What Do You Need Right Now?
We are constantly bombarded with messages in the media and in our own minds about things we need to have or do. But what if true happiness lies in needing nothing at all?
All articles by Shirie Leng, MD
Special Edition
The FDA and the pharmaceutical industry work hand-in-hand to deliver “lifesaving” drugs to Americans. But whose lives are really being saved?
ACE Score Puts Child Past Front and Center
Most people are aware of common risk factors for many of the most common adult chronic health problems. Obesity is a risk factor for diabetes; smoking is a risk factor for heart disease, and so on.
Irrational Fear
The anti-vaccination movement: doctors should be asking themselves why people trust parenting blogs and peer groups more than they trust modern medicine.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice— Is There a Place for It?
Educational and certification levels in nursing have often puzzled or confused patients and families, complicating the public perception of advanced practice nursing.
Following the Rules
Rules and regulations in health care seem to come randomly out of nowhere, and we clinicians think we have no input. We do. Tenets of federal and state administrative law provide for comments and feedback prior to the imposition of new rules. We just have to speak up.
The Show Must Go on
Since the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) began duty hour restrictions, much effort has been put into assessing the results of the new policies.
The Problem Is Sex
Despite the remarkable progress that has been made in women’s health and reproductive choices, puritan attitudes about sex persist.
The Sky Is Falling!
In an age of hyperbole, doctors must be voices of reason. Bias and absolutism have no place in the doctor-patient relationship.
Hospital Mergers as Unregulated Big Business
The economics, benefits, and pitfalls of hospital mergers. An interview with Paul Levy, former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA.
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