Said Shahtahmasebi, Ph. D. Some commentators have suggested that the social status of doctors has been eroded which has led to a commensurate decline in the quality of care that they provide. The irony is that the social status of doctors has not changed, they are still in the top social class. What may have […]
Amra Zalihic, M.D., Ph.D. Not so long ago, a rule that a physician, a teacher and a monk are the most important persons in their village existed in my country (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Why this rule disappeared? Doctors have never been well paid in my country, but they had a high social status and reputation. […]
Robertas Bunevicius, M.D., Ph.D. I totally agree with the statement that the low social status of physicians means the low-quality health care. ‘Low quality’ means not only low quality of care but it also means low morale as well. In our country (Lithuania), the social status and salaries of physicians are low. Tips and semi-legal […]
Wiesemann C.J Med Ethics. 2011 Mar 1. [Epub ahead of print] The paper discusses the current medical practice of ‘gender verification’ in sports from an ethical point of view. It takes the recent public discussion about 800m runner Caster Semenya as a starting point. At the World Championships in Athletics 2009 in Berlin, Germany, Semenya […]
Seifert AE, Polusny MA, Murdoch M.Mil Med. 2011 Feb;176(2):161-9. OBJECTIVE: We examined associations between abusive childhood experiences and functioning and psychiatric symptoms in an active duty sample of U.S. Army soldiers.METHODS: Cross-sectional survey of 204 soldiers stationed at a southern U.S. Army facility.RESULTS: Forty-six percent of individuals reported childhood physical abuse alone, whereas 25% reported […]
INSERM Collective Expert Reports. Paris: Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, 2004. Excerpt. Suicide constitutes a major public health problem. It is a manifestation of self-destructive behavior that results from a crisis situation often not sufficiently recognized by relatives and friends or by the medical profession. It affects all age categories […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Several weeks ago, I was reading “The New York Times” and came across an article entitled, “Out of Camelot, Knights in White Coats Lose Way” (1). The article contained some interesting statements including the following, “Physicians used to be the pillars of any community. If you were smart and sincere and ambitious, […]
Hristo Kojuharov, M.D., Hristina Koleva, M.D. Detoxification is an algorithm of therapeutic procedures and manipulations designed for alleviation and control of withdrawal symptoms following cessation of narcotics in patients with physical dependence. Its focus is on minimizing the immediate health risks related to the initial treatment of withdrawal. It is well established that heroin addiction […]
Douse J, Derrett-Smith E, Dheda K, Dilworth JP.Postgrad Med J. 2004 May;80(943):284-6. OBJECTIVE: To compare the views of doctors and patients on whether doctors should wear white coats and to determine what shapes their views.METHODS: A questionnaire study of 400 patients and 86 doctors was performed.RESULTS: All 86 of the doctors’ questionnaires were included in […]
Ablin JN, Cohen H, Eisinger M, Buskila D.Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2010 Nov-Dec;28(6 Suppl 63):S51-6. OBJECTIVES: To assess the frequency of fibromyalgia among a population of Holocaust survivors in Israel as well as the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and concurrent psychiatric symptoms, including depression and anxiety among survivors.METHODS: Eighty-three survivors of the Nazi Holocaust […]
