Jennifer Shu, M.D.
Choosing A Pediatrician For Your Newborn By Jennifer Shu, M.D.
Many new parents these days “interview” pediatricians to find one that suits them-even before their baby is born. After all, infants visit their doctor at least 6 times during their first year and may have this same doctor for the next 18 years or [...]

Congressional Testimony: Home-Centered Health Care by Mike Magee, MD
Mike Magee, MD
As a health policy professional and weekly media commentator on health care issues, I am often asked for my opinion on where our health care system is headed. I have the advantage of being able to share perspectives with a wide range of thinkers [...]

Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, President-Elect, American Medical Association
By Nancy H. Nielsen, MD
President-elect
American Medical Association
(Nancy H. Nielsen, MD was a recent guest on the Health in 30 Radio show with Barbara Ficarra. Click here to read more and to listen to the show).
The American Medical Association wants to give a voice to the 47 million [...]

Walter E. Jacobson, MD
By Walter E. Jacobson, MD
Reader’s Question: “What is the best way to see the glass as half-full as opposed to half-empty?”
Without having a specific situation to refer to, the best I can do is provide generalizations as to how to see things in a more positive way. In general, regardless of how [...]

By Carol L. Kornmehl, M.D., FACRO
Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies to affect men. Prostate cancer cells tend to thrive on testosterone, the male hormone. By altering the hormonal milieu and reducing the amount of testosterone the body produces, cancer cells “starve” and die. This measure can increase the man’s survival. Hormonal [...]