Second Opinion
Readers discuss influenza and inflammation. (Fall 2008)
Second Opinion
Readers discuss suspended animation and administrative costs. (Summer 2008)
The Power of No
With their online Journal of Negative Results in Biomedicine, editors Christian Pfeffer and Bjorn R. Olsen are encouraging physicians to re-evaluate clinical practices based on negative data. (Summer 2008)
Damned Spot!
The first dermatologist told the writer that she was just seeing things. But finally, magically, the second dermatologist saw what the writer saw. (Spring 2008)
Are public report cards that evaluate individual physicians a good thing?
Point: Yes, they are key in the nation’s efforts to develop a value-driven health care system
Counterpoint: No, because the wrong kind of measurements can do more harm than good.
(Winter 2008)
A Beautiful Place
As a daughter discovers, her mother’s personality seems to drift, but she still can appreciate the important things: a wonderful sentence, the snow as it falls outside her bedroom window. (Winter 2008)
The Psychology of Apology
Hard as it is to admit an error to the world, it can be even harder for a doctor to admit one to herself. (Fall 2007)
No Alternative
Despite high patient demand, doctor bloggers argue that complementary alternative medicine may provide more harm than help. (Fall 2007)
Heart and Soul
The author climbed a mountain against doctor’s orders—but not against his better judgment. (Summer 2007)
Picturing the Other Side
Photographer Max Aguilera-Hellweg’s most demanding assignment was one he gave himself: to understand doctors not by taking their pictures but by becoming one. (Summer 2007)
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