Medical (non)adherence: You really have to ask
June 23, 2014

By Dennis Rosen, MD It can sometimes seem as though the easy part of being a doctor is taking a history, making the diagnosis, and prescribing the appropriate treatment. There … chevron_right Read more

Tallying up points for resident professionalism
April 30, 2014

This post is part of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s series of “Research Roundups” — a monthly list of recently published research on humanism in medicine.  If you would like to … chevron_right Read more

Thin slices: A doctor’s first words to a patient
April 9, 2014

by Daniel Wolpaw, MD and Daniel Shapiro, PhD Our article, The Virtues of Irrelevance, was published in the April 3, 2014 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.  The … chevron_right Read more

Lost to follow-up
March 6, 2014

by Suzanne Koven, MD ”My mother died last week,” read the e-mail from Mr. Green, a man I’d never met. ”I know my parents appreciated the medical care you provided for … chevron_right Read more

Five things physicians can do for people with mild cognitive impairment
October 18, 2013

Dr. David Hilfiker is a physician who was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairmentand was told it would probably lead to Alzheimer’s disease.  In a brave move, he decided to start … chevron_right Read more

Psychiatry in Crisis: Humanism vs. Scientific Progress
September 20, 2013

Immanuel Kant argued in the 18th century that “all the insane be turned over to the philosophers and that the medical men stop mixing into the business of the human … chevron_right Read more

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