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- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: September 4, 2018
No one likes adverse effects, but they can teach us important things about human biology.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: August 1, 2018
Words matter. Calling ALT and AST “liver function tests” can lead to premature diagnosis of liver disease.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: July 2, 2018
I do not believe we truly understand the ideal amount of dietary and supplemental calcium or vitamin D for a given patient.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: June 1, 2018
The success of the health system and the emotional well-being and clinical skills of its physicians are clearly interrelated.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: May 1, 2018
At Bellevue, the RPR was a routine test; at the University of Pennsylvania, not so much—it all depends on context.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: April 2, 2018
Some new laboratory tests go through a life cycle, first being used by subspecialists and then by physicians everywhere.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: March 1, 2018
We should periodically revisit the goals and rationale for all prescribed medications
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: February 1, 2018
Providing information alone is not enough; we need to understand the patient’s biases, fears, and priorities.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: January 2, 2018
Time to take stock of advances in—and obstacles to—the delivery of quality healthcare.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: December 1, 2017
The immune reactivation syndrome can occur when the immune system in an immunosuppressed patient with a partially controlled indolent infection is ...
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: November 1, 2017
African Americans respond differently to some treatments than the white male patients who participated in the clinical trials.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: October 2, 2017
For a minority of patients, Raynaud phenomenon may be the presenting sign of a systemic disorder.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: September 1, 2017
Sherlock Holmes I am not, but some useful clues are readily apparent if one is prepared to recognize them.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: August 1, 2017
Back in the day, if we could count the coach’s fingers, we could go back into the game. Now we are more attuned to injury.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: July 1, 2017
Fear of undertreatment of early infection can morph into unwarranted treatment of nonexistent chronic infection.
