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Government & Medicine 2007
- Looming Medicare pay cut forces tough decisions on participation - Dec. 24/31
- Internist society sees single-payer as option - Dec. 24/31
- OIG nixes investment partnership in ambulatory surgery center - Dec. 24/31
- Court: Non-radiologists can't refer for in-office imaging - Dec. 17
- FCC dedicates $417 million to expanding rural telehealth systems - Dec. 17
- Florida begins electronic health record pilot program for Medicaid recipients - Dec. 17
- VA health care quality: The road to recovery - Dec. 10
- Doctor organizations' concerns put brakes on health IT bill - Dec. 10
- HHS appeals court order to give claims data to consumer groups - Dec. 10
- The battle at home: Struggling for VA health care access - Dec. 3
- Maryland county idea offers access for uninsured - Dec. 3
- CBO: Medicare and Medicaid spending growth unsustainable - Dec. 3
- Illinois judge voids cap on liability awards - Dec. 3
- Rx managers pushing to include e-prescribing in Medicare pay bill - Nov. 26
- Medicare pilot project to pay more to doctors who use EMRs - Nov. 26
- Illinois sues radiology clinics over MRI leasing - Nov. 26
- House to offer bill for registry of drug firm gifts to doctors - Nov. 26
- Ohio medical society pushes doctor-friendly EMR pacts - Nov. 26
- It's official: 10.1% Medicare pay cut for physicians unless Congress acts - Nov. 19
- Medicaid's rule changes are drawing fire - Nov. 19
- Wisconsin doctors sue to stop "raid" on state's medical liability fund - Nov. 19
- House panel passes bill on health data technology standards - Nov. 19
- Most Medicaid programs adopt modest 2008 pay boosts for doctors - Nov. 12
- Physician-owned hospital can pursue antitrust lawsuit - Nov. 12
- Senate passes HHS budget bill, defies Bush spending targets - Nov. 12
- House panel told of problems with health insurer merger trend - Nov. 12
- Anemia drug guidelines offered to counter Medicare policy - Nov. 12
- Lawmakers at SCHIP impasse while funding ends in mid-November - Nov. 5
- The failed promise of prompt pay - Nov. 5
- California health reform debate enters new phase after veto - Nov. 5
- Controversial insurance proposal on ballot in Washington state - Nov. 5
- Per-person health spending levels climbed, study finds - Nov. 5
- Medicare 2008 premium hike low, but doctor pay remains unresolved - Oct. 22/29
- Office of Inspector General backs plan to pay for emergency call - Oct. 22/29
- Former GOP leader out of Senate but still guiding on health issues: AMNews interviews William H. Frist, MD - Oct. 22/29
- States sue federal government over tighter SCHIP limits - Oct. 22/29
- After Bush veto, SCHIP strategy shifts to courting override votes - Oct. 15
- Medicaid Rx pad security rule is delayed - Oct. 15
- Doctor-hospital network gets rare FTC approval to integrate - Oct. 15
- PhRMA study finds success in Medicare Part D - Oct. 15
- Quick View: Medicare & Medicaid: A study in contrasts - Oct. 15
- Medicare pay hike on tougher road after being stripped from SCHIP bill - Oct. 8
- Clinton unveils final piece of health plan - Oct. 8
- Senate passes bill to bolster parity for mental health benefits - Oct. 8
- Physicians see North Carolina tort reform as first step - Oct. 8
- Court rules Medicare plans can be sued for nonpayment - Oct. 8
- Health insurance premiums up 6.1%, fast outpacing inflation and wages - Oct. 1
- Flaw exposed in new Medicare ID system - Oct. 1
- Massachusetts health reform builds momentum - Oct. 1
- Bill would make drug firms disclose gifts to doctors - Oct. 1
- States scrutinize health insurer offering limited-benefit policies - Oct. 1
- New Stark rules add third layer to physician self-referral restrictions - Sept. 24
- Hospitals destroyed, physicians gone: Iraqi doctors face dire situation - Sept. 24
- Colorado stakes out major health system reforms - Sept. 24
- Medicare lets some private fee-for-service plans resume marketing - Sept. 24
- Wisconsin budget crisis threatens physicians' Medicaid pay - Sept. 24
