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- The uncertain role of immunosuppressive agents in Sjögren’s syndrome
Although Sjögren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disorder, immunosuppressive agents have yielded disappointing results in clinical trials.
- Medical McCarthyism: Medicare, teaching hospitals, and charges of health care fraud
Real fraud cannot be tolerated, but spurious fraud charges are equally intolerable.
- Homocysteine: Update on a new risk factor
A high fasting plasma homocysteine level is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis and venous thrombosis.
- Can the patient make treatment decisions? Evaluating decisional capacity
Evaluations of a patient's ability to make treatment decisions are common in everyday practice. Dr. Agich reviews the standards for evaluating decisional capacity.
- Do today's medical residents really have it better?
Despite changes designed to make medical education more humane, it is not easier to be an intern or resident today.
- Diagnosing and treating hallux valgus: A conservative approach for a common problem
For most patients with hallux valgus, the problem is caused by wearing shoes that are too tight. How to evaluate and treat this problem, and when to refer to an orthopaedic surgeon.
- Assessing and minimizing reproductive risks of cancer chemotherapy
Now that more children and young adults are surviving malignant diseases, a new problem is arising: the reproductive effects of intensive chemotherapy.