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 Jan 2009 Resources and Responsibility, Commentary 1 Jake Richards It’s a challenge to manage care for homeless people who have chronic health problems and seek warmth and safety in hospital emergency rooms. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(1):26-29. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.1.onca1-0901. Case and Commentary Jan 2009 Resources and Responsibility, Commentary 2 MSS Committee on Bioethics and Humanities It’s a challenge to manage care for homeless people who have chronic health problems and seek warmth and safety in hospital emergency rooms. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(1):29-31. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.1.onca1-0901. State of the Art and Science May 2009 What Is the Consensus about Managing Health Risks Associated with Type-A Personality? Sundeep Jayaprabhu, MD Science attempts to explain how different types of personalities manage stress and what stress-management style might mean for the health of highly competitive people. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(5):383-386. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.5.cprl1-0905. Case and Commentary Jun 2009 Physicians' Duty to Be Aware of and Report Environmental Toxins, Commentary 1 Gina M. Solomon, MD, MPH The physician’s duty extends beyond treating individual patients to reporting public health threats when they are identified. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):434-437. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.ccas2-0906. Case and Commentary Dec 2009 The Challenges of Treating Patients with Multiple Diagnoses R. Douglas Bruce, MD, MA, MSc Strategies for designing treatment programs for patients with triple diagnoses—HIV, schizophrenia, and opioid dependence. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):944-948. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.ccas3-0912. Medical Education Dec 2009 HIV/AIDS Ethics Education Divya Ahuja, MD, Sabra Smith, MS, RN, and Charles S. Bryan, MD The University of South Carolina at Columbia School of Medicine integrated HIV ethics into its curriculum. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):953-957. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.medu2-0912. Health Law Dec 2009 Testing Newborns for HIV Kristin E. Schleiter, JD, LLM Some states have enacted mandatory testing of newborns for HIV despite challenges to the constitutionality of such laws. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):969-973. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.hlaw1-0912. Medical Education Dec 2009 How “Universal” Are Universal Precautions? Shilpa B. Rao, MD Guidelines to improve observance of universal precaution standards and reporting of needlestick injuries by medical students and resident physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):949-952. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.medu1-0912. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Current page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 … 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 Jan 2009 Resources and Responsibility, Commentary 1 Jake Richards It’s a challenge to manage care for homeless people who have chronic health problems and seek warmth and safety in hospital emergency rooms. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(1):26-29. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.1.onca1-0901.
Case and Commentary Jan 2009 Resources and Responsibility, Commentary 2 MSS Committee on Bioethics and Humanities It’s a challenge to manage care for homeless people who have chronic health problems and seek warmth and safety in hospital emergency rooms. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(1):29-31. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.1.onca1-0901.
State of the Art and Science May 2009 What Is the Consensus about Managing Health Risks Associated with Type-A Personality? Sundeep Jayaprabhu, MD Science attempts to explain how different types of personalities manage stress and what stress-management style might mean for the health of highly competitive people. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(5):383-386. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.5.cprl1-0905.
Case and Commentary Jun 2009 Physicians' Duty to Be Aware of and Report Environmental Toxins, Commentary 1 Gina M. Solomon, MD, MPH The physician’s duty extends beyond treating individual patients to reporting public health threats when they are identified. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):434-437. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.ccas2-0906.
Case and Commentary Dec 2009 The Challenges of Treating Patients with Multiple Diagnoses R. Douglas Bruce, MD, MA, MSc Strategies for designing treatment programs for patients with triple diagnoses—HIV, schizophrenia, and opioid dependence. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):944-948. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.ccas3-0912.
Medical Education Dec 2009 HIV/AIDS Ethics Education Divya Ahuja, MD, Sabra Smith, MS, RN, and Charles S. Bryan, MD The University of South Carolina at Columbia School of Medicine integrated HIV ethics into its curriculum. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):953-957. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.medu2-0912.
Health Law Dec 2009 Testing Newborns for HIV Kristin E. Schleiter, JD, LLM Some states have enacted mandatory testing of newborns for HIV despite challenges to the constitutionality of such laws. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):969-973. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.hlaw1-0912.
Medical Education Dec 2009 How “Universal” Are Universal Precautions? Shilpa B. Rao, MD Guidelines to improve observance of universal precaution standards and reporting of needlestick injuries by medical students and resident physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):949-952. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.medu1-0912.