Answers To Diseases

Stuff the ballot box.
The value of these sites, previously exposed as pretty useless in this Slate piece, is mainly due to the anonymous nature of the comments.
Indeed, even if a doctor wanted to genuinely improve from this form of patient feedback, “posting anonymously on the Web (on sites a doctor does not regularly monitor) is [...]

Stanford’s Abraham Verghese challenges readers to solve his medical riddle, without using Google.
These exercises, when thought through, offer the student the opportunity to “formulate hypotheses, go to the book, research and eliminate possibilities . . . and come to the answer,” and can be a valuable learning experience.

Many medical schools are in the midst of purging pharmaceutical companies from their halls.
But can subtle marketing tactics can influence perceptions of prescription drugs?
It depends on where you trained.

If you get a little anxious thinking about going to the dentist, you’re not alone. Dental phobia keeps a lot of people from getting the care they need for their pearly whites.
There are a lot of different facets to dental phobia.

Thank you all for your patience.
The migration took longer than expected, but now the blog is running on WordPress and the acclaimed Thesis theme.
Many thanks to Aaron Brazell, aka Technosailor, for doing the job and navigating the obstacles along the way. I am aware that the “Previous entries” link on the bottom of the main [...]

The recent confusion surrounding the health care industry’s statement about reducing the growth in health care costs by 1.5 percentage points annuallyit is a goal, the industry clarified, not a year-by-year targetunderscores the need to put mechanisms in place to ensure the industry’s spending growth target is met. Nonetheless, I see their announcement as a [...]

In service for approximately 35 years now, the Ronald McDonald House Charities offers a place to stay while your child is undergoing medical treatment away from your home.