David J. Elpern, M.D. First published in the International Journal of User-Driven Healthcare, 2011. Volume 1, page 25-26 Keywords: acne, isotretinoin, hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, nightmares, suicidal ideation, Abstract: This is a joint patient and health professional narrative that emphasizes possible … Continue reading →

For a relatively brief biography see: Michael Balint – An outstanding medical life.1 Balint’s son, John, was a distinguished gastroenterologist, medical ethicist, and professor at Albany Medical College. I heard him lecture and it was there that I think I … Continue reading →

What Matters To Me Questionnaire We are trying to create a tool to help patients communicate with their physicians and other care providers about what really matters to them in their relationships with the health care system. Although one may … Continue reading →

“The fall from grace in September, 2018 of Dr. José Baselga, the former chief scientific officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, illuminated a longstanding problem of modern medicine: Potentially corrupting payments by drug and medical device makers to influential … Continue reading →

P. Ravi Shankar Key words: India, Internship, Kerala, medical college, medical students The filter coffee was aromatic and strong and the masala dosa stuffed with a mix of potatoes and beetroot crisp and tasty. We were at the Indian Coffee … Continue reading →

P. Ravi Shankar Key words: India, Internship, Kerala, medical college, medical students The filter coffee was aromatic and strong and the masala dosa stuffed with a mix of potatoes and beetroot crisp and tasty. We were at the Indian Coffee … Continue reading →

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Strange Encounters of the RMV Kind by DJ Elpern Thirty-six years ago, in April of 1986, I attended the Academy of Dermatology’s annual meeting in Las Vegas.  On the first day, I directed a course on searching MEDLINE, the National … Continue reading →