JAMA 12 June 2013 Vol 309 2345 “Moral panic” is a term which dates back to the 1830s and describes “an intense feeling expressed in a population about an issue […]
Richard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals
Richard Lehman’s journal review—10 June 2013
JAMA 5 June 2013 Vol 309 2223 It’s nice to see some meaty stuff in JAMA this week: I was beginning to grow despondent. It’s true that we are expected […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—3 June 2013
NEJM 30 May 2013 Vol 368 2059 Don’t read this paper, but rejoice that it exists. It’s proof that cancer genomics is the best kind of science—incomplete, dynamic, complex, and […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—28 May 2013
JAMA 22 May 2013 Vol 309 2105 Viewpoints carry with them an offer of agreement or disagreement, and everything I write in these columns is based on that. I hope […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—20 May 2012
JAMA 15 May 2013 Vol 309 2016 I got into a bit of a muddle with this paper, but I blame JAMA. Let me test you out: the abstract says […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—13 May 2013
JAMA 8 May 2013 Vol 309 1903 When an implanted cardioverter defibrillator goes off inside you, you are sure to feel deeply shocked: whereas, for others, watching you drop dead […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—7 May 2013
JAMA 1 May 2013 Vol 309 This week’s JAMA is devoted to child health. This was a mistake, because although children are generally interesting, health generally is not. A study […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—29 April 2013
JAMA 24 Apr 2013 Vol 309 1691 Last week I welcomed the imminent arrival of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) because it would classify every human […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—22 April 2013
JAMA 17 Apr 2013 Vol 309 1607 Why do some babies get colic every evening until they are about three months old? Dunno. Why do some children and adolescents get […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—15 April 2013
JAMA 10 Apr 2013 Vol 309 I try my best, dear Reader, oh I do. When I see an issue of JAMA devoted to Genomics, I don’t just sigh deeply: […]