Pulse

The State of Our Health

A snapshot of illness and wellness in Minnesota.

The Whole Story

A local website helps journalists understand whether they’re on the mark when reporting about risks and benefits in medicine.

Bamboozled by Biostatistics

Medical educators are trying to make biostatistics less daunting and more meaningful to practice.

Decisions, Decisions

Cancer patients are deluged with data about risks, benefits, survival, and recurrence as they weigh treatment options.

Perspective

Antibiotics, Por Favor

By Therese Zink, M.D., M.P.H.

A clash of cultures over the treatment of the common cold shows that there can be much more than a language gap between patients and their doctors.

End Notes

Clued in 2 Numbers

By Graham Meyer

 

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Cover Story

Number Crunchers

By Howard Bell

Biostatisticians are more essential than ever to medical innovation.

Face to Face

Figures Head

By Kate Ledger

As the state epidemiologist, Ruth Lynfield is the chief head counter when it comes to infectious disease outbreaks. 

Clinical and Health Affairs

Teaching Numeracy to Physicians-in-Training:

Quantitative Analysis for Evidence-Based Medicine

By Robert M. Jacobson, M.D.

 

The Increase of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children

By Brandon M. Nathan, M.D.

 

Medicine, Law and Policy

Keep Your Eye on the Patient

By Cinda Velasco, J.D.

Physicians who fail to communicate with each other when handing off responsibility for a patient put the patient at risk for injury and themselves at risk for malpractice.

Editor's Note

Making Sense of Numbers

 

MMA Viewpoint

The Importance of a Unified Message

 

MMA News

MMA to Weigh In on Appeals Case
MMA Dispels Myths about SCHIP Coverage
MMA Urges Sen. Coleman to Fix Medicare Reimbursement

 


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