Volume 6 Issue 1 – September 2009
Screening for Colorectal Cancer – An NEJM Clinical Practice Article
David A. Lieberman, NEJM December 20, 2007, Vol 3561 (12), 1178-1187.
A healthy 76-year-old woman presents as a new patient for primary caree. She has no family history of colorectal cancer. Would you advise this patient to undergo colon-cancer screening, adn if so, what test would you recommend?
Obama’s Vision and the Prospects for Health Care Reform – An NEJM Perspective Article
John K. Iglehart, NEJM, September 14, 2009
In a rare address to Congress on September 9, President Barack Obama sought to rebuild momentum among legislators for pursuing reform and setting out his basic notes.
Poverty, Wealth, and Access to Pandemic Influenza Vaccines – An NEJM Perspective Article
Tadataka Yamada, NEJM, September 17, 2009, Vol 361 (12)
The prospects for developing an effective vaccine to prevent infection with the current H1N1 virus are excellent. Dr. Tadataka Yamada roposes a set of principles to guide global allocation of a pandemic vaccine.
Finding a Path in Medicine: An Interview with Dr. Mirza About the Experience of Establishing a Pakistani Clinic
Rita Charon, the founder of the Narrative Medicine Program at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, discusses her path to medicine and the importance of combining personal passions and interests with the practice of medicine.
Pathways Through Medicine: Ophthalmology
With a unique blending of both medical and surgical techniques in their art, ophthalmologists enjoy a world of clean, efficient microscale surgeries and medical interventions in one of the mot exciting sectors of modern medicine.
