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It Is Time to Extend the Laboratory Critical (Panic) Value System to Include Vital Values
George D. Lundberg, MD, Editor-in-Chief of MedGenMed and eMedicine, teaches us about vital values in the laboratory. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - January 29, 2007 Category: Journals (General) Authors: George D. Lundberg, MD Source Type: podcasts

Whatever Happened to Plausibility as the Basis for Clinical Research and Practice After EBM and CAM Rushed in?
Wallace Sampson, MD, discusses whether complementary and alternative medicine is scientific or antiscientific. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - January 26, 2007 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Wallace Sampson, MD Source Type: podcasts

Guidelines and Rules: Friend or Foe?
Jonathan Adler, MD, of Massachusetts General and eMedicine, describes the central necessity of using guidelines next. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - January 22, 2007 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Jonathan Adler, MD Source Type: podcasts

Every Clinician Deserves an Un-Sales Rep
Jerry Avorn, MD, of the Harvard Medical School, explains why the patients' best interests are served by unbiased drug detailing and not by pharmaceutical representatives. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - January 19, 2007 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Jerry Avorn, MD Source Type: podcasts

We May Be Able to Stop Common Lethal Secretory Diarrhea by Activating the Intestinal Calcium Sensing Receptors
John Geibel, MD, DSc, from the Yale University School of Medicine, proposes a possible cure for the world's worst infectious malady -- diarrhea. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - January 12, 2007 Category: Journals (General) Authors: John Geibel, MD, DSc Source Type: podcasts

The Time Is Right for Healthcare Reform
Karen Davis, PhD, President of The Commonwealth Fund in New York, calls for fundamental reform of the US healthcare system with the coming sea change in the US Congress. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - January 8, 2007 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Karen Davis, PhD Source Type: podcasts

Physicians of the Future Will Use Online Content at the Point-of-Care to Guide Their Decisions. The Future Is Now!
Rick G. Kulkarni, MD, explains why the Internet is an essential resource for learning the most current medical information which will allow us to provide the best care possible to our patients. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - January 5, 2007 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Rick G. Kulkarni, MD Source Type: podcasts

I Use Fingernail Surgery to Remove My Seborrheic Keratoses
Pathologist George Lundberg, MD, the Editor in Chief of MedGenMed, describes his favorite self-surgical procedure on his own cutaneous seborrheic keratoses. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - December 29, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: George D. Lundberg, MD Source Type: podcasts

Is America's Meth Scourge Really Coming to an End?
Barry Sample, PhD, Director of Science and Technology at the Employer Solutions business unit of Quest Diagnostics in New Jersey, informs us that the methamphetamine epidemic is on a downslide. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - December 22, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Barry Sample, PhD Source Type: podcasts

Ban Trans Fats in 2007
Michael Dansinger, MD, of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Tufts-New England Medical Center, tells us why demanding the elimination of artificial fat should be immediate. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - December 18, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Michael Dansinger, MD, MS Source Type: podcasts

Off-label Prescriptions: Do We Need More Restraint or More Evidence?
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director of the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, tells us about concerns of off-label prescriptions. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - December 15, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Carolyn Clancy, MD Source Type: podcasts

How To Create a New Consensus On Quality Improvement Measures in Health Care
William P. Fisher, Jr., PhD, Chief Science Officer of Avatar International, Inc. tells us why common standards are necessary when comparing quality improvement research. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - December 11, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: William P. Fisher, Jr., PhD Source Type: podcasts

The Functioning Brains of Us Physicians Should Be "Guidance Systems," Not "Books of Knowledge"
Hampton Roy, MD, Clinical Professor of the University Arkansas Medical School, explains why today's information sources need to include patients' research in order to deliver better quality of care. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - December 8, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: F. Hampton Roy, MD Source Type: podcasts

Nuclear Power Is Contraindicated as a Solution to Global Warming Because of Nuclear Mutagenesis
Helen Caldicott, MD, Founder and President, Nuclear Policy Research Institute, tells us how nuclear power is medically contraindicated. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - December 4, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Helen Caldicott, MD Source Type: podcasts

Awakening Hippocrates: A Call for Health Providers to Serve Where Most Needed
Edward O'Neil, Jr., MD, an emergency physician in Boston, MA, explains why global health should be part of every medical school curriculum and why doctors should spend time helping the global poor. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - December 1, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Edward O'Neil, Jr., MD Source Type: podcasts