This issue of the Annals addresses ethical issues, 1, 2 the effects of implementing new
models of care support, 3, 4 prevention, 5 screening, 6-8 and patients' health information …

In a review of screening tools for cancer prevention by Walker and colleagues, most studies,
as well as screening techniques those studies use to improve patient understanding of risks …

TO THE EDITOR: When I read the editorial by Drs Winnie and Saultz in the May issue it
certainly hit home as I considered my own personal plight as one of the “endangered …

Universal Precautions (mean of 5.5 visits in the previous year). Many family physicians
directly encounter the kind of patient suffering that this study describes. How do we …

While I appreciate Dr. Hickner's optimism for the future of family medicine (J Fam Pract.
2014; 63: 127), the reality is that family physicians (FPs) have been--and still are …

Mr. Jacob Rangston is a substitute janitor at a junior high school in Gary, Indiana. Because
he is only employed part time, he is not eligible for insurance benefits. He does not qualify …

William Davis is a cardiologist and author of the Wheat Belly books. 1, 2 In Undoctored, Dr
Davis takes the bold position that anyone can take control over their own health and go …

Mr. Rangston is a substitute janitor at a junior high school in Gary, Indiana. Because he is
only employed part time, he is not eligible for insurance benefits. He does not qualify for …

To the Editor: Kost and Genoa demonstrated that physician adherence to guidelines for 5
low-value clinical decisions improved through educational interventions. 1 They concluded …

Managed care and managed competition are sweeping the country. Virtually every aspect of
health care is being viewed as amenable to economic rationalization through the use of …