- Uninsured count jumps to 47 million - Sept. 17
- 'Making a difference is exciting': AMNews interviews Donald J. Kurth, MD - Sept. 17
- Group getting Medicare claims data - Sept. 17
- Doctor fights abortion law, criminal charges - Sept. 17
- OIG: Medicare pays doctors enough for cancer drugs - Sept. 17
- Bush SCHIP limits hurt efforts to expand kids coverage, states say - Sept. 10
- House bill creates 6 Medicare payment categories - Sept. 10
- Court denies expansion of patients' access to experimental drugs - Sept. 10
- Minnesota child-abuse reporting law does not create civil liability - Sept. 10
- Georgia family physician brings conservative values to Congress - Sept. 10
- Medicaid Rx must be on tamper-resistant pads - Sept. 3
- Slow connection: Medicare and telehealth - Sept. 3
- Medicare D premiums up for 2008, but lower than expected - Sept. 3
- Doctors stump for the uninsured - Sept. 3
- States let adult kids stay on parents' insurance - Sept. 3
- Doctors fear bill would resurrect punitive Medicare claims reviews - Aug. 27
- Medicare imposes limits on anemia drugs - Aug. 27
- District of Columbia residents can't sue for high drug costs - Aug. 27
- Spending bills would allow drug importation - Aug. 27
- Fate of Medicare pay raise hinges on contentious SCHIP negotiations - Aug. 20
- San Francisco launching universal health care plan - Aug. 20
- Judge rules criminal fraud case against Idaho doctor is frivolous - Aug. 20
- Medical error reporting system still a year off - Aug. 20
- House panel advances SCHIP reauthorization bill - Aug. 13
- Former CMS chief launches "do tank" focused on health care - Aug. 13
- House passes $472 billion federal health spending bill - Aug. 13
- Pharmacy benefit managers push Medicare e-prescribing - Aug. 13
- P4P demo pays off for Medicare, but not for most doctors involved - Aug. 6
- Medicaid measures performance: The push to improve care and save money - Aug. 6
- Senate panel OKs SCHIP funding bill; Bush threatens to veto it - Aug. 6
- Oregon adopts plan for universal health access - Aug. 6
- CMS won't tap reserve fund to ease Medicare physician pay cuts; money marked for reporting bonuses - July 23/30
- Will single-payer buzz from "SiCKO" last? - July 23/30
- Refusal of new Medicaid patients spurs antitrust suit - July 23/30
- Senate panel approves bill for generic biologics - July 23/30
- New Minnesota law requires electronic claims filing by 2009 - July 23/30
- Health IT bill advances in Senate; grants have bipartisan support - July 16
- Peer review records opened in physician's discrimination suit - July 16
- Quick View: Number of uninsured growing - July 16
- Complaints force suspension of marketing for some Medicare plans - July 9
- Bush rejects second stem cell bill; veto override is unlikely - July 9
- HHS: Medicare quality groups go easy on low performers - July 9
- Bills aiming to alleviate physician shortages - July 9
- HHS gives lower estimate of uninsured children eligible for SCHIP - July 9
- Urbanizing counties sue to win physicians better Medicare pay - July 2
- Updating digital discovery: It's all on record - July 2
- Medical trends behind jump in Medicare physician spending - July 2
- Lawmakers focus on federal role in promoting health IT systems - July 2
- States expand children's access to health care - July 2
- Medicare could start comparing resource use among doctors in 2008 - June 25
- No quality benefit seen in Medicare pay pilot - June 25
- New MedPAC physician member offers a rural perspective - June 25
- Missouri set to reform Medicaid, boost doctor pay - June 25
- AMA survey: Senior access at risk if Medicare cuts doctor pay 10% - June 18
- Congress plugs $650 million SCHIP funding gap - June 18
- Democratic candidates share views on health care - June 18
- Medicare plans to stop paying for 6 hospital-acquired conditions - June 18
- Medicaid citizenship rules costing health centers - June 18
- Georgia Supreme Court kills part of state's tort reform law - June 18
- Organized medicine delivers plan to Congress on Medicare pay reform - June 11
