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Ann Arbor, Michigan
I am a semi-retired pathologist who was a faculty member at the University of Michigan Medical... Full Bio
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President of the ACP Defends Evidence-Based-Medicine and USPSTF

In a previous blog note about the recent flap relating to mammography recommendations for women in their 40"s (see: Science-Driven Medicine...

It's Time for the FDA to Prohibit Direct-to-Consumer Advertising by Pharmaceutical Companies

I have generally been suspicious about direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising by pharmaceutical companies on TV and in glossy magazines. This type of...

Science-Driven Medicine Bumps Up Againt Perception of Risk with Mammography

The recent recommendation of a panel of experts that routine mammography is no longer necessary for women in their 40's was greeted by widespread...

A Quick Look at Cardiovascular Information and Imaging Systems (CVIS)

I must have been sleeping at the switch. Outside of my lab/LIS world, a new category of integrated clinical information systems has arisen -- the...

Reader Suggests Substitutes for the Term "Soft Copy Read" in Digital Pathology

In a blog note posted yesterday, I suggested that the term soft copy read could be used by pathologists to describe the process whereby a scanned...
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