Webcast Video Commentaries

• The End of Peer Review and Traditional Publishing as We Know It Peter Frishauf, MS, founder of Medscape, discusses the possible end of medical journals.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, November 2008
• Beyond a Dying Private Health Insurance Industry: A Hidden Solution in Plain View John Geyman, MD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Washington, explains what will happen when the American health insurance industry dies.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, October 2008
• Should Physicians Come First? H. Steven Moffic, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin, discusses whether doctors or patients come first.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, September 2008
• A Market for Compassion: Single-Payer Health Insurance Prajwal Ciryam, second-year MD/PhD student at Northwestern University and Co-Founding Member of Health Care for All Illinois, explains why an American single-payer system is right.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, September 2008
• Let's Get Real About Conflicts of Interest in Medicine John F. Kamp, PhD, JD, Executive Director, Coalition for Healthcare Communication, New York, discusses complexities in conflicts of interest.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, June 2008
• Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, May 2008
• A Question of Priorities in the Treatment of Breast Cancer M. Carolina Hinestrosa, MA, MPH, Executive Vice President, Programs and Planning, National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC, gives a cautionary challenge on proper use of ESAs.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, April 2008
• Should the United States Mandate Health Insurance...or Not? Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute, discusses access to care.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, April 2008
• Issues in Creating a US Health Television Network Lawrence Grouse, MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine, gives details on how to set up US Health TV.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, March 2008
• The Need for a US Health Television Network Lawrence Grouse, MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, proposes a new health and medicine TV network.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• Getting Control of Health Costs -- For Real Governor Michael Dukakis tells us how to control healthcare costs.
  Medscape General Medicine, September 2007
• The Doctors' Prescription: National Health Insurance Oliver Fein, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine and Public Health at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York, provides a sweeping answer to the US healthcare mess.
  Medscape General Medicine, April 2007
• California and Universal Health Coverage Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute, discusses the issues that California could face if a universal health insurance plan is created.
  Medscape General Medicine, February 2007
• End the War on Obesity: Make Peace With Your Patients Linda Bacon, MA, PhD, a Nutrition Professor and a Nutritionist, explains why healthy lifestyle habits are more important than the numbers on the scale.
  Medscape General Medicine, November 2006
• Advanced Practice Nurses Say "No" to a Mandatory Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Wendy Vogel, an oncology nurse practitioner, explains why the AACN proposal may be a prescription for disaster for advanced practice nursing.
  Medscape General Medicine, October 2006
• Is National Health Insurance Coming to the United States? Could national health insurance fly in the United States? The truth is that we already have it. We call it Medicare.
  Medscape General Medicine, July 2006
• Emancipating the Doctors Marilyn Clement, National Coordinator of Healthcare-NOW!, explains why a single-payer, national healthcare system would be ideal.
  Medscape General Medicine, January 2006
• Are Traditional Peer-Reviewed Medical Articles Obsolete? Peter Frishauf, founder of Medscape, comments on Wikipedia.
  Medscape General Medicine, January 2006
• Doctors and Patients Working Together Marilyn Clement, National Coordinator of Healthcare-NOW!, explains how we can obtain the best medical care in the world for every person in this country with money left over.
  Medscape General Medicine, July 2005
• Breaking the Rules: Entertainment and Public Health Karen Donelan, ScD, Senior Scientist in Health Policy at the Massachusetts General Hospital, comments on entertainment and public health.
  Medscape General Medicine, June 2005