- Anemia drugs for cancer patients limited in CMS plan - June 11
- Pennsylvania governor touts cost control in health reform plan - June 11
- Funding pools OK'd for Medicare doctor pay, SCHIP - June 11
- CMS tries to strengthen specialty hospital rules - June 11
- Medicare pay-for-reporting: How to get your 1.5% - June 4
- State high court limits reach of Missouri abortion consent law - June 4
- Health system reform effort widens in California - June 4
- Doctors still reeling after Katrina, sue state for uncompensated care - May 28
- Illinois reform plan hits funding snags - May 28
- Medicare won't expand coverage for stents - May 28
- New laws in Washington state aim to boost access and quality - May 28
- White House names new health IT chief - May 21
- Texas Medicaid physician pay gets hike in new settlement - May 21
- HIPAA allows police access to patients, federal judge rules - May 21
- Indiana passes health reforms, Medicaid pay boost for doctors - May 21
- Annual Medicare trustees report issues dire forecast for Part B - May 14
- House passes ban on genetic discrimination - May 14
- Old physician ID numbers are still OK for now, Medicare says - May 14
- HSA enrollment growth slows but is still high - May 14
- New law boosts breast, cervical cancer screening - May 14
- New York City offers doctors discounted EMRs - May 14
- Supreme Court decision on intact D&X likely to spur state attempts to expand abortion restrictions - May 7
- Senate move to negotiate Medicare Part D drug prices stalls - May 7
- New embryonic stem cell research funding in doubt - May 7
- Anemia treatment varies between profits, nonprofits - May 7
- Feds say plans can soften deadline for doctors' universal ID numbers - April 23/30
- Congress wants to enlarge SCHIP; Bush seeks limits - April 23/30
- Wisconsin governor wants liability pool money for health programs - April 23/30
- Bill aims for mental health parity in Medicare - April 23/30
- Medicare managed care payments targeted to fund other health goals - April 16
- Illinois makes big strides in covering all kids - April 16
- New Hampshire parental notification law faces repeal - April 16
- House passes stroke prevention legislation - April 16
- Researchers decry flat NIH budgets, fear delays in treatment advances - April 9
- U.S. vows to recoup back taxes - April 9
- Idaho emergency doctor sued for overriding parent's decision - April 9
- Court rejects constitutional right to marijuana - April 9
- Mass health reform: Still a work in progress - April 2
- Medicare pay-for-performance dilemma: Who gets the bonus? - April 2
- Doctor tax dropped from Connecticut health reform bill - April 2
- Online prescribing convictions sign of federal scrutiny - March 26
- Patient death renews lawmaker focus on specialty hospitals - March 26
- Illinois bill proposes stricter requirements for retail clinics - March 26
- MedPAC: It's time to either scrap Medicare pay formula, or expand it - March 19
- HHS unveils local quality reporting plan - March 19
- DEA judge's ruling could help medical marijuana research - March 19
- Justice Dept. joins suit on drug pricing fraud - March 19
- Quick View: Kids without coverage - March 19
- Medicare ripple effect linked to dip in spending growth on doctor services - March 12
- ED bill would address access, funding - March 12
- Stakeholders look for common ground on Medicare reform - March 12
- North Carolina appeals court allows new use of HIPAA in lawsuit - March 12
- Bill seeks OK for generic biological drugs - March 12
- Momentum grows in Congress for mental health parity bill - March 5
- Designed for disaster: Planners of innovative ED want it to be ready for anything - March 5
- Judge allows California challenge to conscience clause law over abortion - March 5
- Bush budget plan slashes billions from Medicare, Medicaid spending - Feb. 26
- Pennsylvania universal care plan gets wary welcome - Feb. 26
- Medicare plans expansion of carotid artery stenting coverage - Feb. 26
- Florida appeals court OKs access to peer review records - Feb. 26
