Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

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Physician, editor, and much more, John D. Clough, MD, retires

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: December 1, 2007

Dr. John D. Clough, the previous Editor-in-Chief of the CCJM, is much more to all of us than the sum of his accomplishments.

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The arrival of ‘hunt-and-peck’ medicine

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: November 1, 2007

I initially had concerns when told that we would be typing all of our visit notes directly into the computer, but I was pleasantly surprised by the...

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Back to the basics on pressure and fat

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: October 1, 2007

Sometimes we may be too smart about the nuances of clinical science and get distracted from our goal of improving patient outcomes.

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ECT: Bad reputation, but often effective

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: September 1, 2007

It may come as a surprise that psychiarists still use electroconvulsive therapy. Books and movies have not portrayed it in a flattering light.

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The art and evidence of medical practice

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: August 1, 2007

A message from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) could be that the artful judgment of a seasoned clinician, with patient input, may...

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Zoster is more than 'just' a viral infection

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: July 1, 2007

For some viruses, such as varicella-zoster virus, striking and confusing clinical manifestations can appear long after the initial infection.

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A defense of apple pie

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: June 1, 2007

Vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia is widely accepted, although we underuse it, and data to support its efficacy are scarce.

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Old drug, new data, continued vigilance

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: May 1, 2007

Colchicine, an old and familiar drug for gout, has found another use in preventing and treating pericarditis. But familiarity should not dampen vig...

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Who would have thought?

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: April 1, 2007

Fifteen years ago, universal screening for human immunodeficiency virus would have been met with cries of discrimination and therapeutic nihilism, ...

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Recognizing a common disease hiding in plain sight

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: March 1, 2007

Clinicians often fail to diagnose celiac disease promptly. They don't realize how common it is, and they don't recognize its many manifestations ot...

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What to do with a broken heart

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: February 1, 2007

This issue contains papers discussing noninvasive cardiac testing, the controversy surrounding late thrombosis associated with drug-eluting stents,...

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Why effective drugs don't work for everyone

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: January 1, 2007

For now, the concept of antiplatelet resistance is useful and probably biologically relevant, but it isn’t ready to be incorporated into our clinic...

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The uric acid hypothesis: Out with the old, in with the. . .old

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: December 1, 2006

The death knell for the idea that serum urate mediates cardiovascular disease tolled about 25 years ago. But now the concept is being revived.

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The surgical unsupersizing of America

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: November 1, 2006

For years, “fat surgery” was viewed with skepticism by many internists. The tide is turning, but there is still no free lunch.

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Oil it where it squeaks: Evidence, experience, and osteoarthritis therapy

Author:: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Publish date: October 1, 2006

Since many patients with osteoarthritis do experience relief with intra-articular therapy, it may indeed pay to “oil it where it squeaks.” I just w...