Common Sense Family Doctor

Renowned American surgical pioneer William Halsted is probably best known for the cancer operation that bears his name: the Halsted radical...

According to a recent review  in American Family Physician , 1 to 2 million American men have osteoporosis, 13 percent of white U.S. men old...

If you are a lifelong heavy smoker age 55 years or older, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force believes that screening for lung cancer wi...

A few days ago I was reminiscing about my family medicine residency, where at one of my outpatient training sites I provided care to Amish p...

On the first day of the clinical preventive medicine course that I teach every spring, I review the concept of lead-time bias and its potent...

In the July 1st issue of American Family Physician , Dr. Janelle Guirguis-Blake commented on a Cochrane Review  that found no benefits from ...