- CMS touts hospital demo as proof of pay-for-performance promise - Feb. 19
- Genetic anti-bias bill is back - Feb. 19
- Teamwork called necessary for EMR clinical research success - Feb. 19
- Doctors squeezed by pay cuts for Part B drugs - Feb. 19
- HMO offers Weight Watchers to West Virginia Medicaid enrollees - Feb. 19
- Court overturns "Wal-Mart" law - Feb. 12
- Plan for uninsured draws mixed reaction - Feb. 12
- Tougher rules on citizenship records curbing Medicaid enrollment - Feb. 12
- Tax credits, more care for children key to coalition's plan for uninsured - Feb. 5
- Slower spending: Growth in national health care expenditures slows for third year - Feb. 5
- Medicare advisory panel backs doctor pay hike in 2008 - Feb. 5
- FTC lets group continue clinical integration plan - Feb. 5
- Illinois task force pushes plan for universal coverage - Feb. 5
- Physician revenue tax draws heat in California universal care proposal - Jan. 29
- House passes bill requiring Medicare drug price bargaining - Jan. 29
- Federal appeals court rules against doctors, patients in Oklahoma Medicaid pay suit - Jan. 29
- Quick View: Health care called the No. 2 priority - Jan. 29
- Feds say Medicare pay freeze could double the cut for doctors next year - Jan. 22
- New York, Ohio adopt limited mental health parity coverage - Jan. 22
- Arkansas cardiologists accuse hospital of collusion - Jan. 22
- Part D off to better start this year, but some problems remain - Jan. 22
- Congress plugs SCHIP funding gap but deficits still loom in 14 states - Jan. 15
- Law mandates reporting of supplements' bad effects - Jan. 15
- Medical marijuana advocates win one, lose one in court - Jan. 15
- Medicare still allows exceptions to rehab caps - Jan. 15
- Congress sends health IT back to drawing board - Jan. 1/8
- The illegal effect: Who pays for treatments? - Jan. 1/8
- Congress adopts measures to boost health savings accounts - Jan. 1/8
- FDA rule on tracking prescription drugs is held up -- again - Jan. 1/8
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Professional Issues 2007
- Stricter requirements sought for relicensure as medical boards draft proposal - Dec. 24/31
- Body and soul: When faith guides a doctor's vocation - Dec. 24/31
- Wisconsin doctor pulls double duty: 4 sets of twins in 24 hours - Dec. 24/31
- Survey: Physicians falling short on professionalism - Dec. 24/31
- Cautious optimism greets second year of stable, lower liability premiums - Dec. 17
- Punitive damages ruled OK for privacy breach - Dec. 17
- Future doctors flunk military medical ethics test - Dec. 17
- Finding specialists to answer ED call getting even harder - Dec. 17
- Physicians challenge lawyers' meritless liability suits -- and win - Dec. 10
- Measuring out medicine (book excerpt: The Surgeons: Life and Death in a Top Heart Center) - Dec. 10
- Stem cell breakthrough uses skin cells rather than embryos - Dec. 10
- AMA lays honors on doctors, society leaders - Dec. 10
- Oklahoma stops repaying medical school loans - Dec. 10
- Quick View: Tracking MRSA - Dec. 10
- Quick View: Personality can guide specialty choice - Dec. 10
- In the Courts: Lawsuit leads clinic to drop patient, family - Dec. 10
- AMA meeting: AMA to renew fight for Medicare balance billing - Dec. 3
- State boards keep an eye on medical spas - Dec. 3
- Doctors gain insight from theater training - Dec. 3
- California regulators halt plan's confidentiality agreements - Dec. 3
- Student loan deferment program restored -- for now - Dec. 3
- University of California system loses tuition-hike appeal - Dec. 3
- AMA meeting: Principles aimed at better physician-hospital relations - Dec. 3
- AMA meeting: Consent should be required for HIV testing, AMA says - Dec. 3
- AMA meeting: CEJA to study doctors' duty to guarantee access - Dec. 3
- AMA meeting: AMA guidelines say health reform should be universal, offer choice of benefits - Dec. 3
- AMA meeting: Delegates seek tax credit to help pay for EMRs - Dec. 3
- AMA meeting: Efforts renewed for physician antitrust relief - Dec. 3
