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Government & Medicine 2006
- Last-minute Medicare pay package freezes rates, adds reporting bonus - Dec. 25
- Doctors may not be ready for single ID - Dec. 25
- Court: Patients can't file federal privacy suits against doctors - Dec. 25
- Medicare touts audit plan's success as doctors decry "bounty hunters" - Dec. 18
- Court to rule on dying patients' access to experimental drugs - Dec. 18
- New York health plan merger sparks fears of insurer monopoly - Dec. 18
- Medicare begins posting physician price information online - Dec. 18
- Medicare drug price push faces hurdles - Dec. 11
- SCHIP renewal expected, but funding remains the question - Dec. 11
- Part D formulary guideline changes proposed - Dec. 11
- Medicaid Commission adopts reform plan - Dec. 11
- Quick View: Employee health coverage dips - Dec. 11
- Effort to stop Medicare cuts hits 11th hour - Dec. 4
- Pay-for-performance draws doctors' ire - Dec. 4
- New Congress necessitates a fresh look at tort reform measures, physicians say - Dec. 4
- Oregon to consider universal coverage proposals next year - Dec. 4
- AMA hits making any immigrant care illegal - Dec. 4
- Delegates say insurers should have same deadlines as doctors - Dec. 4
- National health priorities shift as Democrats take control of Congress - Nov. 27
- South Dakota votes down law to make performing abortions a felony - Nov. 27
- Pay-for-performance benefits are unproven, panel says - Nov. 27
- Medicare E&M boost negated by 5% pay cut; specialists hit harder - Nov. 20
- CMS plans to open drug data to researchers - Nov. 20
- Washington Supreme Court upholds doctor's right to sell medication - Nov. 20
- Medicare D round two: Patients will have questions; here are answers - Nov. 13
- High court OKs doctors' suits over insurance pay - Nov. 13
- Generic biologicals blocked by lack of federal approval process - Nov. 13
- Mixed results for consumer-directed health plans - Nov. 13
- Quick View: U.S. health care satisfaction paradox - Nov. 13
- Medicaid payment inching up - Nov. 6
- The cost of confusion: Trying to decipher FTC's rules on negotiation - Nov. 6
- Details emerge on new pay-for-performance test plan - Nov. 6
- Florida doctors and lawyers turn to waivers after tort ruling - Nov. 6
- MedPAC developing options for Medicare formula - Nov. 6
- Doctors brace for fallout as seniors hit gap in Medicare drug coverage - Oct. 23/30
- Texas dermatologist running for Congress - Oct. 23/30
- Health IT bills stall in Congress - Oct. 23/30
- Security problems found in Medicare computer network - Oct. 23/30
- Health care premiums increase more slowly - Oct. 23/30
- Out of time: Medicare pay revisions on hold until after November elections - Oct. 16
- U.S. to ease Canadian drug import rule - Oct. 16
- 3rd HIPAA criminal case hints at federal tactics - Oct. 16
- Illinois Supreme Court issues abortion parental consent rules - Oct. 16
- Growing Hispanic populations present health care challenges - Oct. 16
- Physician service growth rate slows, easing Medicare premium increase - Oct. 9
- Medicare payment -- past, present, future: Promise and challenges - Oct. 9
- Montana specialty hospital fight goes to state's high court - Oct. 9
- Quick View: Rating Medicare carriers: Physicians mostly satisfied - Oct. 9
- Medicare payment -- past, present, future: A "rational" system unraveled - Oct. 2
- HHS chief: Get ready for quality reporting - Oct. 2
- AMA steps up education efforts to patients, Congress to show impact of Medicare pay cut - Sept. 25
- Medicare payment -- past, present, future: Prelude to a crisis - Sept. 25
- CMS chief to leave agency; claims drug benefit top triumph - Sept. 25
- Uninsured climb to 46.6 million - Sept. 18
- Medicare is going on a short physician payment "holiday" - Sept. 18
- Connecticut groups sue to find out Medicaid HMO physician pay rates - Sept. 18
- Quick View: Americans calling for health care system reform - Sept. 18
- Price-posting initiative raises concerns about implementation - Sept. 11
- North Carolina project aims to shorten wait times for pediatric subspecialists - Sept. 11
- Georgia doctors take on Medicaid HMOs over slow pay - Sept. 11
- Quick View: More conditions, more costs - Sept. 11
- Paperwork, low pay driving physicians from Medicaid - Sept. 4
- Medicare pumps up cardiac rehab: Value well-documented - Sept. 4
- Court vindicates Nevada doctor in latest twist of fraud case - Sept. 4
- Federal health IT bill reignites debate on patient privacy - Sept. 4
- Medicare pay cut grows to 5.1%; physicians press for legislative fix - Aug. 28
- Moratorium for doctor-owned specialty hospitals now over - Aug. 28
- California moves to stop balance billing by emergency physicians - Aug. 28
- San Francisco plan to cover everyone - Aug. 21
- Off-label probes are looking into physicians' role - Aug. 21
- Quick View: Seniors happy with Medicare Part D - Aug. 21
- Bill would scrap Medicare formula, raise physician reimbursement - Aug. 14
- House passes bill encouraging health IT - Aug. 14
- Federal court overturns Md. employer mandate - Aug. 14
- Pre-election push on to fix Medicare payment - Aug. 7
- Limiting access: Will Medicaid fail its citizenship test? - Aug. 7
- States focus on doctor arrangements with imaging centers - Aug. 7
- Doctors fear Medicare hospital pay changes may hurt care - Aug. 7
- Medicaid citizenship rule eased, but access concerns persist - July 24/31
- Bill would crack down on dietary aids - July 24/31
- "Pay-for-quality" pilot project gets high marks - July 24/31
- Quick View: Medicare Part D: Taking plans to task - July 24/31
- Medicare takes AMA advice, proposes E&M pay boost - July 17
- MedPAC starts testing doctor efficiency - July 17
- Senate weighs alternatives to medical liability system - July 17
- California doctors, hospitals battle Blues' new fee schedule - July 17
- Arrested development: The case for studying medical marijuana - July 10
- Physicians push to delay move to new ICD code set - July 10
- Consumer groups report hike in Medicare Part D drug prices - July 10
- AMA: Closing the uninsured gap hinges on personal coverage - July 3
- AMA: More U.S. funds needed for immigrants' charity care - July 3
- Doctors vote to fight Medicare imaging cuts and audit project - July 3
- Liability and licensure hassles impede disaster response - July 3
- AMA to study drug pricing to see if limits are warranted - July 3
- Medicare to post prices for common physician services - June 26
- CMS urges physicians to get national IDs before the rush - June 26
- Lawmakers balk at bigger role sought by Medicare quality groups - June 26
- Advisory group recommends universal coverage - June 26
- Arizona doctor sees immigration bill as a hope for himself, others - June 19
- Mayo Clinic aims for health system reform - June 19
- Government doctors get whistle-blower shield - June 19
- New law lets states get tough on benefits for Medicaid patients - June 12
- Florida Supreme Court may look at peer review confidentiality - June 12
- 2 new doctors join Medicare advisory panel - June 12
- Tennessee passes health insurance reform package - June 12
- Physicians complain Medicare Part D decisions threaten patient care - June 5
- Doctors pledge to fight after federal tort reform bills stall - June 5
- Specialty hospitals face further scrutiny - June 5
- Vermont passes health insurance reform plan - June 5
- Medicare forecast of 4.7% pay cut renews calls for pay reform - May 22/29
- CMS urges limits on Part D drug changes - May 22/29
