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The author had grown exasperated with her delightful but severely noncompliant patient. Then she discovered the key to motivating this charming challenge.

A kid's health problem--temporary or chronic--puts incredible strain on physician-parents. Here's how a few have learned to cope.

Most physicians like working with detail people. Still, the relationship can get rocky at times. Here's why.

Warning your patients about the dangers of food allergies may save their lives. Not warning them can cost you--big-time.

In this ethnically diverse country of ours, patients with health care customs and practices quite different from Western medicine's are looking for doctors who understand their needs. Will you be one of them?

Many states require an expert's "pre-certification" when plaintiffs file malpractice claims. But a high-profile court case in North Carolina could change that.

Hundreds of programs for personal digital assistants can automate clinical and practice management tasks. Which do you really need?

Many seniors are reluctant to give up the wheel, despite deteriorating driving skills. Here's how to reach them.

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Many states require an expert's "pre-certification" when plaintiffs file malpractice claims. But a high-profile court case in North Carolina could change that.

Did this doctor violate her patient's last stated wish, or had those wishes changed? This story carries a powerful message.

By virtue of their deep pockets and global reach, these blue chips should do very well as the economy rebounds.

Although the author risked a lawsuit, she decided to speak up about the communication failures that may have contributed to this baby's death.

The author took two very different approaches to two cases of genital herpes. What would you do?

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By virtue of their deep pockets and global reach, these blue chips should do very well as the economy rebounds.

Personal contact keeps medicine fresh, the author says. It's a lesson he learned the hard way and relates in this 2001 Doctors' Writing Contest prize winner.

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Here's what's wrong with most continuing medical education courses--and what can be done to spice them up.

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False positives can have devastating results. How can you protect your patients, and yourself, from an erroneous diagnosis?

Could you have solved this medical mystery? The author used what she learned from a shrewd CME lecturer to help an ailing friend.

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Sometimes you have to act immediately and think about it later. This doctor and his wife didn't hesitate--and didn't miss.

Specialists unload patients on this primary care doctor, expecting her to do the work they don't get paid for. And she's tired of it.

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