Medicine - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/medicine/?source=rss&aim=medicine en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST Why do we resist going to the doctor? By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/24/avoiding_the_doctor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/24/avoiding_the_doctor/index.html?source=rss I waited too long for my diagnosis: Whence such perversity? Childhood fears A letter to readers By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/19/diagnosis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/19/diagnosis/index.html?source=rss On my current condition: Definitely treatable, definitely uncertain Is the tide turning for the public option? By Mike Madden Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/06/public_option/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/06/public_option/index.html?source=rss As healthcare reform moves to backroom talks, supporters say its chances may be improving What else could our bailout money have bought? By Matt Bivens Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/06/smallpox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/06/smallpox/index.html?source=rss For $4 trillion, we could've wiped out any number of diseases worldwide A Nobel prize for a Bush critic By Andrew Leonard Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/05/nobel_prize_for_bush_critic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/05/nobel_prize_for_bush_critic/index.html?source=rss Never mind Elizabeth Blackburn's contribution to cancer research. In 2004, she shined a light on even nastier stuff "Death panel doc" is all about life By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/08/12/ezekiel_emanuel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/08/12/ezekiel_emanuel/index.html?source=rss Right-wing boogeyman Ezekiel Emanuel is a persuasive advocate for humane reform. Doctors like me need his wisdom My dad, the surgeon, is drinking By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/12/drinking_surgeon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/12/drinking_surgeon/index.html?source=rss He's hiding drinks and breaking things, and I don't know what to say The Huffington Post is crazy about your health By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/07/30/huffington_post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/07/30/huffington_post/index.html?source=rss Why bogus treatments and crackpot medical theories dominate "The Internet Newspaper" Michael Jackson doctor went too far By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/07/13/dr_arnold_klein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/07/13/dr_arnold_klein/index.html?source=rss The dermatologist who exposed the singer's medical history on "Larry King Live" committed a fundamental violation I'm stuck in Atlanta, he's stuck in Seattle By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/22/atlanta_surgeon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/22/atlanta_surgeon/index.html?source=rss My work is here, his work is there: How will we ever get together? Is there a next generation of abortion providers? By Kate Harding Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/15/abortion_providers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/15/abortion_providers/index.html?source=rss As if the threat of violence and divisive politics weren't enough, getting trained is almost impossible Don't judge the chemo kid By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/05/22/daniel_hauser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/05/22/daniel_hauser/index.html?source=rss Those who have been through the living hell of cancer treatment understand the Hausers' decision to run away Oprah's bad medicine By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/05/15/oprah_winfrey_health/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/05/15/oprah_winfrey_health/index.html?source=rss Given her influence, it's a shame the TV star offers unbalanced health and medical advice. The truth about Social Security and Medicare By Robert Reich Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/13/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/13/reich/index.html?source=rss Social Security is a tiny problem, but Medicare is entirely different. It's a monster. Two groups call for probe following Salon exposé By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/05/05/vets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/05/05/vets/index.html?source=rss A veterans organization and a government watchdog group have asked the House Armed Services Committee to investigate a veterans healthcare scandal exposed by Salon. Swine flu: Don't panic! By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/04/27/swine_flu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/04/27/swine_flu/index.html?source=rss While the virus does reveal some novel traits, so far most symptoms are not out of the ordinary. The Army investigates itself again By Mark Benjamin Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/04/23/army_medical/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/04/23/army_medical/index.html?source=rss Why is the Army sending sick troops back into combat? You won't learn the answer from a new internal report. "This report does not find pressure to change clinical diagnoses" Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/04/09/each/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/04/09/each/index.html?source=rss A summary of an Army investigation says some soldiers with PTSD may not get the diagnoses they deserve -- but nobody in the Army did anything wrong. "I am under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD" By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/04/08/tape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/04/08/tape/index.html?source=rss A secret recording reveals the Army may be pushing its medical staff not to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army and Senate have ignored the implications. Physician, heal thy system By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/03/18/health_care_reform/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/03/18/health_care_reform/index.html?source=rss President Obama's ambitious healthcare reforms begin with doctors themselves -- if they take the medicine. Judging autism By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/02/19/autism_and_vaccines/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/02/19/autism_and_vaccines/index.html?source=rss Science has failed to convince many people that vaccines do not cause autism. Will last week's court ruling finally change their minds? What if I sleep-talk about my secret crush? By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/17/sleep_talker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/17/sleep_talker/index.html?source=rss I fear I may let slip to my lover the fantasies I've been having. Pet Week: Where to take a sick iguana Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/animals/2009/02/12/petweek_exotics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/animals/2009/02/12/petweek_exotics/index.html?source=rss At the Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine we get a glimpse into the challenges of owning and caring for New York's most unusual animals. The fear about peanut allergies is nuts By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/02/05/peanut_allergy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/02/05/peanut_allergy/index.html?source=rss Parents and medical groups are doing more harm than good stirring up worries about food allergies. Big Think: "It's the creative process that's so tremendous" Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/01/05/bt_sabeti/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/01/05/bt_sabeti/index.html?source=rss Dr. Pardis Sabeti on enjoying the creative process behind science and learning to love the failures and the successes.