ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 9/5/2010
‘Powerful drug’ boosts melanoma survival
Monoclonal antibody ipilimumab a rare success, but some patients die from the treatment - 9/5/2010
CMA urged to study impact of HST
Working group on issue reports that best chance for relief is to lobby for tax rebates - 9/5/2010
Sentinel node histology not useful in predicting breast cancer survival
Major trial looking at immunohistochemistry does not support use of sophisticated test in guiding treatment - 9/5/2010
‘How to’ book for patients is just what the doctor ordered
Patient and caregiver guidebook offers to-the-point advice on preventing adverse events in health care - 9/2/2010
Help patients focus on most important concerns during visit
In an age of 10-minute appointments, Take As Directed advises the public not to leave vague or challenging symptoms to the end - 9/2/2010
Sex life improves for smokers who quit
Male smokers with erectile dysfunction were more likely to improve if they broke the habit - 9/2/2010
Reprimanding physicians: a study of contrasts
In Canada, physicians have far less clout than in the U.S. The loss of power, I reflected, is most evident in how physicians are reprimanded, often not by their peers but by administrators and ancillary health-care workers. - 9/2/2010
Small Manitoba town boots doctors from clinic
Physicians say they were blindsided by decision