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So Long but Not Farewell: The Medscape Journal of Medicine (1999-2009)
Learn about the 10-year history of The Medscape Journal.
January 30, 2009
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A Diabetes Drama for President Obama
Michael Dansinger, MD, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, composes a poem that sets priorities for President Obama.
January 30, 2009
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Trends in Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraception Use, Births, and Abortions: The Utah Experience
An ecological study shows a statistically significant association between increasing rates of emergency contraception distribution and decreasing abortion rates.
January 29, 2009
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A Reader's Response to "Mustard Gas Poisoning of Hundreds of Americans in the United States in 1996"
A reader responds to Dr. George Lundberg's article on mustard gas poisoning of Americans in the United States 1996.
January 29, 2009
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine: Of Hopes and Challenges
Claudius Conrad, MD, PhD, of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the clinical use of stem cells.
January 28, 2009
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Surgical Audit of Inadvertent Parathyroidectomy During Total Thyroidectomy: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcome
This study reports and discusses the incidence, risk factors, and clinical relevance of inadvertent parathyroidectomy during thyroidectomy.
January 28, 2009
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The A, B, C's of Factitious Disorder: A Response to Turner
Factitious disorder has been given little attention in the preparation of the DSM-V. This paper rejects a published reformulation of the disorder and offers a reconceptualization of the diagnosis.
January 27, 2009
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Public Health and the Menace of Markets
Anthony Robbins, MD, MPA, Co-Editor of the Journal of Public Health Policy, explains how the "marketplace" of capitalism is harmful to the public health.
January 26, 2009
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Plant Foods in the American Diet? As We Sow...
Dr. David L. Katz, Director, Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine, comments on the sad state of American fruit and vegetable intake.
January 26, 2009
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Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Adolescents and Adults in the United States: Percentage Meeting Individualized Recommendations
Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans meet fruit or vegetable intake recommendations, according to CDC researchers.
January 26, 2009
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Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma With Intravenous Extension to the Heart
A rare endometrial stromal sarcoma with intracardiac metastasis in a 24-year-old woman from Yemen.
January 23, 2009
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Global Maternal Mortality: An Unspeakable yet Avoidable Human Tragedy
Eli Y. Adashi, MD, MS, FACOG, Professor of Medical Sciences and Outgoing Dean, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, discusses the global tragedy of maternal mortality.
January 23, 2009
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Spontaneous Recovery of Adrenal Insufficiency in POEMS Syndrome
We report the first case of spontaneous recovery of hypoadrenalism in POEMS syndrome. We suggest that in POEMS syndrome, adrenal insufficiency should be regularly reassessed for potential recovery.
January 22, 2009
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Differential Assessment and Management of Asthma vs Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Is it asthma or COPD? The current review highlights differences between these pulmonary diseases which can help the clinician.
January 21, 2009
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An Unmet Cancer Screening Need of HIV-Positive Women in Southeastern Nigeria
Cervical cancer screening information needs to be included into post-HIV testing counseling for women in Enugu, southeastern Nigeria.
January 20, 2009
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A Primary Care Perspective on Keloids
This article reviews the most recent literature on the clinical features, pathogenesis, and management of keloids, with special emphasis on the unique challenges faced by physicians.
January 20, 2009
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Seven Habits (to Break) of Highly Effective People
George T. Griffing, MD, Professor of Medicine at St. Louis University in Missouri and Editor-in-Chief of Internal Medicine at eMedicine, encourages us to stop these unhealthy habits.
January 16, 2009
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A Reader and Author Respond to "The End of Peer Review and Traditional Publishing as We Know It"
A reader and author further discuss the peer review process.
January 16, 2009
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Food Availability, Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, and Dietary Patterns Among Blacks With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Researchers identified relationships between dietary patterns, socioeconomic status, and the proximity of different types of food outlets in low-income neighborhoods.
January 15, 2009
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Arigato, Postdocs
Ari Benson explains why we should be more appreciative of foreign-born postdoctoral researchers working in the United States.
January 15, 2009
