Tomas Diaz, MD, Ryan Huerto, MD, MPH, MA, and Jasmine Weiss, MD
Aligning merit-based approaches with holistic approaches and equitable candidate evaluation can improve admissions processes, support learners, and improve patient care.
Physicians should take an occupational and environmental history of patients suffering from toxic chemical exposure in the workplace and advise them on ways to minimize further exposure to themselves and their families.
Two physicians offer commentaries on the best course of action for a part-time janitor with no health insurance to receive the proper standard of care for his chronic recurrent prostatitis.
A review of three journal articles shows the significant impact that poverty has on physical and mental health status, as well as all causes of mortality.
A physician discusses the disparity of care for uninsured or underinsured cancer patients in terms of their time of diagnosis, treatment, and clinical outcomes.
Two physicians offer commentaries on the best course of action for a part-time janitor with no health insurance to receive the proper standard of care for his chronic recurrent prostatitis.
Medical malpractice pits the legal system's ethics of client advocacy against the medical profession's ethics of patient advocacy. Fear of liability may lead to defensive medicine, an aberration of both professions' intent.