A 1924 cover of a publication called Radio News showed the first glimpses into what medicine and the patient-physician relationship might look like in the future.

Two doctrines are proposed for electronic medical records: one, to regulate the storage and exchange of data, and the other, to empower patients to choose who has access to their medical information.

The use of telemedicine technology, while convenient, can at times be inadequate, as shown in the portrait painting entitled The Doctor, where the physician stays at the bedside of a gravely ill child and offers his presence as comfort to the family.

A Peace Corps physician in Africa describes in his latest online journal entry how the countries that could most benefit from telemedicine technologies are often unable to use it due to poor communications infrastructures.

Jay Sanders, a pioneer advocate and activist in the field of telemedicine, is recognized as a role model for his many contributions to innovative telemedicine technologies, particularly those designed to bring health care to rural and low-income families.

A corporate executive diagnosed with prostate cancer chooses his own preferred course of treatment based on information he researched on the Internet.

Patients are entering the clinical encounter with an unprecedented amount of information gathered from various sources, including the Internet.

Doctors in the Movies: Boil the Water and Just Say Aah by Peter Dans, MD (Medi-Ed Press, 2000).

Conflicts on end-of-life care of terminally ill patients can be better resolved if the physician is a good communicator and active listener.

When patients and physicians disagree on the use of genetic engineering technology, physicians must act in accordance with professional ethics and society's guidelines.