- House panel debates pros, cons of state "Wal-Mart" bills - May 22/29
- Court considers South Dakota law on abortion consent - May 22/29
- Uninsured week spotlights issue; agreement on solutions elusive - May 15
- Resigning health IT chief: Efforts on track - May 15
- Court sides with doctors on reporting teen sex - May 15
- Part D enrollment deadline draws near - May 8
- Senate looks at small business insurance - May 8
- Charity drug programs get tentative go-ahead - May 8
- Doctors get new tool to cut Part D hassles - May 1
- Medicare's therapy squeeze: A new barrier to care - May 1
- Oregon wrongful death liability cap is upheld - May 1
- Cancer research advocates hope Congress will nix cuts - May 1
- Health group advocates market-based solutions - May 1
- Massachusetts mandates insurance coverage for all; costs at issue - April 24
- Medicare physician spending growth worries U.S. officials - April 24
- United States fares poorly in international patient survey - April 24
- Florida passes bill limiting doctors' liability share - April 24
- Medicaid anti-fraud effort launched - April 17
- HHS offers physicians funds for Katrina care - April 17
- Ohio lawsuit merit rule faces test - April 17
- Fraud probes don't override doctor-patient privileges - April 17
- Doctor payment cut could limit access for military families - April 10
- Senate dismisses Bush's plan for Medicare budget cuts - April 10
- Health centers struggle to recruit clinicians - April 10
- Wisconsin governor signs liability cap - April 10
- FDA nominee faces Senate fight over Plan B - April 10
- IOM report seeks sharper focus for Medicare quality improvement groups - April 3
- Doctors take Pennsylvania antitrust case to U.S. Supreme Court - April 3
- Federal anti-meth law targets access to pseudoephedrine - April 3
- Medicare mover and shaker planning to leave Congress - April 3
- Quick View: Medicare pay cuts could affect care - April 3
- Wisconsin lawmakers OK $750,000 tort cap - March 27
- Policy leaders tell AMA physicians: Medicare pay reform is a priority - March 27
- FBI retains access to medical records under the newly reauthorized Patriot Act - March 27
- HSAs are attracting both young and old - March 27
- South Dakota abortion law to challenge Roe v. Wade - March 20
- New Medicare price review panel proposed - March 20
- Medicare drug not covered? You can help patient appeal - March 20
- AMA leads project to develop quality measures by year's end - March 13
- Medicaid to offer HSA pilot program - March 13
- Medicare agrees to cover bariatric surgery - March 13
- Involuntary outpatient treatment for mentally ill spurs new debate - March 13
- Medicare ban extended 6 months; new specialty hospitals blocked - March 6
- Preparing for the worst: Are America's doctors ready? - March 6
- Oregon computer theft spurs patient privacy lawsuit - March 6
- CMS: Care management pilot off to good start - March 6
- Medicaid changes will hurt patient access, doctors say - Feb. 27
- CMS plans to cut billions from Medicare imaging payments - Feb. 27
- Delaware physician whistle-blower wins free-speech appeal - Feb. 27
- Medicare reimbursement frozen; focus returns to pay formula - Feb. 20
- HSAs, tort reform top health agenda - Feb. 20
- More states are allowing bare-bones health coverage - Feb. 20
- Missouri practice files antitrust suit against hospital - Feb. 20
- States' governors use varied approaches to focus on covering the uninsured - Feb. 13
- Ohio clarifies doctor role in patient privacy - Feb. 13
- Health savings account enrollment triples in 2005 - Feb. 13
- Quick View: Where medical money goes - Feb. 13
- Prescriptions go unfilled as Medicare D sees rocky start - Feb. 6
- Capitol Hill's year ahead: Medical issues old and new - Feb. 6
- Supreme Court sends New Hampshire abortion notification law back for fix - Feb. 6
- Uncle Sam wants you for disaster response team - Feb. 6
- Medicare panel recommends 2.8% payment hike for 2007 - Jan. 30
- National spending growth on doctor services rises - Jan. 30
- Missouri tries to apply abortion consent law in other states - Jan. 30
- Nevada drug importation program gets go-ahead - Jan. 30
- Medicare eases quality reporting, warns of annual pay battles - Jan. 23
- CMS plans swift action on Medicare pay - Jan. 23
- Medicare Part D less of a bargain than the VA for prescription drugs, study finds - Jan. 23
- AFL-CIO backs bills requiring health benefits - Jan. 23
- Spending bill shortchanges rural health, critics charge - Jan. 16
- Medicare pay cut begins but likely to be short-lived - Jan. 16
- Pennsylvania groups sue over automatic Medicare enrollment - Jan. 16
- Doctor found guilty after government search - Jan. 16
- Medicare pay freeze not yet final, but likely - Jan. 2/9
- Congress boosts VA mental health care - Jan. 2/9
- Florida doctors wary of Medicaid overhaul - Jan. 2/9
- Financial trouble predicted for Medicare - Jan. 2/9
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Professional Issues 2006
- Will industry follow Pfizer lead on drug rep cuts? - Dec. 25
- Testifying to torture: How doctors find the truth - Dec. 25
- Regence halts network opposed by Washington state doctors - Dec. 25
- Doctors catalysts for pay-for-performance program - Dec. 25
- Court looks at consent in emergencies - Dec. 18
- Move to increase minorities in medicine focuses on undergrads - Dec. 18
- Evidence of autopsy done in 1600s discovered - Dec. 18
- Quick View: Drawing an ethical line - Dec. 18
- Liability insurance rates mostly hold steady or drop this year - Dec. 11
- Classes teach new IMGs American-style medicine - Dec. 11
- An amazing race (book excerpt: Every Second Counts) - Dec. 11
- California public hospital set to close residencies - Dec. 11
- AMA honors physicians for leadership and service - Dec. 11
- Quick View: Uptick in work-hour violations - Dec. 11
- In the Courts: Massachusetts judge allows liability claim by plaintiff who was not a patient - Dec. 11
- Doctors demand more input on hospital standards - Dec. 4
- AMA: It's not OK to use placebos deceptively - Dec. 4
- Florida Supreme Court: Expert can't rely on others' views - Dec. 4
- Ethics forum considers duty of physicians in public positions - Dec. 4
- AMA wants doctor oversight for diagnostic tests - Dec. 4
- Ethics Forum: Physicians find that writing the prescription isn't always enough - Dec. 4
- Doctors fear criminalization of medical mistakes - Nov. 27
- New pressure to plan: Tail coverage - Nov. 27
- Election 2006: No veto-proof majority on stem cell funding - Nov. 27
- Ruling: MCAT must adapt for learning disabled - Nov. 27
- Hospitals hang up on cell phone restrictions - Nov. 20
- Florida Supreme Court rules that out-of-network doctors can sue HMO - Nov. 20
- States ramp up efforts to keep residents - Nov. 20
- Minorities wary of vague clinical trials - Nov. 20
- Risks get little air time on medical reality TV - Nov. 13
- Grant aids effort to share licensing data - Nov. 13
- Virginia law school gives doctors new perspective on liability litigation - Nov. 13
- Allopathic med school enrollment rises 2.2% - Nov. 13
- Hawaii physicians can sue state's biggest health plan - Nov. 13
- Consumer group decries lack of physician discipline info - Nov. 13
- Quick View: Data on quality of care hard to find - Nov. 13
- In the Courts: Scope-of-practice tiff tries to limit physical therapy (the words, not the deed) - Nov. 13
- Schools for physician leaders: Teaching doctors how to champion change - Nov. 6
