Second Opinion

Until recently, the decision as to whether or not to order an x-ray was based on the doctor's gut feeling. Now clinical prediction rules exist to help improve these decisions...

It is some times difficult, if not impossible, to keep promises we make...

It is not unusual for patients to have their entire life savings exhausted after a trip to the emergency room...

The decision about how often you need to see the doctor

First you hear you need surgery, now you need to choose a good surgeon. New data now makes the choice easier...

The role of the doctor has changed considerably

While the social meaning of ethnicity is becoming increasingly unclear, medicine may need to have some clear definitions.

After the PSA test comes back positive, how does a man choose which treatment is best?

Before you encourage Dad to go get tested for prostate

Sometimes it is difficult to be low person on