Commentary
Commentary
Is most Parkinson’s disease man-made and therefore preventable?
According to the Global Burden of Disease study ... the number of people with Parkinson’s disease has more than doubled in the past 25 years,...
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Headache after drinking red wine? This could be why
An interesting epidemiologic phenomenon, not yet adequately explained, is why red wine is associated with more headache than other forms of...
Commentary
A better way to control blood pressure
For the American medical-industrial complex, lowered costs for managing common serious diseases may be an undesired rather than a good thing.
Commentary
A mid-marathon cardiac arrest, an MD’s crisis of confidence
Yes, I just did something great. But I’d recently been called the worst physician in the world.
Opinion
Can vitamin and mineral supplementation prevent cancer or cardiovascular disease?
Listen to your patients about vitamin and mineral supplements, answer their questions, and tell them the facts.
Commentary
A nurse’s view: Women desperately need information about pelvic floor disorders
One-third of all women and 50% of women over the age of 55 are currently affected by a pelvic floor disorder.
Commentary
The easy way to talk about penises
Clogging the arteries of the heart is called a heart attack; clogging the arteries to the penis is a penis attack, or as doctors like to call it,...
Commentary
What not to prescribe to older adults and what to use instead
As we think through the risk-benefit ratio of using NSAIDs in older adults, we often underappreciate the risks of these agents.
Commentary
MOC: An ‘insult to oncologists’ engaged in patient care
I think the reason this is stuck in the craw of so many oncologists is that we demonstrate our commitment to continuing medical education all the...
Opinion
The multiple meanings of sex
There exist three definitions for sex: chromosomal, gonadal, and phenotypic.