Joe Elia of Journal Watch interviewed me earlier this week.  The podcast discussing the pharyngitis article – Podcast 68: Change your approach to pharyngitis in adolescents and young adults. I talk much more about how this blog influenced the...

Almost 30 years later, I have a renewed passion for adolescent and young adult pharyngitis.  I remember how naive I was doing my first sore throat study.  I look at my writing and shudder. During these years I have had incredible opportunities in...

Readers know how excited I am to finally have my pharyngitis paper published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.  I have decided to write the story behind the article for educational purposes.  This story unfolds over many years. According to PubMed,...

Role of Evidence-Based Medicine in Informing Clinical Decision-Making Addressed by American College of Physicians in House Testimony The ACP testified on the "breast cancer screening controversy".  These paragraphs make the point...

As usual I enjoyed my VA "tour of duty".  We saw a reasonable variety of clinical problems with the notable exception of female patients.  We had some interesting decisions to make that required high level considerations. I tried to find time to teach...