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. Medicine and Society Mar 2010 Health Electives in Africa and the Duty to Care in the Age of HIV/AIDS Claire L. Wendland, MD, PhD The duty to care has specific definitions and implications for students planning global health electives. Virtual Mentor. 2010; 12(3):218-224. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.3.msoc1-1003. History of Medicine Mar 2010 Stigmatization Complicates Infectious Disease Management Phil Perry, MSJ and Fred Donini-Lenhoff, MA Afflicted individuals and racial or national groups have been stigmatized because of perceptions about highly contagious, difficult-to-cure diseases. Virtual Mentor. 2010; 12(3):225-230. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.3.mhst1-1003. State of the Art and Science Mar 2010 The WHO Clinical Staging System for HIV/AIDS Jennifer L. Weinberg and Carrie L. Kovarik, MD The WHO Clinical Staging System for HIV/AIDS allows physicians in resource-limited settings to make clinical decisions based on patient clinical features instead of laboratory tests. Virtual Mentor. 2010; 12(3):202-206. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.3.cprl1-1003. 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. History of Medicine May 2024 A Brief History of Antimicrobial Resistance Devin Hunt and Olivia S. Kates, MD, MA Resistance has dogged infectious disease treatment processes since we started using modern antimicrobials. AMA J Ethics. 2024; 26(5):E408-417. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.408. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Current page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 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.
Medicine and Society Mar 2010 Health Electives in Africa and the Duty to Care in the Age of HIV/AIDS Claire L. Wendland, MD, PhD The duty to care has specific definitions and implications for students planning global health electives. Virtual Mentor. 2010; 12(3):218-224. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.3.msoc1-1003.
History of Medicine Mar 2010 Stigmatization Complicates Infectious Disease Management Phil Perry, MSJ and Fred Donini-Lenhoff, MA Afflicted individuals and racial or national groups have been stigmatized because of perceptions about highly contagious, difficult-to-cure diseases. Virtual Mentor. 2010; 12(3):225-230. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.3.mhst1-1003.
State of the Art and Science Mar 2010 The WHO Clinical Staging System for HIV/AIDS Jennifer L. Weinberg and Carrie L. Kovarik, MD The WHO Clinical Staging System for HIV/AIDS allows physicians in resource-limited settings to make clinical decisions based on patient clinical features instead of laboratory tests. Virtual Mentor. 2010; 12(3):202-206. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.3.cprl1-1003.
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.
History of Medicine May 2024 A Brief History of Antimicrobial Resistance Devin Hunt and Olivia S. Kates, MD, MA Resistance has dogged infectious disease treatment processes since we started using modern antimicrobials. AMA J Ethics. 2024; 26(5):E408-417. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.408.