House Doctor
Tuesday May 29, 2012
Treating HIV Before You Get It?
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
Researchers suggest preventing new HIV cases by treating high risk people before they contract the virus. But there is a downside to that plan. House Doctor Brian Goldman looks at the issue.
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Tuesday May 15, 2012
Controversy Surrounds Changes to Psychiatric Manual
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
The American Psychiatric Association is revising its manual of psychiatric diseases. But the process has been mired in controversy. Last week, a panel of doctors took the unusual step of withdrawing proposals for two newly created psychiatric disorders. House Doctor Brian Goldman has the story.
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Tuesday May 8, 2012
Doctors with Disabilities
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
It's estimated as many as four percent of physicians have a disability, but it's very rarely talked about. Daniel Heffner is telling his story in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. He's a medical student who says his struggle with a severe learning disability is making him a better physician. House doctor Brian Goldman looks at the issue.
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- May 2012
- Tue., 29 – Treating HIV Before You Get It?
- Tue., 8 – Doctors with Disabilities
- Tue., 1 – Family in the Emergency Room
- April 2012
- Tue., 24 – Over-Medicated Seniors
- Tue., 17 – Controversial Pill Keeps ER Docs Alert
- Tue., 3 – Should Older Drivers Face Restrictions?
- March 2012
- Tue., 27 – IWK Cuts Wait List, At What Cost?
- Tue., 20 – Bottom Line vs. Patient Care
- Tue., 13 – Reducing ER Gridlock
- Tue., 6 – House Doctor: ADHD News
- February 2012
- Tue., 28 – House Doctor: Doctors Fib To Their Patients
- Tue., 14 – House Doctor: Premature Babies
- Tue., 7 – House Doctor: Violent Patients
- January 2012
- Tue., 31 – House Doctor: Is Grief a Mental Illness?
- Tue., 24 – House Doctor: Insomnia
- Tue., 10 – House Doctor: Sore Muscles
- December 2011
- Tue., 20 – House Doctor: The Year in Medicine
- Tue., 13 – House Doctor: Don't Collapse Near Hospital!
- November 2011
- Tue., 29 – House Doctor: Prescription Drug Addiction
- Tue., 15 – House Doctor: Palliative Care in the ER
- Tue., 1 – House Doctor: HPV Vaccine for Boys?
- October 2011
- Tue., 18 – House Doctor: 'Annoying' Patients
- September 2011
