Medical Practice

Magazine articles on medical practice and technical issues of treatment.

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Salon.com June 30, 2000 Sabin Russell	Circumcision may cut AIDS risk Researchers have routinely dismissed the idea that the procedure can stem the spread of HIV. That may be about to change.
Salon.com December 2, 1999 Jeff Drayer	The culture of secrecy Docs make mistakes, but proposed regulations to make them talk about it won't change that scary fact.
Salon.com December 1, 1999 James B. Stewart	Who's watching the docs? The code of silence in hospitals allows deadly mistakes to happen, but some simple reforms could help...
Salon.com June 13, 2000 Katherine Uraneck	The worst news: Your loved one is dead When medicine fails, someone has to tell the grieving family. It's easier with a little training, but there's no training.
Salon.com March 27, 2000 Jeff Drayer	The hardest question Even after doing it hundreds of times, it's never easy to ask someone whether they want you to let them die.
Salon.com February 2, 2000 Jeffrey Drayer	My first dead body Medical school taught me how to save lives, but left out the part about how I would feel when someone died.
Salon.com July 9, 1999 Robert Burton	A second opinion A second opinion: One doctor's enlightenment through pain.
Salon.com June 5, 2000 Jeff Drayer	Bedside terror This summer thousands of med school graduates will be unleashed on unsuspecting patients, and I know why the public should be scared.
D-Lib June 2000 Robert Mehnert	MEDLINEplus MEDLINEplus provides Web users with access to reviewed, authoritative health information -- from the NLM, the National Institutes of Health, other government agencies, and from selected non-government organizations.
Managed Care March 2000	JAMA Study Challenges Key HEDIS Diabetes Measure How often should diabetic patients be screened for retinopathy?
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