A physician describes how patients are selected for gastric bypass surgery in his practice and the lifelong relationship he commits to with his surgical patients.
Patients for gastric bypass surgery should be carefully selected on the basis of several objective factors, and those chosen should be treated and monitored by specialized teams to optimize outcomes.
Many surgeons listen to music while performing surgery, a practice that should be implemented with respect to all who will be present in the operating room.
A patient recounts his experience volunteering for a clinical research study that required hospitalization for collection of several fluid and tissue specimens.
A case that explores the impact of financial incentives from insurance companies on the patient-physician relationship and whether or not they should be disclosed to a patient.
The authenticity of a physician-in-training's account of traveling to a remote Arctic island and encountering a dying elderly tribal leader is subsequently challenged by the author's clinical prefect.