- Connecticut court upholds doctors' right to pay only part of jury award - Nov. 6
- Demand up for locum doctors - Nov. 6
- Oregon nixes use of term "physician-assisted suicide" - Nov. 6
- Massachusetts coalition creates tracking form for patients' medications - Nov. 6
- California expands oral surgeons' scope of practice - Nov. 6
- FDA advised to rethink recall language on heart devices - Nov. 6
- Quick View: Asking doctors for stimulants - Nov. 6
- Ethics Forum: Pay-for-performance programs stir debate - Nov. 6
- Physicians take the pulpit to preach health - Oct. 23/30
- Redesigning residency: New models for internal medicine programs - Oct. 23/30
- Court rules Lousiana liability limit unconstitutional - Oct. 23/30
- California to track, post doctors' race, languages spoken - Oct. 23/30
- U.S. health care lagging behind other countries - Oct. 23/30
- Operation Smile: 25 years, missions in 25 countries - Oct. 23/30
- Quick View: Who's filling the residency slots? - Oct. 23/30
- Woman's death in hospital emergency department ruled a homicide - Oct. 16
- 3 doctors awarded $500,000 MacArthur Foundation grants - Oct. 16
- Family physicians call for more residency slots - Oct. 16
- Washington doctors sue Blues plan over performance standards - Oct. 16
- New York doctors sue health plan over "all products" policy - Oct. 16
- Some medical schools say no to drug reps' free lunch - Oct. 9
- Cancer, families and physicians (book excerpt: A Lion in the House) - Oct. 9
- Oregon appeals court strikes down state liability limits - Oct. 9
- Screening after-hours calls can hurt patients, study finds - Oct. 9
- In the Courts: Online prescribing results in state criminal charges - Oct. 9
- DEA to let doctors write advance prescriptions for schedule II refills - Oct. 2
- Kentucky surgeons save Sundays for charity care - Oct. 2
- Texas physicians challenge new chiropractic rules - Oct. 2
- Lawsuit challenges state licenses for expert witnesses - Oct. 2
- Study finds widespread resident work-hour violations - Oct. 2
- Group calls physician punishment too light - Oct. 2
- Quick View: Liability on their minds - Oct. 2
- Ethics Forum: Office-based sales hinge on the patient's best interests - Oct. 2
- Starting over on common ground: Care must go on - Sept. 25
- Federal cuts gut programs for minority med school students - Sept. 25
- Study: Americans get a good return for their health care dollar - Sept. 25
- Mississippi health system trying for normalcy - Sept. 25
- Accent on clarity: Doctors seek classes to Americanize their speech - Sept. 18
- Michigan high court lets physician sue over bad peer review - Sept. 18
- IOM panel wants prisoners to be available for research - Sept. 18
- Demand for physicians as teachers expected to rise - Sept. 18
- Hospital study says interpreters can improve care - Sept. 18
- Quick View: Subspecialties attract IM residents - Sept. 18
- New culture for coping: Turning to peer support after medical errors - Sept. 11
- Lobbying for her community: Looking for a paradigm shift - Sept. 11
- Physicians' intents should be considered in pain cases - Sept. 11
- States cautious about tort reform success - Sept. 11
- South Carolina Supreme Court halts out-of-state expert witness rule - Sept. 11
- Internists earn extra credit for certification data - Sept. 11
- Quick View: Medical errors: How much do you tell? - Sept. 11
- In the Courts: Prescribing physicians at risk in Paxil lawsuits - Sept. 11
- Wrongful birth case crosses state lines - Sept. 4
- Among peers, Golf Digest says these physicians rule the course - Sept. 4
- Florida hospital that says HMO paid too little can sue - Sept. 4
- Database on foreign med schools in works - Sept. 4
- Ethics Forum: Medicare's economic, noneconomic impact - Sept. 4
- Military doctor recruiting takes wartime hit - Aug. 28
- To heal, or to enhance? Medicine grapples with "cosmetic neurology" - Aug. 28
- North Carolina considers limits on physicians' role in executions - Aug. 28
- State laws aim to buttress role of medical boards - Aug. 28
- ABIM offers new online maintenance-of-certification module - Aug. 28
- Quick View: More women physicians, but where are the writers? - Aug. 28
- Courts split on medical societies' role in policing expert witnesses - Aug. 21
- E-prescribing urged as one strategy to prevent medication errors - Aug. 21
- More dollars flow into continuing medical education - Aug. 21
- California high court shields peer reviewers - Aug. 21
- Doctors, nurses link bad behavior in the OR with errors - Aug. 21
- Health system crisis in Palestine: U.S. physicians bring relief to West Bank and Gaza - Aug. 21
- Walking the line between candor and cruelty - Aug. 14
- Dr. POW (book excerpt: Conduct Under Fire) - Aug. 14
- Work force studies find scattered physician shortages - Aug. 14
- Georgia liability plaintiffs don't have to waive privacy - Aug. 14
- Wisconsin families can sue on 2 counts in death cases - Aug. 14
- Group forms to tackle physician, nurse shortages - Aug. 14
- In the Courts: Request for references can be "Catch-22" for doctors - Aug. 14
- Bush vetoes bill allowing more federal funding for stem cell research - Aug. 7
- U.S. Supreme Court leaves medical issues to states - Aug. 7
- Doctor, nurses arrested in Katrina deaths - Aug. 7
- Transplant surgeon recounts what it's like to wait for organ - Aug. 7
- Care for dying patients may sometimes be too aggressive - Aug. 7
- Ethics Forum: Mandatory patient registry can place limits on care - Aug. 7
- Doctors seek more help to get back in practice; refresher programs considered - July 24/31
- Residencies get flexible: Doctors taking personal time - July 24/31
- Contracts don't let hospitals refuse doctors, Georgia court rules - July 24/31
- Physician income not rising as fast as other professional pay - July 24/31
- States to get pain policy report cards - July 24/31
- Supreme Court drops patent process case - July 24/31
- Doctor offers medals to patients with mettle - July 24/31
- Court opens door to permanent resident status: Rules lifted for foreign doctors - July 17
- Study shows naps improve residents' alertness on call - July 17
- California doctor who spoke against hospital wins lawsuit - July 17
- Kidney transplant turns doctor into activist - July 17
- New group's goal: 95% of heart patients get recommended care - July 17
- Judge drops last holdout HMOs from landmark class-action lawsuit - July 10
- Making the case for doctors: AMNews interviews James J. Jordan - July 10
- IOM panel seeks lead federal agency on emergency care - July 10
- Group accuses AMA of restricting patient access - July 10
- AAMC seeks 30% hike in enrollment - July 10
- Insurers using more physician profiling, delegates told - July 10
- AMA asks for fair student background checks - July 10
- AMA: Doctors must tell patients the whole story - July 10
- In the Courts: Murder conspiracy case grabs media glare - July 10
- Doctors want pre-tax accounts for tail coverage - July 3
- Local physicians, attorneys team up - July 3
- Hospitals beat "100,000 Lives" goal by 22,300 - July 3
- AMA wants to change learning at all levels - July 3
- AMA adopts policy on interrogations - July 3
- Delegates focus on needs of terminally ill patients - July 3
- AMA gears up to fight cuts to GME - July 3
- Ethics Forum: Professionalism key to care of difficult patients - July 3
- Hands-on leadership: A new president takes the helm of the AMA - June 26
- Court rules hospital not bound by bylaws - June 26
- Debate arises over paying for eggs for research - June 26
