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Counseling at Baskin Clinic: Introducing Clearwater Associates
Did you notice that the Baskin Clinic has two therapists working in their office? Are you concerned for the mental well-being of those docs and...
Medical Knowledge in the Internet Age
It's 11 o'clock at night and I'm just finishing up a note to my daughter Annabel. She's off on a school field trip to Eastern Oregon -- the John Day...
New Developments in Pediatric Food Allergies
The human immune system is exquisitely designed to protect the body from foreign invaders. Like a walled medieval castle bristling with armed...
Year in Review
Reflecting on the medical literature of 2013, I'm reminded of what my tennis coach always preached before a match. "If they knew who was going to...
Consumer Driven Health Care Goes Astray
While consumer-driven health care aims to increase the transparency, accountability, and quality of U.S. medicine, occasionally this concept goes...






