Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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 Feb 2009 The Double Helix and Double-Edged Sword: How the Public Thinks about Genes Jason Schnittker, PhD The implications of genetic explanations for behavioral traits such as violence and the public’s interpretations of them. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):155-160. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.msoc1-0902. 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. Case and Commentary Nov 2019 How Should Surgeons Balance Transplantation Innovation With Acceptance of a Trauma Survivor’s Appearance? Carly Parnitzke Smith, PhD Counseling a patient about reconstructive surgery for a traumatic and disfiguring injury requires special consideration. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E953-959. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.953. 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. Podcast Nov 2010 Ethics Talk: Can Neuroscience Help Us Improve Advance Directives Instructing a surrogate to make one's end-of-life decisions should be a social, morally guided decision, not a purely personal one. Case and Commentary Feb 2009 Youth Violence: Effective Screening and Prevention Lauren K. Whiteside, MD and Rebecca M. Cunningham, MD Physicians can manage and treat probable victims of gang violence without breaching the youth’s confidentiality. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):117-123. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.ccas3-0902. Medicine and Society Jan 2009 The “Army of Lost Souls,” Commentary 2 Marilyn Cornell, MS, MSW The VA works with federal, state, and community agencies to ameliorate the homeless veteran problem and some of its causes. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(1):64-67. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.1.msoc1-0901. Medicine and Society Jan 2009 The “Army of Lost Souls,” Commentary 3 Paul Smits, MSW The VA works with federal, state, and community agencies to ameliorate the homeless veteran problem and some of its causes. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(1):67-71. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.1.msoc1-0901. Viewpoint Feb 2009 Be Aware of Bullying: A Critical Public Health Responsibility Jorge C. Srabstein, MD The physician’s responsibility to detect acts of bullying and intervenes to help those who bully and are victims of bullies. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):173-177. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.oped1-0902. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Current page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Next page Next › Last page Last »
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 Feb 2009 The Double Helix and Double-Edged Sword: How the Public Thinks about Genes Jason Schnittker, PhD The implications of genetic explanations for behavioral traits such as violence and the public’s interpretations of them. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):155-160. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.msoc1-0902.
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.
Case and Commentary Nov 2019 How Should Surgeons Balance Transplantation Innovation With Acceptance of a Trauma Survivor’s Appearance? Carly Parnitzke Smith, PhD Counseling a patient about reconstructive surgery for a traumatic and disfiguring injury requires special consideration. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E953-959. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.953.
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.
Podcast Nov 2010 Ethics Talk: Can Neuroscience Help Us Improve Advance Directives Instructing a surrogate to make one's end-of-life decisions should be a social, morally guided decision, not a purely personal one.
Case and Commentary Feb 2009 Youth Violence: Effective Screening and Prevention Lauren K. Whiteside, MD and Rebecca M. Cunningham, MD Physicians can manage and treat probable victims of gang violence without breaching the youth’s confidentiality. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):117-123. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.ccas3-0902.
Medicine and Society Jan 2009 The “Army of Lost Souls,” Commentary 2 Marilyn Cornell, MS, MSW The VA works with federal, state, and community agencies to ameliorate the homeless veteran problem and some of its causes. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(1):64-67. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.1.msoc1-0901.
Medicine and Society Jan 2009 The “Army of Lost Souls,” Commentary 3 Paul Smits, MSW The VA works with federal, state, and community agencies to ameliorate the homeless veteran problem and some of its causes. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(1):67-71. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.1.msoc1-0901.
Viewpoint Feb 2009 Be Aware of Bullying: A Critical Public Health Responsibility Jorge C. Srabstein, MD The physician’s responsibility to detect acts of bullying and intervenes to help those who bully and are victims of bullies. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):173-177. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.oped1-0902.