In a large, multisite study, medically trained clinicians with minimal specialty training in the treatment of alcohol dependence effectively delivered medical management intervention. Medscape Medical News
This review examines 4 recent studies that evaluate whether exercise in patients undergoing dialysis for chronic kidney disease has any effect on their quality of life. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
A study shows that providing patients undergoing elective surgery with email access to their surgeon improves levels of communication without decreasing satisfaction with outcomes. Medscape Medical News
Long-term results confirm earlier findings from what is, to date, the only randomized trial to show benefits for radical prostatectomy vs "watchful waiting" in men with localized prostate cancer. Medscape Medical News
Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, President, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, reminds us to take care of the WHOLE patient who has cancer. The Medscape Journal of Medicine