SPIRIT OF MEDICINE: Lab coats I have knownIn a profession laden with status symbols, Dr. William Hay resisted donning the white coat as much as he could CORRIDOR CONSULTS: Infant diagnosis of granuloma annulare needs confirmation Photography on the wild side For some physicians, medicine may leave no time for other ambitions; not so for Dr. Mark Freedman CARDIOLOGY: New stress marker can help rule out acute MI earlier than troponin Copeptin is elevated in patients with acute MI early on and then drops, while troponin takes hours to rise and requires retesting AMA hoping concerns over health information act will be heard Patient privacy and too much government control of information among the issues Alberta doctors want to see addressed in Bill 52 How to juggle medicine and children Being a physician-parent has been described as having to care for two distinct patient populations Surgeons can reuse Sharpies, study finds Pre-op markers resist infection transmission Providers, MDs clash over sex selection DIGESTIVE DISEASES: Simulator helps trainees improve colonoscopy skills Five to eight practice sessions enough preparation to see patients Fecal transplantation a stunning success in treating recurrent C.difficile Transfer of stool from donor may sound objectionable, but patients grateful for relief from infection-related diarrhea First Previous 43 44 45 Next Last