- Primary care doctors in demand; signing bonuses and higher pay for some - June 19
- Tests often ordered when not needed - June 19
- Mississippi board approves expert witness regulations - June 19
- Doctor donates own blood in midst of surgery - June 19
- Settlement funds grants about drug marketing - June 19
- Study confirms shortage of critical care doctors - June 19
- What your patients are reading about you (book excerpt: You: The Smart Patient) - June 12
- Spotlight shifts to outpatient safety - June 12
- Urgent care medicine eyes specialty status - June 12
- Family medicine gets jump on certification program - June 12
- Harvard adopts a disclosure and apology policy - June 12
- California high court to rule on peer reviewer shield - June 12
- In the Courts: Doctor's request to end patient's care denied - June 12
- California doctor fights slander lawsuit on grounds of patient advocacy - June 5
- School aims to boost organ donation in brain-death cases - June 5
- New Orleans now a physician shortage area - June 5
- Many doctors comfortable talking religion with patients - June 5
- VA plans to expand resident training for academic year beginning July 2007 - June 5
- Ethics Forum: When patients ask for a pandemic drug - June 5
- AMA opt-out program will keep prescribing data from drug reps - May 22/29
- The quality quandary: The problems with ratings - May 22/29
- FSMB data show modest dip in disciplinary actions - May 22/29
- Federal court lets Texas peer review ruling stand - May 22/29
- Doctors favor patient-centered care but haven't adopted it fully - May 15
- Local hospitals could hold key to boost residencies - May 15
- Doctor tackles teen health issues on radio call-in show - May 15
- Some New York physicians join the Teamsters - May 15
- Medical schools increase enrollment to meet future demand - May 15
- New push for clean hands in hospitals - May 8
- Monitoring the profession: An interview with FSMB chief James N. Thompson MD - May 8
- Hospitals try to improve patient safety in the OR - May 8
- 2 states aim to boost med student enrollment - May 8
- Quick View: How useful are quality data? - May 8
- In the Courts: Consent based on "reasonable person" standard - May 8
- Liability insurance rates steadying amid hopeful signs on tort reform - May 1
- New York appeals court allows single-case evidence - May 1
- Volume-quality correlation not clear cut, study says - May 1
- Residents' spiritual negativity is linked to depression - May 1
- Quick View: Preparing for an older patient population - May 1
- Ethics Forum: Apply standards of care equitably - May 1
- Rewriting the hidden curriculum: Keeping empathy alive - April 24
- Rx monitoring effect on minorities questioned - April 24
- Internists outline plan to boost interest in their specialty - April 24
- AAFP picks doctors to test new practice care model - April 24
- Judges hit classroom to learn about medicine - April 17
- Florida judge upholds status of medical staff bylaws - April 17
- Practice pressures diminish charity care - April 17
- Med school's Web site adds student blogs - April 17
- Battle cry of better pay: Nicaraguan physicians' strike enters sixth month - April 17
- Supreme Court to rule: When are medical patents too broad? - April 10
- Legacy of an ill-fated vaccine (book excerpt: The Cutter Incident) - April 10
- Ohio Supreme Court limits what parents can win in wrongful birth cases - April 10
- Dartmouth work force study seeks better system, not more doctors - April 10
- Quality of care nearly equal if access is equal - April 10
- In the Courts: California court: Balance billing sometimes OK - April 10
- Match Day 2006: Liability becoming a lesser factor in specialty choice - April 3
- Study shows flaws in TV news health stories - April 3
- Physicians speak out on prisoner force-feeding - April 3
- Patients list 7 key traits of good doctors - April 3
- Quick View: Oregon assisted-suicide rate stable - April 3
- Ethics Forum: Negotiate with patients on treatment of pain - April 3
- Web sites let patients find like-minded physicians - March 27
- Safety by design: Starting from the ground up - March 27
- State medical groups resist naturopaths' licensure push - March 27
- Quick View: Minnesota report card on patient safety - March 27
- More states considering gift-disclosure legislation - March 20
- Failure to diagnose is the No. 1 allegation in liability lawsuits - March 20
- Spanish prescription labels available, but quality at issue - March 20
- Internists gain new practice modules - March 20
- Quick View: Subspecialist residencies on the rise - March 20
- Controversial California ruling focuses on physician role in execution - March 13
- A work in progress: Reshaping residency - March 13
- Nevada Supreme Court to decide limit of obstetrician's liability - March 13
- Faculty physicians say they're burned-out, frustrated - March 13
- AMA sponsors physician education revamp - March 13
- New subspecialty in disaster medicine is emerging - March 13
- In the Courts: Legal risks for giving free medical advice - March 13
- Broader conscience clauses would expand physicians' right of refusal - March 6
- Reservist sues after hospital calls in loan - March 6
- Family medicine board makes changes in certification rules - March 6
- End of an era: Last operating MASH unit donated to Pakistan - March 6
- Call for stricter CME gift rules gets mixed reviews - March 6
- Less distractions equal safer handoffs - March 6
- Quick View: Another state added to liability crisis list - March 6
- Ethics Forum: Alcohol screening fulfills important duty to patients - March 6
- Primary care seeks more pay, respect for undervalued services - Feb. 27
- Age of angst (book excerpt: False Alarm) - Feb. 27
- U.S. looks to boost safety rules for medevac flights - Feb. 27
- Wisconsin jury award is largest since caps dissolved - Feb. 27
- Study analyzes physical and mental scars of Civil War vets - Feb. 27
- Military engages stateside doctors in lifeline for kids from war zones - Feb. 20
- Courts set limits on confidentiality in disciplinary actions - Feb. 20
- Only 1 medical school uses classic version of Hippocratic Oath - Feb. 20
- Empowering patients with humor and a T-shirt - Feb. 20
- Physician task force confronts scope-of-practice legislation - Feb. 13
- Mind and body: Consults are easier when they're close by - Feb. 13
- Ruling may ease DEA pressure on pain prescribers - Feb. 13
- Prevention system sought to boost quality care - Feb. 13
- Loss estimates in liability study disputed - Feb. 13
- Washington state hospital sees 96% compliance with flu shots - Feb. 13
- Shorter hours said to shortchange residents - Feb. 13
- In the Courts: Collecting cord blood poses legal risks - Feb. 13
- Impact of Oregon ruling: Will more states allow assisted suicide? - Feb. 6
- Care better for blacks, worse for Hispanics - Feb. 6
- Physicians embrace 1-stop credentialing system - Feb. 6
- Few states get high marks in report on liability environment - Feb. 6
- Students who need disciplining often need it again as doctors - Feb. 6
- Ethics Forum: Weigh preventive screenings' cost-benefit ratio - Feb. 6
- Innovative funding opens new residency slots - Jan. 30
- Location, location, location: The geographic facts about noncompete clauses - Jan. 30
- Almost 80% of internists maintain board certification - Jan. 30
- Money offer spurs questions about face transplant ethics - Jan. 30
- Wisconsin ruling nixes key statute of limitations provisions - Jan. 30
