PATIENTS & PRACTICE
On the medical beat: Award-winning health reporter André Picard on sensationalism, favourite diseases and his Star Trek doppelganger.

Fear and loathing in the OR: Anesthetists uneasy over new ON care teams.

Desperate for DCA: Untested cancer-killing chemical is highly sought online.

Word of mouth: Large Japanese study endorses superiority of cardiac-only CPR.

TB quarantine ethics: Balancing fighting pandemics and protecting civil liberties.

Needling doubt: US neurologists call epidural steroid injections for sciatica into question.

A rock and a hard place: Kids who survive leukemia risk another cancer later.

Health literacy woes: Expert says Canadian docs should take the lead.

Baby's got the blues: What to Tell Your Patients about taking antidepressants while expecting.

Practice Management
20 questions: A satisfaction survey can give you insight into your patients? souls.

POLICY & POLITICS
Waiting to be sued: CMPA issues bold wait times warning.

Conservative gifts: Healthcare sector wins big in the 2007 budget.

Alberta doctors consider a raise: Vote will decide on province's offer.

'I did my best': Our health lawyer advises a doc beset by negligence accusations.

ADVANCES IN MEDICINE
NOTES on an invention: McMaster resident earns praise for new surgical device.

Botox-guided surgery: Wrinkle-free surgery cures migraines.

Toys for docs: A sneak peek at the latest medical gadgets, including frankenbugs and robo-beads.

PHYSICIAN LIFE
Making Lou proud: How 'guerilla research' is taking on ALS.

Broken telephone: When residents do all the talking, specialist collegiality is the first to go.

Personal Finance
At a loss about investments?: Behavioural finance may help.

Departments
Editorial: Mental health money? We'll drink to that
Editorial: Cartoon
Editorial: Letters
News in brief:
Across Canada: News highlights from coast to coast to coast.
Medical History in Brief: Take a walk down medicine's oft-strange memory lane.
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