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A Generation of Progress in Endocrinology, Especially Cardiovascular Endocrinology
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- Felicetta JV
So much has happened in the field of endocrinology over the past 30 years that it is truly a challenge to know where to begin.
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Distributive Justice—What the Heck Is That?
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- Felicetta JV
Today, I want to chat with you about the concept of distributive justice, especially as it applies to the delivery of health care. Wait, wait! I...
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Gooood Evening...(But It Certainly Wasn't!)
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- Felicetta JV
Some of you more senior readers may recognize my reference to the late Alfred Hitchcock in the title. The master filmmaker always began his...
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Use 'Em Together, I Tell You!
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- Felicetta JV
I have to admit that I'm wrong again. A battle I thought had been won some time ago hasn't really been won at all. A viewpoint opposite my own, a...
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Things Aren't Always What They Seem
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- Felicetta JV
A few years ago I decided to play a trick on one of our endocrine fellows, who at the time was only a few short weeks into her training. I had...
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Niacin: Not Dead Yet, but on Life Support
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- Felicetta JV
Let me begin by confirming unequivocally that I’ve long been one of the strongest and loudest advocates of using niacin in the treatment of...
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Are There Advantages to Having Diabetes?
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- Felicetta JV
The question in my title may strike many of you as ludicrous in the extreme. How could there possibly be any advantages to having a devastating...
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Dead Bodies at a State Fair? Please!
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- Felicetta JV
I was absolutely appalled when I first heard of the concept several years back. It seemed that certain entrepreneurial showmen had assembled...
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Speed-Date Your Way Into Medical School
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- Felicetta JV
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Putting a Dollar Value on Human Life
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- Felicetta JV
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The Lowdown on Hypertension in the Elderly
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- Felicetta JV
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Screening for disease? Beware!
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- Felicetta JV
I’d like to address the challenging issue, even at the considerable risk of offending others with my perspective.
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We're Losing the Battle!
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- Felicetta JV
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Another Defeat for Conventional Wisdom
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- Felicetta JV
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Put Down the Sunscreen—And Soak in the Vitamin D!
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- Felicetta JV