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Why I will continue to perform clinical breast exams
Dr. Jill Rabin, an ob.gyn. in New York, plans to continue clinical breast exams despite new recommendations from the American Cancer Society...
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Where is he now?
In this resident’s column, Dr. Shashank P. Behere reflects on the choices made by parents of a complex pediatric patient now in the ICU, and how...
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Responding to online physician review sites
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Making the final rule meaningful: What it means for you
On Oct. 6, after many months of anticipation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for...
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Refining confinement
Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses the practice of confinement post partum in China and how we can help new mothers post partum in the United States...
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Clinical Guidelines: Pressure ulcers – prevention and treatment
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Casting stones
Turkish investigators evaluated the effectiveness of sexual intercourse, tamsulosin, or standard medical therapy for kidney stone expulsion.
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The perplexing phantom appointment
Dr. Allan Block speculates about the origins of phantom appointments – the patient visits that are nowhere on your schedule but are claimed to...
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A primer on sexuality and gender identity
Dr. Gerald Montano gives a primer on sexuality and gender identity as an introduction to a column on LGBT youth.
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Screening for speech/language disorders: The case for pediatrician involvement
Judith L. Page, Ph.D., discusses the potential impact of the USPSTF’s latest recommendation on screening for speech and language delay and...
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Learned helplessness
Dr. William G. Wilkoff ponders the question of how often today’s parents are contributing to their children’s sense of helplessness.