- Federal judge gives final approval to WellPoint settlement - Jan. 30
- Shedding tears with patients no longer taboo - Jan. 23
- Texas surgeons sue network over hospital "monopoly" - Jan. 23
- Wisconsin group to measure physician quality, efficiency - Jan. 23
- Latest Katrina aftermath: Louisiana medical schools lay off faculty doctors - Jan. 23
- Quick View: ACGME data reveal scope of resident training - Jan. 23
- Quality concerns spur scrutiny of Caribbean medical schools - Jan. 16
- Buy your own lunch: No chance of reciprocity - Jan. 16
- Illinois court hears hospital's appeal of staff bylaws ruling - Jan. 16
- Quality evaluations enhanced by patient feedback - Jan. 16
- California law aims at medical board makeover - Jan. 16
- In the Courts: Verdict drives physician into bankruptcy - Jan. 16
- States target serious medical errors that never should happen - Jan. 2/9
- Rural areas say more J-1 visas needed - Jan. 2/9
- Ethical considerations found lacking in preparedness plans for bird flu outbreaks - Jan. 2/9
- Reality TV borrows ED doctor for whirlwind dating adventure - Jan. 2/9
- Quick View: Whom do people trust? - Jan. 2/9
- Ethics Forum: HIV reporting by name necessary, but confidentiality key - Jan. 2/9
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Business 2006
- First impressions: Make it a good one - Dec. 25
- Enrollment in consumer-driven health care stalls - Dec. 25
- Practice Management: The other E&M guidelines: etiquette and manners - Dec. 25
- Electronic records push: Big companies tell physicians they better go tech - Dec. 18
- Surviving the squeeze: How to endure being in the middle of a contract dispute - Dec. 18
- New York doctors, hospitals see a onetime critic become an ally - Dec. 18
- Group calls on hospitals to waive payments for "never events" - Dec. 18
- Practice Pointers: Holiday cash bonuses must be reported for tax purposes - Dec. 18
- Avoiding EMR meltdown: How to get your money's worth - Dec. 11
- Doctors offer insights and caveats for Internet searches - Dec. 11
- Physician-run HMO in Florida is going out of business - Dec. 11
- Contract Language: Collaborative agreement details allied workers' duties - Dec. 11
- What makes patients loyal? It may take more than you think - Dec. 4
- Delegates rally against unjust health plan conduct - Dec. 4
- AMA wants limits on insurers' use of EMR, claims data - Dec. 4
- Many medical practices are going condo - Dec. 4
- Employee stirs controversy over EMR project at Kaiser - Dec. 4
- Banks gearing up for health savings account boon - Dec. 4
- Charting your practice health: Putting an income statement to work - Nov. 27
- Stock option problems magnifying financial troubles for United - Nov. 27
- Florida health system wants vendors that insure workers - Nov. 27
- California physicians to launch retail health clinic without the store - Nov. 27
- Practice Management: Background checks can weed out bad hires - Nov. 27
- Not so transparent: Health care data hard to define - Nov. 20
- New Hampshire wants everyone to e-prescribe - Nov. 20
- Family doctors turn the tables, grade insurers - Nov. 20
- Practice Pointers: How to manage staff's retirement pay - Nov. 20
- Quick View: Cost spurs appeal of generic drugs - Nov. 20
- Wading into EMR: Going electronic, one step at a time - Nov. 13
- Tax rules may stymie some hospital IT donations - Nov. 13
- Regulator cited in United-PacifiCare merger - Nov. 13
- Contract Language: Make insurer settlement agreements good for long term - Nov. 13
- Uno employee, dos jobs: Benefits of a bilingual staff - Nov. 6
- Physicians gauge impact as CEO leaves UnitedHealth - Nov. 6
- Individual health plans come under scrutiny in California - Nov. 6
- MGMA: Doctors on "unsustainable course" - Nov. 6
- Hospital system pulls out of retail clinic deal - Nov. 6
- Wal-Mart expands generic drug rollout - Nov. 6
- Illinois hospital denied property tax exemption - Nov. 6
- Private equity infusion: A question of balance of growth vs. control for doctors - Oct. 23/30
- HealthSouth reviewing surgery centers' finances - Oct. 23/30
- In-store clinic operator pulls out of Oregon market - Oct. 23/30
- Probe of hospital research group expands - Oct. 23/30
- North Carolina company drops plan for overseas care - Oct. 23/30
- Rising material, labor costs threaten health care construction - Oct. 23/30
- Practice Management: Some doctors find ways to attract Google searchers - Oct. 23/30
- Money talks: Discussing costs of treatment - Oct. 16
- Wal-Mart cuts prices on generic drugs - Oct. 16
- Delaware Blues plan disassociates from parent company CareFirst - Oct. 16
- Practice Pointers: 4 ways to increase your base of patients - Oct. 16
- Souped-up EMR: Some interesting new applications - Oct. 9
- Upswing predicted for physician IT spending - Oct. 9
- Doctors welcome speedy access to patients' health plan status - Oct. 9
- Quick View: Patients say online service options are limited - Oct. 9
- Personal Finance: Life insurance: One insurance that's more affordable - Oct. 9
- Physicians get Senate's ear on plan mergers - Oct. 2
- Bonus pointers: The new models - Oct. 2
- Doctor shows how to make "reel" money - Oct. 2
- Hospital executives take home bigger paychecks in 2006 - Oct. 2
- Contract Language: Build foundation for new practice model - Oct. 2
- Risky business: Franchises offer opportunities and gambles - Sept. 25
- Income is up for physicians in big groups - Sept. 25
- HCA, UnitedHealth Group go head-to-head over pay rates - Sept. 25
- Practice Management: Re-engineering practice is tweaking, not starting over - Sept. 25
- Quick View: Why practices get EMRs - Sept. 25
- Exporting patients: Money versus possible safety issues - Sept. 18
- University sues for control of Tenet hospital - Sept. 18
- First deadline for new claim form - Sept. 18
- Court orders ex-CEO Scrushy to repay HealthSouth for bonuses - Sept. 18
- Mystery shopping gaining popularity in health care sector - Sept. 18
- Practice Pointers: Buying vs. leasing business vehicle: a number cruncher - Sept. 18
- On-call goes retail: Defining the doctors' role - Sept. 11
- Insurers offer expansions to consumer-driven health care - Sept. 11
- Blues plans are creating a giant claims database - Sept. 11
- Personal Finance: Now is the time to begin your year-end tax planning - Sept. 11
- Quick View: Building blocks for digital health network - Sept. 11
- Cross-training your employees: Boosting flexibility, fostering teamwork - Sept. 4
- HealthSouth pares down to inpatient rehabilitation care - Sept. 4
- United delays quarterly filing, but earnings up - Sept. 4
- Contract Language: Be clear on rights and limitations of software licenses - Sept. 4
- Finding your substitute: How to cover your time off - Aug. 28
- Pediatrix to review stock option grants - Aug. 28
- Gathering moss in the land of sky blue waters - Aug. 28
- Practice Management: For most of your staff, overtime work means overtime pay - Aug. 28
- Quick View: Searching for health information - Aug. 28
- Physicians wary of insurers covering OTC medications - Aug. 21
- Cleaning your claims: How to improve your chances for prompt payment - Aug. 21
- Microsoft buys hospital system's "health intelligence software" - Aug. 21
- Hospital transfers ownership to employees - Aug. 21
- Practice Pointers: What you need in a practice-management system - Aug. 21
- Desk-side assistance: Hiring an IT consultant - Aug. 14
- HCA record buyout raises questions of health trends on Wall Street - Aug. 14
