Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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. Case and Commentary Mar 2009 Is There a Duty to Inform Patients of Phase I Trials? Commentary 1 Courtenay R. Bruce, JD and Anne Lederman Flamm, JD Physicians must ask themselves ethical questions before recommending participation in phase I trials to patients. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(3):207-211. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.3.ccas2-0903. Case and Commentary Mar 2009 Is There a Duty to Inform Patients of Phase I Trials? Commentary 2 Thomas W. LeBlanc, MD, MA and Philip M. Rosoff, MD, MA Physicians must ask themselves ethical questions before recommending participation in phase I trials to patients. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(3):211-214. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.3.ccas2-0903. Policy Forum Apr 2010 What's Wrong with the U.S. Approach to Obesity? Barry M. Popkin, MS, PhD The U.S.’s and U.K.’s efforts to combat obesity reflect underlying differences in the two countries’ understandings of obesity’s causes. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):316-320. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.pfor2-1004. 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. 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. In the Literature Jan 2020 How Should the WHO Guide Access and Benefit Sharing During Infectious Disease Outbreaks? Nicholas G. Evans, PhD, Kelly Hills, and Adam C. Levine, MD WHO suggests doing research during outbreaks but says little about local researchers’ access to samples or subjects’ access to what’s learned. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E28-35. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.28. Policy Forum Jan 2020 How Should Global Health Security Priorities Be Set in the Global North and West? Abraar Karan, MD, MPH, DTM&H Epidemics can threaten everyone on earth, yet responses are not implemented in all regions to contain disease. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E50-54. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.50. Personal Narrative Jan 2009 Boston HealthCare for the Homeless Program: A Success Story James O'Connell, MD A community coalition dedicated to helping homeless people designed a health care intervention that has become a comprehensive and successful medical and respite care program. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(1):78-82. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.1.mnar2-0901. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Next page Next › Last page Last »
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.
Case and Commentary Mar 2009 Is There a Duty to Inform Patients of Phase I Trials? Commentary 1 Courtenay R. Bruce, JD and Anne Lederman Flamm, JD Physicians must ask themselves ethical questions before recommending participation in phase I trials to patients. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(3):207-211. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.3.ccas2-0903.
Case and Commentary Mar 2009 Is There a Duty to Inform Patients of Phase I Trials? Commentary 2 Thomas W. LeBlanc, MD, MA and Philip M. Rosoff, MD, MA Physicians must ask themselves ethical questions before recommending participation in phase I trials to patients. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(3):211-214. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.3.ccas2-0903.
Policy Forum Apr 2010 What's Wrong with the U.S. Approach to Obesity? Barry M. Popkin, MS, PhD The U.S.’s and U.K.’s efforts to combat obesity reflect underlying differences in the two countries’ understandings of obesity’s causes. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):316-320. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.pfor2-1004.
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.
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.
In the Literature Jan 2020 How Should the WHO Guide Access and Benefit Sharing During Infectious Disease Outbreaks? Nicholas G. Evans, PhD, Kelly Hills, and Adam C. Levine, MD WHO suggests doing research during outbreaks but says little about local researchers’ access to samples or subjects’ access to what’s learned. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E28-35. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.28.
Policy Forum Jan 2020 How Should Global Health Security Priorities Be Set in the Global North and West? Abraar Karan, MD, MPH, DTM&H Epidemics can threaten everyone on earth, yet responses are not implemented in all regions to contain disease. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E50-54. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.50.
Personal Narrative Jan 2009 Boston HealthCare for the Homeless Program: A Success Story James O'Connell, MD A community coalition dedicated to helping homeless people designed a health care intervention that has become a comprehensive and successful medical and respite care program. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(1):78-82. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.1.mnar2-0901.