San Francisco has been scandalized—by a health awareness campaign. The city, which
barely flinched when the local zoo offered $40 “viewings” of mating animals on Valentine's …

IT'S NOT JUST PATIENTS WHO CAN LEARN from tools that help them make evidence-
based decisions. Assessing patients' understanding of the information provided and the …

The debate over when women should undergo screening mammograms has erupted into a
controversy of almost epic proportion. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) …

It's easy to imagine that doctors don't get sick. Surely the hygienic shield of the sterile white
coat guards them from ever having to put on the flapping gown and flimsy bracelet, climb …

You are at a loss. You have just watched a webinar on cancer screening and were taken
aback when the benefit of mammography screening for women in their 50s was discussed …

The upcoming presidential election is pivotal for nurses and for the American people,
particularly in terms of the candidates' different approaches to the health care crisis. As the …

Artists often understand us better than we understand ourselves. A cartoon in the March 26
edition of the Philadelphia Daily News shows a physician who, after exhaustively reviewing …

ON NOVEMBER 16, 2009, THE US PREVENTIVE Services Task Force (USPSTF) released
breast cancer screening recommendations, sparking controversy and intense media …

Legislative history was made when two separate healthcare reform bills passed the House
(HR 3962) and the Senate (HR 3590) in 2009. The Senate bill, the Patient Protection and …

In the turbulent wake of the 17 November 2009 publication of the US Preventive Services
Task Force recommendations on screening for breast cancer, Annals shares results of a …