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Medicine and Motherhood: Just Doing It All
Female American medical students are now in the majority. What about their motherhood? Lisa Rosenbaum, Editor of The Learning Curve, comments. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - June 2, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lisa Rosenbaum, MD Source Type: podcasts

The $1.6 Trillion Question: If We're Spending So Much on Healthcare, Why So Little Improvement in Quality?
Dr. Carolyn Clancy, Director of the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, explains why increases in health services research funding would improve the quality of healthcare. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - May 26, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Carolyn Clancy, MD Source Type: podcasts

Fixing the US Physician Shortage Requires Many More Slots for Resident Physicians in Training
Paul H. Rockey, MD, MPH, Director of the Division of Graduate Medical Education for the American Medical Association, examines what would happen with more US graduate MDs and no more PG slots. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - May 22, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Paul H. Rockey, MD, MPH Source Type: podcasts

Who Is Measuring the Ethical Quality of Care in American Medicine? No One, Yet
Dr. Matt Wynia, Director of the Institute for Ethics at the American Medical Association, discusses why measuring ethics in healthcare is so important. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - May 19, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH, FACP Source Type: podcasts

Tight White-Coat Syndrome: Physician Heal Thyself
Dr. Michael Dansinger, Obesity Researcher at Tufts-New England Medical Center, reminds physicians that their good health and lifestyle habits should be ideal examples for their patients to follow. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - May 15, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Michael Dansinger, MD, MS Source Type: podcasts

Does Dr. House Make House Calls?
Dr. Susan Smith, Editorial Director of Medscape Nephrology and Medscape Transplantation, explains why the return of doctor house calls is vital. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - May 12, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD Source Type: podcasts

The "Diabesity" Epidemic: Let's Rehabilitate America
Val Jones, MD, Editor of MedGenMed's eSection on Clinical Nutrition & Obesity, explains why a philosophical frame shift toward a rehabilitation model of weight control should be made. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - May 8, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Val Jones, MD, MA Source Type: podcasts

Personalized Medicine: Finding the Patient's "Doctor Within"
Michael Millenson, the Mervin Shalowitz, MD, Visiting Scholar at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, comments on the value of personalized medicine. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - May 5, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Michael Millenson Source Type: podcasts

Making Disparities Disappear: Using Nationally Tested Tools for Community-Based Action
Dr. Carolyn Clancy, Director of the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, explains why eliminating healthcare disparities is vital. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - May 1, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Carolyn Clancy, MD Source Type: podcasts

Providing Health Insurance for All: What We Can Learn From Massachusetts
Karen Davis, PhD, explains why Massachusetts' recently passed legislation requiring all state citizens to have health insurance offers a model for other states to follow. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - April 28, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Karen Davis, PhD Source Type: podcasts

Balancing Evidence-Based Medicine and Cultural Competence in the Quest to End Healthcare Disparities
Matthew Wynia, MD, Director of the Institute for Ethics at the American Medical Association, questions whether we can be evidence-based and culturally competent and patient-centered. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - April 24, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH, FACP Source Type: podcasts

Good Patient Care Requires Collaboration
John Kamp, Executive Director of the Coalition for Healthcare Communication, explains why industry-sponsored activities provide the type of collaboration that doctors want and patients need. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - April 21, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: John Kamp Source Type: podcasts

Making "The Golden Years" of Physicians and Nurses Also Interesting and Useful
Dr. Bill Straub, Co-Director of TAP-IN, explains how physicians and nurses over 65 can be a valuable resource when linked to volunteer opportunities in Free Clinics. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - April 17, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: William Straub, MD Source Type: podcasts

Changing the Trends: Food Marketing to Children and Youth
Harvey Fineberg, President of the Institute of Medicine, explains how the current trends in marketing food are increasing our children's chances of developing diet-related diseases. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - April 14, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD Source Type: podcasts

The Expanding Empire of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Richard J. McNally, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, shares why the definition of "trauma" needs to be reexamined. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - April 10, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Richard J. McNally, PhD Source Type: podcasts