Comments posted to a New York Times article about electronic medical records prompt Dr. Bruce Cheson to assess the pros and cons of EMRs.

A society for radiation oncologists touts new studies on the benefits of proton radiation therapy in prostate cancer, but is the evidence really solid? Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses the issue.

Dr. John Marshall says that his efficiency as a clinician is undermined as he spends more and more time entering data into the EMR with less and less administrative support. Is there a way out?

Dr. Kathy Miller reports on a new look at an old study that indicates how to identify DCIS patients at sufficiently low risk for local recurrence such that they do not need radiation after lumpectomy.

Is the concept of "overdiagnosis" appropriate for breast imaging?

Sometimes the wrong staff members are inadvertently doing the wrong things. Hidden office inefficiencies can cost a practice money. Here's how to solve that problem.

Dr. Justin Brown from UCSD provides a review of the latest approaches to treating traumatic nerve injuries and how to determine which nerves are most likely to recover spontaneously.

Dr. Andy Shorr comments on a study looking at whether echocardiography alone is sufficient for the diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with sickle cell disease.

Proton therapy is a way to more precisely deliver radiation therapy. What are the implications for children with cancer?

A study in the variability of tumor measurements on repeat CT scans suggests to Dr. Kathy Miller that objective response rates in clinical trials may be anything but.