Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jun 2010 Taking No for an Answer: Refusal of Life-Sustaining Treatment Stephanie Cooper, MD, MS If treatment may prolong death rather than saving a life, physicians must honor the informed refusal of life-sustaining intervention. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(6):444-449. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.6.ccas2-1006. Art of Medicine May 2010 The Genetic Basis of Body Shape: Lessons from Mirror Twins and High-Definition Digital Photography David Teplica, MD, MFA Though body size can be altered with environmental or behavioral changes, anatomic shape, which appears to be genetically determined, cannot be changed except by surgery, trauma, or illness. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(5):412-417. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.5.imhl1-1005. History of Medicine May 2010 Advertising Cosmetic Surgery Deborah A. Sullivan, PhD The use of advertisements for cosmetic surgery has fluctuated throughout the twentieth century. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(5):407-411. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.5.mhst1-1005. Podcast May 2010 Ethics Talk: Cosmetic Surgery - Is it Cheating? Our Society's Mixed Views about Cosmetic Surgery Virtual Mentor asked six "people on the street" in Chicago for their views about the personal and social effects of elective cosmetic surgery. State of the Art and Science Jul 2004 Diagnosing Anabolic Steroid Use Audiey C. Kao, MD, PhD Physicians should look for specific clinical evidence when examining a patient suspected of anabolic steroid use. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):316-317. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.cprl1-0407 Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Unnecessary Tests and Ethics of Quality of Care G. Caleb Alexander, MD Patients' requests for unnecessary medical tests erode health care quality for all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):261-263. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas3-0406. In the Literature Aug 2004 Ethical Issues in the Application and Prescription of CNS Interventions Abraham P. Schwab, PhD A neuroscientist and a sociologist discuss the ethical concerns with common neurological medicines that are used to enhance or change behavior. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):347-349. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.jdsc1-0408. Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports, Commentary 2 Norman C. Fost, MD, MPH Physicians have an ethical obligation to warn athletes about the potential health problems associated with performance-enhancing drugs. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):300-301. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas2-0407. Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports, Commentary 3 Gary A. Green, MD Physicians have an ethical obligation to warn athletes about the potential health problems associated with performance-enhancing drugs. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):301-303. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas2-0407. Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports, Commentary 1 Stephen L. Brotherton, MD Physicians have an ethical obligation to warn athletes about the potential health problems associated with performance-enhancing drugs. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):298-303. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas2-0407. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Jun 2010 Taking No for an Answer: Refusal of Life-Sustaining Treatment Stephanie Cooper, MD, MS If treatment may prolong death rather than saving a life, physicians must honor the informed refusal of life-sustaining intervention. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(6):444-449. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.6.ccas2-1006.
Art of Medicine May 2010 The Genetic Basis of Body Shape: Lessons from Mirror Twins and High-Definition Digital Photography David Teplica, MD, MFA Though body size can be altered with environmental or behavioral changes, anatomic shape, which appears to be genetically determined, cannot be changed except by surgery, trauma, or illness. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(5):412-417. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.5.imhl1-1005.
History of Medicine May 2010 Advertising Cosmetic Surgery Deborah A. Sullivan, PhD The use of advertisements for cosmetic surgery has fluctuated throughout the twentieth century. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(5):407-411. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.5.mhst1-1005.
Podcast May 2010 Ethics Talk: Cosmetic Surgery - Is it Cheating? Our Society's Mixed Views about Cosmetic Surgery Virtual Mentor asked six "people on the street" in Chicago for their views about the personal and social effects of elective cosmetic surgery.
State of the Art and Science Jul 2004 Diagnosing Anabolic Steroid Use Audiey C. Kao, MD, PhD Physicians should look for specific clinical evidence when examining a patient suspected of anabolic steroid use. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):316-317. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.cprl1-0407
Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Unnecessary Tests and Ethics of Quality of Care G. Caleb Alexander, MD Patients' requests for unnecessary medical tests erode health care quality for all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):261-263. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas3-0406.
In the Literature Aug 2004 Ethical Issues in the Application and Prescription of CNS Interventions Abraham P. Schwab, PhD A neuroscientist and a sociologist discuss the ethical concerns with common neurological medicines that are used to enhance or change behavior. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):347-349. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.jdsc1-0408.
Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports, Commentary 2 Norman C. Fost, MD, MPH Physicians have an ethical obligation to warn athletes about the potential health problems associated with performance-enhancing drugs. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):300-301. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas2-0407.
Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports, Commentary 3 Gary A. Green, MD Physicians have an ethical obligation to warn athletes about the potential health problems associated with performance-enhancing drugs. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):301-303. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas2-0407.
Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports, Commentary 1 Stephen L. Brotherton, MD Physicians have an ethical obligation to warn athletes about the potential health problems associated with performance-enhancing drugs. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):298-303. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas2-0407.