brody, MD, PhD and E. Bernadette McKinney, JD Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):52-55. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.msoc1-0701. Medical Education Nov 2008 A Larger Role for Preventive Medicine Sharon K. Hull, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):724-729. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.medu1-0811. Case and Commentary Dec 2005 Media Attention to End-of-Life Cases, Commentary 1 Ware G. Kuschner, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(12):775-779. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.12.ccas1-0512. Case and Commentary Dec 2005 Media Attention to End-of-Life Cases, Commentary 2 John J. Paris, SJ, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(12):779-782. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.12.ccas1-0512. Policy Forum Dec 2011 Medicalizing Obesity: Individual, Economic, and Medical Consequences George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD Given the ever-rising costs associated the condition and its associated comorbidities, perhaps it's time to recognize obesity as a medical problem. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):890-895. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.pfor1-1112. History of Medicine Dec 2011 The Evolution of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Specialty David E. Smith, MD The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):900-905. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.mhst1-1112. Viewpoint Apr 2010 Physician BMI and Weight Counseling Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH A BMI requirement for physicians would not necessarily increase primary care doctors’ effectiveness in providing weight counseling. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):331-334. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.oped2-1004.
Viewpoint Mar 2016 Undocumented Immigrants Face a Unique Set of Risks from Tuberculosis Treatment: Is This Just? Kelly A. Kyanko, MD, MHS, Jun-Chieh James Tsay, MD, MSc, Katherine Yun, MD, MHS, and Brendan Parent, JD Undocumented immigrants treated with isoniazid (INH) for latent tuberculosis infection should be covered for transplant for INH-related liver failure. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(3):311-318. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.3.sect1-1603.
Medicine and Society Jan 2007 The Ethics of Requiring Employees To Quit Smoking Howard Brody, MD, PhD and E. Bernadette McKinney, JD Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):52-55. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.msoc1-0701.
Medical Education Nov 2008 A Larger Role for Preventive Medicine Sharon K. Hull, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):724-729. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.medu1-0811.
Case and Commentary Dec 2005 Media Attention to End-of-Life Cases, Commentary 1 Ware G. Kuschner, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(12):775-779. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.12.ccas1-0512.
Case and Commentary Dec 2005 Media Attention to End-of-Life Cases, Commentary 2 John J. Paris, SJ, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(12):779-782. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.12.ccas1-0512.
Policy Forum Dec 2011 Medicalizing Obesity: Individual, Economic, and Medical Consequences George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD Given the ever-rising costs associated the condition and its associated comorbidities, perhaps it's time to recognize obesity as a medical problem. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):890-895. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.pfor1-1112.
History of Medicine Dec 2011 The Evolution of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Specialty David E. Smith, MD The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):900-905. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.mhst1-1112.
Viewpoint Apr 2010 Physician BMI and Weight Counseling Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH A BMI requirement for physicians would not necessarily increase primary care doctors’ effectiveness in providing weight counseling. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):331-334. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.oped2-1004.