To the Editor: The publication of a controlled epidemiologic study on the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism (Nov. 7 issue)¹ represents a major advance. The great volume of material circulating on the Internet about a possible link ...

To the Editor: The study by de Gans and van de Beek and their colleagues (Nov. 14 issue)¹ demonstrates the benefits of dexamethasone in adults with bacterial meningitis. The authors conclude by recommending dexamethasone for all adults with acute ...

To the Editor: Harding et al. (Nov. 14 issue)¹ conclude that treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in women with diabetes does not appear to reduce complications and that screening and treatment are therefore not needed. However, Table 3 of their article ...

To the Editor: The analysis by Jain et al. (Aug. 29 issue)¹ of insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization, based on data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),² was limited by the use of aggregate-level data and the ...

To the Editor: Berde and Sethna (Oct. 3 issue)¹ provide an excellent summary of developmental differences in pharmacology that dictate the appropriate use of analgesics in pediatric patients. However, there are gaps in the data required to support the ...

To the Editor: We are told in Case 29-2002 (Sept. 19 issue)¹ that the patient's urine contained 15 to 20 red cells per high-power field and 100 mg of protein per deciliter but that he did not have nephritis, yet a renal biopsy was not performed before ...

To the Editor: Physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill residents of Oregon has been legal since October 1997.¹ Although it has been challenged several times in court and by a referendum, the Oregon Death with Dignity Act remains in effect at this ...

Robert Burt has written a provocative and disturbing book that should be read by all professionals involved in end-of-life care. He suggests that dying patients, their families, and their physicians are “all vulnerable to unruly psychological forces ...

The Health of the Country is an illuminating medical perspective on the settlement of the American frontier from the Louisiana Purchase to the start of the Civil War. Through the use of letters, scientific reports, and travel literature, Valenčius is ...

In only two decades, the epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and AIDS has progressed from being a medical curiosity to its current status as a global killer, changing the family structures, economic development, and even the security ...