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The Supreme Court and the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003: A Political Procedure Replaces Woman-Centered Care
By upholding the "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," the Supreme Court interferes with a woman's access to the reproductive care most appropriate for her and meddles with a physician's ability.
Medscape General Medicine, June 2007
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Thanks to the Peer Reviewers of Medscape General Medicine for 2003-2005
The editorial staff thanks the reviewers who've contributed their time to the journal.
Medscape General Medicine™, July 2006
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Editorial in Response to "What Is Sham Peer Review?"
The peer review system, originally meant to resolve quality problems in a collegial and confidential manner, is being converted into a weapon to shatter the careers of targeted physicians.
Medscape General Medicine™, November 2005
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Abducens Palsy Following Spinal Anesthesia: Mechanism, Treatment, and Anesthetic Considerations
The only 2 factors that can reliably reduce the risk for PDPH are the caliber and type of spinal needle used for the procedure.
Medscape General Medicine™, October 2005
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Healthcare Professionals and Dual Loyalty: Technical Proficiency Is Not Enough
Mildred Z. Solomon, EdD, Associate Clinical Professor of Social Medicine, Medical Ethics & Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, comments on healthcare professionals and dual loyalty.
Medscape General Medicine™, August 2005
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Through a Different Lens: A Mother's Day Lament
A 2003 poll by Penn, Schoen, and Berland shows that 78% favor universal media ratings as Thompson, Yakota, and others have proposed, and 70% want an independent group to do the ratings.
Medscape General Medicine™, July 2004
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Pathway to Independence: Physical Therapy for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Treatment goals for RA patients focus on early detection and intervention to minimize joint damage as early in the disease course as possible to help limit the need for surgical joint replacement.
Medscape General Medicine™, May 2004
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Excerpts and Education
The medium may have changed in the 50 years since Dr. Clifton K. Meador attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, but the messages have not.
Medscape General Medicine™, April 2004
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Happy Birthday to Open-Access Publishing Pioneer MedGenMed: 5 Years Old and Counting
We believe that it is inappropriate for a reader in a developed country whose tax money has paid for medical research to have to pay again to read the results of such research.
Medscape General Medicine™, April 2004
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Improving the Quality of Care in Physician Office Practice (IQCPOP)
Could the greatest barrier to quality improvement in American medicine be the local physician's office?
Medscape General Medicine™, December 2003
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Polio and Policy Options
Dr. William Foege contributes to the debate surrounding policy and programmatic options to be faced by countries following certification of eradication of poliomyelitis.
Medscape General Medicine™, December 2003
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Uninvited, Unwelcome Medical Email Messages
Are medical spam messages potentially harmful to patients' health?
Medscape General Medicine™, December 2003
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Geographic Diseases -- A New Section in Medscape General Medicine
Fascinating cases present a sampling of the pathology encountered while caring for a people suffering under an oppressive burden of disease in one of the world's poorest regions.
Medscape General Medicine™, August 2003
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The Pathologist of the Century -- F. William Sunderman, MD, PhD, ScD
A fellow pathologist examines the extraordinary life of Dr. Sunderman.
Medscape General Medicine™, June 2003
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Medscape Select, our Friendly Clinical MEDLINE
Medscape has developed a tool to narrow your MEDLINE searches.
Medscape General Medicine™, June 2003
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HIV Testing: 20 Minutes, No Pretest Counseling
The CDC is launching a new initiative to increase HIV testing and facilitate prevention of HIV infections.
Medscape General Medicine™, May 2003
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Holding Our Breath
Healthcare workers, inured to substandard and imprudent behavior from politicians, should strive to be America's moral compass now more than ever, according to William H. Foege, MD, MPH.
Medscape General Medicine™, March 2003
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Foundation Report - A New MedGenMed Section
MedGenMed launches a new section and a collaboration with the Lasker Foundation.
Medscape General Medicine™, January 2003
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MedGenMed's Selection of the Top 10 Medical/Health Stories of 2002
Authors from 3 different countries highlight 10 of the most important experimental results, medical observations, public health occurrences, and policy reports that appeared during 2002.
Medscape General Medicine™, December 2002
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Thanks to the Peer Reviewers of Medscape General Medicine -- April 1999 through October 2002
A large portion of the success of Medscape General Medicine can be credited to the dedicated work of peer reviewers.
Medscape General Medicine™, December 2002