- Aetna to offer discount cards, starting in Denver, New Jersey - Aug. 14
- Personal Finance: When the tax man comes knocking - Aug. 14
- Quick View: Most consumers not willing to pay health IT bill - Aug. 14
- Will seal of approval spur EMR adoption? - Aug. 7
- Becoming a meetings maestro: Dispensing information and boosting morale - Aug. 7
- Momentum of store-based clinics sparks physicians' interest - Aug. 7
- Connecticut investigates research group - Aug. 7
- Contract Language: What to consider with DME agreements - Aug. 7
- Handling the toxic employee: How to avoid -- or dilute -- the poison - July 24/31
- Insurers' group Web site describes consumer options - July 24/31
- Scrushy could see jail for bribery - July 24/31
- Practice Management: SBA-backed loans offer aid for cash-strapped doctors - July 24/31
- Quick View: Keeping IT at home - July 24/31
- Insuring Gen Y: Limited plans only a start - July 17
- Tenet, feds reach settlement on Medicare billing issues - July 17
- Rhode Island moves toward statewide health information network - July 17
- Pistachio ranching: A family tradition - July 17
- Practice Pointers: Education reimbursement presents tricky tax issues - July 17
- Overcoming resistance: Towards the Electronic Patient Record conference - July 10
- United spins off members to Cigna - July 10
- Deal expands real-time claims adjudication - July 10
- Personal Finance: Bankruptcy rules could affect asset protection plans - July 10
- Contract Language: How to construct a practice consulting agreement - July 10
- Imaging gatekeepers: Another thing to slow down doctors - July 3
- Delegates tackle complexities of price transparency data - July 3
- House of Delegates issues guidelines for in-store clinics - July 3
- Safeguarding identity: Tips to stave off a growing problem - June 26
- More doctors file electronically, industry says - June 26
- Practice Management: Outsourcing can hone a practice's focus - June 26
- Quick View: Are physicians technology wallflowers? - June 26
- Web site tells how fast insurers pay - June 19
- Managed care's health kick (National Managed Health Care Congress) - June 19
- SEC probes backdating of stock options - June 19
- Neurologist dreams up patient-friendly pillow - June 19
- Initiative promotes health device connectivity - June 19
- Practice Pointers: Avoid these mistakes in money management - June 19
- Quick View: An uphill climb for personal health records - June 19
- You can't be overprepared: Disaster planning - June 12
- WellPoint drops blended-rate doctor payment policy in Ohio - June 12
- Cities following business lead to employee clinics - June 12
- Surgeon fired up about glass art - June 12
- Tenet to make physician profiles available - June 12
- States' hospital associations share charity care numbers - June 12
- Personal Finance: Looking for a financial adviser? Beware these red flags - June 12
- Wellness goes to work: Companies are offering a wide array of offerings - June 5
- Physicians score victory in class-action compliance settlement - June 5
- Tenet settles case on referral kickbacks - June 5
- Google asks health professionals for site advice - June 5
- Contract Language: Stay up to date on the rules governing EMR donations - June 5
- Quick View: HIPAA compliance is seldom total - June 5
- Sorting out withholding: How to serve your workers best -- financially and legally - May 22/29
- Hospitals weigh in on "pricing transparency" - May 22/29
- Microsoft leads formation of bioinformatics group - May 22/29
- Practice Management: If an ancillary line is failing, find out why - May 22/29
- Quick View: Doctors are going digital - May 22/29
- Study tracks quality of professional life: Practice climate shows a decade of decline - May 15
- HSA collection strategies: Learning how to ask for payment - May 15
- Dearth of data evaluating IT in doctor practices - May 15
- Big drug chain jumps on in-store clinic train - May 15
- Building's design can give your practice greater visibility - May 15
- Practice Pointers: Pinpoint and correct glitches in patient flow process - May 15
- AMA survey: Health plan market domination virtually complete - May 8
- Podcasting primer: All you need is the Internet - May 8
- Kansas is testing a Medicaid database to aid decision-making - May 8
- Health care consulting industry is enjoying boom times - May 8
- Personal Finance: Planning for taxes in retirement can be a balancing act - May 8
- Quick View: Where hospital IT dollars are going - May 8
- The art of saying no: Doctors need to learn how - May 1
- Indiana Medicaid pays for teleconsultations - May 1
- Insurers to pay for some online consultations - May 1
- Boston hospital tests tracking system in emergency department setting - May 1
- Chrysler's diabetes program nets positive patient results - May 1
- Catering to physicians: Specialized financial services firms find a niche - April 24
- Tiny implant puts portable medical records in reach - April 24
- Practice Management: Be decisive yet sensitive when terminating employees - April 24
- Quick View: Quality pay for quality care? - April 24
- A key to practice efficiency: Advantages of medical assistants - April 17
- British electronic network cause of U.S. vendor's losses - April 17
- Web site offers list of "average" costs of care - April 17
- Practice Pointers: As owner of a practice, you should know "everything" - April 17
- A bloody mess: Britain's health information network - April 10
- United offer: We'll pay doctors up front for patients' share - April 10
- Cigna, WellPoint questioned over blended rates - April 10
- West Virginia passes bill to create preventive care pilot program - April 10
- California group unveils new quality award - April 10
- Agent for change: Doctors must buy into shifts in practice - April 3
- Bill seeks to assist doctors in buying health technology - April 3
- Expansion of EMR program for California migrant workers - April 3
- Cigna to allow consumers to customize their health plans - April 3
- Doctor swaps medicine for robotics - April 3
- Contract Language: Clearly define nonphysicians' status, role - April 3
- Quick View: Physician turnover and retention: A growing concern - April 3
- How to provide an HSA: Are they right for your practice? - March 27
- E-prescribing reduces errors, cost for large group practice - March 27
- Humana publishes some procedure prices in Wisconsin online - March 27
- Intel seeks bigger presence in health care market - March 27
- Practice Management: Affordable options to communicate with your patients - March 27
- More workers must pay for unhealthy habits - March 20
- Road map for success: Planning the future of your practice - March 20
- Wal-Mart expands employee health coverage - March 20
- Practice Pointers: Buy-sell agreement key to orderly transition - March 20
- Is IT ready to pay for itself? (HIMSS meeting) - March 13
- Pharmacy-owned firm offers online prescription records - March 13
- HSA-related firms attract investors - March 13
- Rhode Island stalls expansion of retail MinuteClinic - March 13
- HealthSouth to pay millions to investors - March 13
- Personal Finance: Jump in gold prices evokes memories of the 1970s - March 13
- Generic push: More paperwork, more justification - March 6
- Washington state bill offers safe harbor for retainer practices - March 6
- Hospitals say they're fostering growth; feds call it antitrust - March 6
- Health plans make more, spend less in 2005 - March 6
- Contract Language: Resale of medical equipment should be done carefully - March 6
