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The Saddest Disease to Prevent

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | May 16, 2011

When preventing a disease is harder than its treatment

Trillions of SNPs Versus a Glass of Grappa

David S. Pisetsky, MD | April 13, 2011

Will personalized medicine make us healthier or just contribute to information overload?

Advertise This

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | March 18, 2011

Medical marketing is an interesting place; beware inaccurate claims

Medical Renaissance

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | February 12, 2011

Europe has much that is new—including innovative research—emerging from its old-world settings

The Calling of the “Inner Nerd”

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | January 17, 2011

Trainees shouldn’t be afraid to live the life of lab and academic research

Is the Toll Sports Take on Athletes’ Bodies Worth Glory on the Gridiron?

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | December 1, 2010

Sports fans find enormous pleasure in arguing about topics such as the greatest player in baseball, the best heavyweight boxer, or the worst draft pick in the NFL. Most of these arguments cannot be resolved and ultimately do not matter. Nevertheless, the diehards joust with vehemence and passion, especially if fueled by some alcoholic brew….

A New Pain PILL: Lending a Personal Approach to Personalized Medicine

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | November 1, 2010

In caring for patients with chronic pain, I have tried all kinds of treatments to reduce bothersome symptoms, hoping to achieve improvements that are better than the usual one or two points on a visual analog scale. The list of these treatments is long—no doubt, you have tried the same ones—and include the expected array…