Pulse

A Presumption of Illness

Decades after the war, some Vietnam veterans are falling ill to diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange, unaware of the benefits available to them.

Tailhook’s Legacy

Nearly one in four women veterans has experienced military sexual trauma. They and other women veterans can now get counseling and medical care at VA clinics just for them.

Miles to Go

University of Minnesota bioethicist Steven Miles, M.D., isn’t letting up in his quest to end the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

Be Prepared

Civilian doctors will likely be caring for many veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan with service-related health problems.

Book Review

Etiology of a War

By Charles Meyer, M.D.

The Assassins’ Gate is a primer on the thinking that led us into war and a glimpse at the quagmire that won’t let us out. 

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Cover Story

Rebuilding Bodies and Mending Minds

By Richard Broderick

The Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center has had to scramble to meet the unexpected needs of soldiers injured in Iraq.

Face to Face

Combat Surgeon

By Scott D. Smith

Orthopedic surgeon Paul Huddleston, M.D., extended his tour of duty in Iraq when he realized the soldiers whose lives were on the line needed his skills.

Perspective

Serving the Next Greatest Generation

By James R. Rundell, M.D.

Reflections of a retired military physician on treating today’s veterans.

Clinical and Health Affairs

Emergency Management of Sickle Cell Disease Complications: Review and Practice Guidelines

By John L. Hick, M.D., Stephen C. Nelson, M.D., Karen Hick, M.D., and M. Obinna Nwaneri, M.D.


2005 American College of Physicians Poster Competition Winners

Metronidazole-Induced Reversible CNS Lesions—A Rare Side Effect of a Common Drug

By M. Shakir Ejaz, M.D., Sameea Sadiq, M.B.B.S., and Suraj Muley, M.D.

 

PAPP-A Levels are Elevated in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and are Proportionally Decreased by Treatment with Atorvastatin: Results of a Dual-Dose, Double-Blind, Randomized Study

By Michael D. Miedema, M.D., Cheryl A. Conover, Ph.D., Sean C. Harrington, Diedra Oberg, Holly Macdonald, Daniel Wilson, M.D., Giuseppe Sangiorgi, M.D., Timothy D. Henry, M.D., and Robert S. Schwartz, M.D.

 

Editor's Note

Paying the Price for War

 

MMA Viewpoint

A Strong Public Health System is Crucial

 

MMA News

The Play's the Thing-to Fight Obesity
State May Ban Lab Markups

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