- Collecting patients' share up-front getting easier - Feb. 27
- Corporate vision: Deciding what works for you - Feb. 27
- Technology firms pushing tech bonus pay for doctors - Feb. 27
- Health plan pushing personal medical records - Feb. 27
- Massachusetts state agency creates tiered doctor networks - Feb. 27
- Practice Management: Name change can be necessary for your practice - Feb. 27
- Quick View: Hospital ad spending rising - Feb. 27
- Banking on HSAs: A new gold rush? - Feb. 20
- Practices offer auto check-in - Feb. 20
- Practice Pointers: Answers to some of your tax questions - Feb. 20
- Making the computer invisible: It's all about the personal contact - Feb. 13
- Microsoft, Cisco push paying doctors for online work - Feb. 13
- Mobile ancillary services let physicians rent - Feb. 13
- Large-scale test set for smart cards - Feb. 13
- Personal Finance: Trusts could be a shield from estate taxes, creditors - Feb. 13
- Creating buzz: New approaches to marketing - Feb. 6
- It's more than a clinic but not quite a hospital - Feb. 6
- Analysts cool toward managed care stocks - Feb. 6
- Contract Language: Before you transmit, make sure patient data are secure - Feb. 6
- Cash advance: Should you sell your accounts? - Jan. 30
- Aetna CEO retires; successor promises continued doctor contact - Jan. 30
- Some hospitals seek doctors as partners in acute-care facilities - Jan. 30
- Practice Management: Keep referral relationships on track - Jan. 30
- Managing mental health: You might need training -- by an insurance company. - Jan. 23
- WellPoint, WellChoice complete merger - Jan. 23
- Disclosure an important step in patient referral - Jan. 23
- Practice Pointers: Chart out costs, revenues before hiring new doctor - Jan. 23
- No practice is immune: Substance abuse can affect anyone - Jan. 16
- UnitedHealth-PacifiCare deal approved, with conditions - Jan. 16
- Personal Finance: Long-term-care insurance changing as costs increase - Jan. 16
- Forward thinking: The future of practice trends - Jan. 2/9
- Florida Blues will push PPO option over HMO plan - Jan. 2/9
- West Virginia looks at retainer model - Jan. 2/9
- UAW, Ford reach tentative agreement on health costs - Jan. 2/9
- Contract Language: Joint ventures worth close examination - Jan. 2/9
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Opinion 2006
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Health & Science 2006
- Lyme disease debate provokes treatment divide, legal action - Dec. 25
- Doctors explore expanding age groups for HPV vaccine - Dec. 25
- Study: No ill effects from mild thyroid disease - Dec. 25
- How to treat a sick office: Go after hidden environmental factors - Dec. 18
- Restless legs syndrome patients may need drug rotation - Dec. 18
- Connection between SSRIs, suicide coming under review - Dec. 18
- New pain relief remedies for achy joints - Dec. 11
- Clear communication key to treating complex conditions - Dec. 11
- Family physician to head American Cancer Society - Dec. 11
- Quick View: Where is the flu? - Dec. 11
- Making adherence stick: It's not easy to get patients to follow directions - Dec. 4
- AMA to lead funding study to fight obesity - Dec. 4
- Guidelines on colon cancer screening pegged for update - Dec. 4
- Bioidentical hormone compounds need greater scrutiny, AMA says - Dec. 4
- With vaccine plentiful, doctors urged to push flu shots - Dec. 4
- CDC switches emphasis to track adolescent vaccination rates - Nov. 27
- Campaign puts a spotlight on chronic fatigue syndrome - Nov. 27
- States' voters speak, and smoking is out - Nov. 27
- Chronic care toolkit (AAFP annual scientific assembly) - Nov. 20
- Studies: Underprescribing, overprescribing both common - Nov. 20
- Cancer agency works to get nanomedicine from lab to clinic - Nov. 20
- Physicians face conundrum when treating bone loss - Nov. 20
- Thyroid cancer rates double in a decade - Nov. 13
- Testosterone therapy shows promise for treating type 2 diabetes in men - Nov. 13
- Immunization panel endorses shingles vaccine - Nov. 13
- Not just for women: Osteoporosis jumps gender gap - Nov. 6
- Distribution gaps appear in flu shot supply - Nov. 6
- The arthritis dilemma: When drugs help but also hurt patients - Nov. 6
- Alliance aims to snuff out movie smoking - Nov. 6
- New class of drugs for type 2 diabetes - Nov. 6
- New screening tool boosts breast cancer detection - Nov. 6
- Doctors play role in tracking outbreak - Oct. 23/30
- Opioid dependence linked to worse outcomes in back injury patients - Oct. 23/30
- CDC reports enough flu shots for everyone - Oct. 23/30
- Quick View: Last season's flu stats - Oct. 23/30
- CDC moves to put HIV testing into routine care - Oct. 16
- Mindful medicine: New images of an old idea - Oct. 16
- Institute of Medicine report urges major changes at Food and Drug Administration - Oct. 16
- Alarm sounds about tuberculosis strains that are almost untreatable - Oct. 16
- Doctors look for ways to boost quality of cancer patients' lives - Oct. 16
- New cholesterol guidelines urged for adolescents - Oct. 16
- Doctors wary about flu vaccine deliveries - Oct. 9
- Genetics: Where it all began - Oct. 9
- Communication key to treating disabled - Oct. 9
- New research targets diabetics' vision problems - Oct. 9
- Avoiding a kidney calamity: A matter of numbers - Oct. 2
- Researchers seek to apply cancer gene advances - Oct. 2
- CDC chief poses framework for resolving future issues - Oct. 2
- Cancer mortality goes down as diligence pays off - Sept. 25
- Good news and bad news about COX-2 inhibitors - Sept. 25
- Drug use drops for teenagers but remains higher for adults - Sept. 25
- CDC joint pact opens access to flu virus fingerprints - Sept. 25
- Quick View: Status check on Healthy People initiatives - Sept. 25
- Treating medically unexplained symptoms - Sept. 18
- All levels of society urged to join fight against obesity - Sept. 18
- Exploring the intersection of biology and art - Sept. 18
- Obese patients are straining imaging tools - Sept. 18
- Quick View: Hepatitis B shots recommended for youngsters - Sept. 18
- When should HIV medications be started? - Sept. 11
- Looking for answers on how to keep older brains healthy - Sept. 11
- FDA gives OK to over-the-counter Plan B - Sept. 11
- Men with low testosterone die earlier; reasons unclear - Sept. 11
- Suicide hotline saved at the 11th hour - Sept. 11
- Earlier treatment urged for type 2 diabetes; new guidelines focus on lowering glucose - Sept. 4
- Breaking down a billion visits: Practice trends, one patient at a time - Sept. 4
- Salmonella outbreaks linked to hospitals; doctors warned - Sept. 4
- FDA-produced TV aims to boost patient safety - Sept. 4
- Dr. Hill asks doctor input in pandemic flu planning - Sept. 4
- Boys may be next target for HPV vaccine; studies ongoing - Aug. 28
- Measles outbreak in Indiana linked to failure to immunize - Aug. 28
- READTHIS (Research Encourages Authors Determined To Heighten Interest in Studies) - Aug. 28
- Statins may inhibit hepatitis C virus, study says - Aug. 28
- Live well, live long: Medicine turns focus to well-being - Aug. 21
- Campaign aims to snuff out on-screen tobacco use - Aug. 21
- "Plan B" flap leaves FDA nominee in limbo - Aug. 21
- Surgeon general steps down - Aug. 21
- Advisory panels' objectivity questioned - Aug. 14
- Mental health care may benefit younger diabetics - Aug. 14
- Tobacco use among women reaches new levels - Aug. 14
- Meeting the demands of diabetes (American Diabetes Assn. Scientific Sessions) - Aug. 7
