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With physicians using TSH assays more often, they are encountering subclinical thyroid disease more frequently.

Although conflict between people is common, some conflicts are the result of different cultural assumptions. These disagreements can complicate good communication between physician and patient.

This is an election year, so 1998 will be filled with intense debates about expanding Medicare eligibility, regulating managed care, and eliminating health care fraud.

Primary angioplasty is better than fibrinolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction, but the advantage is not as large as we once thought.

One patient suffers from periodic "silliness," the other suffers from syncope. What is the diagnosis and treatment?

Often patients with these anemias present with symptoms that are common in anemia of any cause. A full-color illustration shows the different processes of red blood cell destruction.

The medical profession lias greater awareness of the problem of substance abuse among physicians, and has set up programs to confront impaired physicians about their problem so they can overcome their resistance to treatment.

It is quite appropriate for physicians to encourage cancer patients to join support groups. However, these patients should not blame themselves or their emotions for causing the cancer.