Spring-Summer 2016: Death and Dying

Editorial: Death, Dying, the Grim Reaper . . . and Woody Allen
Death and Dying: Physician aid in dying (the End of Life Option Act); advance care planning; hospice is good medicine; Kaiser's RESPECT Project; death certificates; CMA end-of-life guidelines and resources.
Departments: Tale of a suicide; reviews, Working Stiff and When Breath Becomes Air; public health update; Marin General Hospital update; reports from Leadership Academy and AMA House of Delegates; 6 decades of Marin Medicine.
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Summer 2013 - Weight Loss

Feature articles: medical weight loss; going soda free; bariatric surgery; bariatric medicine; breastfeeding

Departments: acupuncture; hearing loss in children; "Hallucinations" by Oliver Sacks; health reform; Kentfield Rehabilitation Hospital; AMA

Winter 2013 - Children's Health

Feature articles: Children's health; developmental conditions; childhood obesity; pertussis in West Marin; pertussis epidemic; pediatric asthma; child abuse.

 Departments: Weaving;  equestrian sports; CMA House of Delegates; 2012 legislative wrap-up; The Ravenous Brain

Fall 2012 - Healthcare Information Technology

Feature articles: Medical records; healthcare information technology; medical scribes; smartphones; electronic health records; Docbook MD; Doximity

Departments: Stem cell therapeutics; cyber liability coverage; physician musicians; Marin Community Clinics; "The Santa Rosa Reader"

Summer 2012 - Environmental Health

Feature articles: Environmental health; CT scans; neurobehavioral disorders; tap water safety; air pollution; wood smoke pollution

Departments: Interview with Irina deFischer, MD; Marin-Sonoma-Napa ACO; "Like a Tree"; winemaking; "Becoming Dr. Q"; Kaiser Permanente San Rafael

Spring 2012 - Medicine, Gender, Politics

Feature articles: Medicine, gender, politics; LGBT care; heart disease in women; HPV vaccine update; Plan B One-Step; interview with Richard Carmona, MD

Departments: Emergency department care; retirement planning for physicians; "The Worry Solution"; Kentfield Rehabilitation Hospital; poems by Catharine Clark-Sayles, MD

Winter 2012 - Cancer

Feature articles: Cancer; cancer screening; colorectal cancer; Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Marin Women's Study; prostate cancer screening

Department: Emergency department usage; hospital-physician alignments; Marin General Hospital; "Bonhoeffer: Pator, Marty, Prophet"; traveling in Finland