- Osteonecrosis of the jaw linked to use of bisphosphonates - Aug. 7
- Health care workers target of flu shot push - Aug. 7
- ACIP recommends second varicella shot - Aug. 7
- Quick View: Progress against secondhand smoke - Aug. 7
- FDA pedigree rule targets fake drugs - July 24/31
- Study questions value of certain asthma drugs - July 24/31
- Goodbye to U: Safety campaign nixes abbreviations - July 17
- Easing the transition for cancer patients (ASCO annual meeting) - July 17
- Last year's flu data offer insights for coming season - July 17
- Misconceptions can hamper smoking treatment efforts - July 17
- New challenge for officials: Maximizing takers for increased flu shot supply - July 10
- Nanomedicine: Tiny technology becomes a big topic - July 10
- AMA offers guidance for direct-to-consumer ads - July 10
- Push for standardization of technology - July 10
- New birth control pills give more control over menstruation - July 10
- Delegates take aim at salt intake - July 3
- AMA seeks advice on safe drug disposal - July 3
- Team effort best way to control diabetes - July 3
- Monitoring dose crucial for anticoagulants - July 3
- Pain questions not leading to better control - June 26
- Heart, lung games show value of cardiac, pulmonary rehab - June 26
- First vaccine for shingles gets FDA's OK - June 26
- Resources available to help patients lose weight - June 26
- Beyond the headlines: Link still claimed between thimerosal and autism - June 19
- Soaring sales of supplements have scientists asking questions - June 19
- 100 years at the FDA: Past and future challenges - June 19
- Alcohol, drug use up among older patients - June 12
- Local response key to pandemic preparedness - June 12
- HPV vaccine may stimulate sensitive talk about STDs - June 12
- Study explores reversible birth control for men - June 12
- Paucity of information raised HIV fear factor - June 12
- Quick View: Where do people get their flu shots? - June 12
- CDC wants routine HIV testing for all - June 5
- Getting to the heart of the matter: Women face cardiovascular risks - June 5
- Minimally invasive surgery often best for patients - June 5
- Risk of second melanoma higher than thought - June 5
- Plan would add to pool of potential donors - May 22/29
- Problems of vitamin D deficiency are becoming more evident - May 22/29
- Experts urge treatment for diabetic pregnant women - May 22/29
- Zeroing in on respiratory infections (American College of Physicians annual session) - May 15
- Debate flaring up over use of dementia screening - May 15
- Genetics puts tighter focus on chronic fatigue - May 15
- Osteoporosis drug prevents breast cancer - May 8
- Tattoos and permanent makeup can lead to a lasting headache for patients - May 8
- Injuries tally staggering personal and economic costs - May 8
- More mumps cases reported in the Midwest - May 8
- Disparities in care demonstrated by liver disease rates - May 1
- Cancer researchers confer on disease-fighting strategies - May 1
- FDA approves transdermal patch for ADHD - May 1
- Quick View: Avian influenza update - May 1
- Anti-thimerosal laws vex flu shot planners - April 24
- Medical team recalls saving Reagan in 1981 - April 24
- Framework developed for "unprescribing" drugs - April 24
- Diabetes poses additional heart risks for Hispanics - April 24
- Collecting clues: Cancer registries might have an answer - April 17
- Can science still promise a brighter future? - April 17
- Diabetes diagnosed earlier when patient is better known - April 17
- Path to OTC status laid out for HIV test - April 17
- Quick View: What's on the FDA fast track? - April 17
- Persistence key to success in depression treatment - April 10
- Study finds early drug use may thwart hypertension - April 10
- Sleep aid's rare side effects gain attention - April 10
- Experts: COX-2s still have role in pain care - April 10
- Treating morbid obesity without surgery: Studies aim for primary care alternatives - April 3
- Detecting a killer: Too often, ovarian cancer remains hidden - April 3
- ELISA test marks 35 years of answering medical questions - April 3
- FDA wants to ensure that postmarket trials get done - April 3
- Government issues a pandemic flu checklist - April 3
- Tissue fraud generates patient anxieties - March 27
- Drug prices' link to development time questioned - March 27
- Outbreaks can occur despite vaccination - March 27
- AMA says it's time to fix broken spring break - March 27
- Teenhood vaccines: Seizing the opportunity - March 20
- Study looks at treatment link for obesity, asthma - March 20
- Incentives urged to spur antibiotic development - March 20
- What's a doctor to do when findings change course? Guiding patients through evolving medical evidence - March 13
- Diabetics bemoan end of human insulins - March 13
- Women's Health Initiative findings create confusion - March 13
- Push for delay in isotretinoin registry - March 13
- CDC panel endorses rotavirus vaccine - March 13
- Parents helpful in assessing speech skills - March 13
- Is it really Alzheimer's? There are several differentials - March 6
- Safety of ADHD drugs is questioned once again - March 6
- Osteoporosis risk real for female athletes - March 6
- Studies to test best ways to check PKD - March 6
- New rotavirus vaccines close to rollout - Feb. 27
- Medical imaging's powers of detection are expanding - Feb. 27
- Next season's flu vaccine is a hot item - Feb. 27
- Researchers examine why diabetes care falls short - Feb. 27
- Unmasking hearts at risk: Indicators can be hidden - Feb. 20
- Mental health of Iraqi veterans seen as a priority - Feb. 20
- FDA panels recommend that weight-loss pill go over the counter - Feb. 20
- Inhaled insulin approved as diabetes treatment option - Feb. 20
- Regular use of aspirin becoming more common - Feb. 20
- AMA-CDC summit leads quest to restore trust in flu shot system - Feb. 13
- Women's sexual health gaining new attention with medicine and therapy - Feb. 13
- Smoker's race plays a role in lung cancer - Feb. 13
- Exercise can help elderly in fight against Alzheimer's - Feb. 13
- Experts weigh best use of cervical cancer screens - Feb. 13
- AIDS cases are increasing among women, even in U.S. - Feb. 13
- Quick View: Where is influenza circulating? - Feb. 13
- Is obesity a disease? Clinicians disagree - Feb. 6
- Goal of drug labeling rule is clearer inserts - Feb. 6
- Resistance develops to certain flu antivirals - Feb. 6
- Study documents fatigue among cancer survivors - Feb. 6
- Study details staph's broadening reach - Jan. 30
- Chest physicians: OTC cough syrups don't work - Jan. 30
- FDA approves intravenous treatment for bone health - Jan. 30
- Study questions SSRI link to suicide - Jan. 30
- Study examines teen smoking, drug abuse - Jan. 30
- One more thing: The increasing number of recommendations on prevention - Jan. 23
- Cancer mortality rates fall to an all-time low - Jan. 23
- Diabetes A1c registry is launched in New York City - Jan. 23
- "Relationship" new buzzword in patient-centered care - Jan. 16
- Boomers are getting older in less-than-optimal health - Jan. 16
- New test quickly assesses literacy - Jan. 16
- Rubella still can occur among new immigrants - Jan. 16
- Dollars for disaster readiness, bioterrorism tricky to spend - Jan. 2/9
- Stepping up to the plate: Hospitals move toward healthy eating - Jan. 2/9
- Pilot project begins work on a cancer genome atlas - Jan. 2/9
- Seniors fastest growing group of epileptics - Jan. 2/9
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