Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Personal Narrative Apr 2016 An Open Letter to Medical Students: Down Syndrome, Paradox, and Medicine George Estreich Physicians must resist judging the quality of life of their patients with Down syndrome and learn to listen and see them as individual personalities. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):438-441. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.mnar1-1604. 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. Case and Commentary Mar 2007 Diagnostic Testing for Diseases in the News Vidya Sharma, MBBS, MPH and M. Denise Dowd, MD, MPH A discussion of how physicians should handle a patient's request to be tested for diseases that have received a high level of media coverage. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):166-169. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.3.ccas1-0703. Medicine and Society Oct 2006 Talking with Families about Severely Disabled Children Arthur F. Kohrman, MD Physicians should go beyond basic medical diagnosis and treatment to offer support to families about the gamut of social and emotional issues that are involved with caring for a severely disabled child. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(10):685-688. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.10.msoc1-0610.
Personal Narrative Apr 2016 An Open Letter to Medical Students: Down Syndrome, Paradox, and Medicine George Estreich Physicians must resist judging the quality of life of their patients with Down syndrome and learn to listen and see them as individual personalities. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):438-441. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.mnar1-1604.
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.
Case and Commentary Mar 2007 Diagnostic Testing for Diseases in the News Vidya Sharma, MBBS, MPH and M. Denise Dowd, MD, MPH A discussion of how physicians should handle a patient's request to be tested for diseases that have received a high level of media coverage. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):166-169. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.3.ccas1-0703.
Medicine and Society Oct 2006 Talking with Families about Severely Disabled Children Arthur F. Kohrman, MD Physicians should go beyond basic medical diagnosis and treatment to offer support to families about the gamut of social and emotional issues that are involved with caring for a severely disabled child. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(10):685-688. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.10.msoc1-0610.