- Ethics Forum: Trained interpreters: a necessary expense - Dec. 3
- Quick View: AMA meeting: Tax deductions vs. credits - Dec. 3
- Bigger practice, better quality? Practice size not the complete answer - Nov. 26
- Lack of supervision adds to resident errors, study finds - Nov. 26
- Texas medical board vows to speed up process - Nov. 26
- Hospital safety records, CEO pay increasingly linked - Nov. 26
- Quick View: Drug industry ties -- do they bind? - Nov. 26
- No lawsuits until peer review is complete, Colorado Supreme Court rules - Nov. 19
- Legislation targets drugmaker gifts, incentives to physicians - Nov. 19
- Hospitals look to improve informed consent process - Nov. 19
- Sharing liability: A growing way to handle the risk - Nov. 12
- Project seeks framework for quality, public reporting - Nov. 12
- Medical schools urged to teach about obesity - Nov. 12
- Doctors' brains curb response to patients' pain - Nov. 12
- Quick View: How to prevent visits to the ED - Nov. 12
- In the Courts: Physicians challenge New Jersey fee schedule - Nov. 12
- Record number vied for 2007-08 medical school slots - Nov. 5
- New law ends loan deferment program - Nov. 5
- Maryland board can't punish doctor for defending privacy of patients - Nov. 5
- X-rays turn art into illustration of terror - Nov. 5
- Judge punishes Pennsylvania Blues plans for not producing documents - Nov. 5
- Ethics Forum: Deciding whether to take call in the ED - Nov. 5
- Lawyer who sued wrong physician won't pay up - Oct. 22/29
- We have more students. Now what? - Oct. 22/29
- Expert witness sues ophthalmology society - Oct. 22/29
- North Carolina medical board can't discipline doctors for execution work - Oct. 22/29
- Patients today want to be more involved in care - Oct. 22/29
- Hospital can be sued for credentialing doctor with questionable qualifications, Minnesota high court rules - Oct. 15
- 2 physicians named MacArthur Fellows; 4 win Lasker awards - Oct. 15
- Maryland wants its share of liability insurance credit - Oct. 15
- Quick View: More residents, more subspecialization - Oct. 15
- Fine-tuning the thought process (book excerpt: How Doctors Think) - Oct. 8
- Online open house may be a first in recruiting residents - Oct. 8
- Psychiatrists are least likely physicians to turn to God - Oct. 8
- In the Courts: Gender discrimination still an issue for women doctors - Oct. 8
- Doctors often dismiss side effect complaints, patient survey says - Oct. 1
- Drug info firms target prescriber data laws - Oct. 1
- Medical liability insurers adding personality tests to application process - Oct. 1
- First for-profit med school nears approval - Oct. 1
- Quick View: Testing the U.S. News rankings - Oct. 1
- New Orleans grows into testing ground for medical homes - Sept. 24
- New reps, new rap: The counter-detailers - Sept. 24
- Washington state doctors lead their own quality appraisal - Sept. 24
- Meharry medical student wins Miss Black USA title - Sept. 24
- Quick View: EMRs linked with lower liability risk - Sept. 24
- Resistance builds against insurers' tiered networks - Sept. 17
- Annual study shows states moving to more balanced pain policies - Sept. 17
- Big hospitals adding remote monitoring for ICU patients - Sept. 17
- More women choosing surgical residencies - Sept. 17
- Scrubs go Hollywood: Actress debuts new line - Sept. 17
- The last goodbye: Comforting your dying patient - Sept. 10
- Physician's slaying could go unpunished - Sept. 10
- Teaching doctors: Fewer hours mean less learning - Sept. 10
- Report seeks more action on medication noncompliance - Sept. 10
- Quick View: Primary care doctors in demand - Sept. 10
- In the Courts: New York City wants calories put on menus - Sept. 10
- Campaign targets TV's skewed view of organ donation - Sept. 3
- Utah doctor can pursue libel case against state over fraud claims - Sept. 3
- Drug rep creates stir with details on tricks of his trade - Sept. 3
- Court OKs collaboration on CPT codes - Sept. 3
- North Carolina changes medical board nomination process - Sept. 3
- Quick View: CME dollars still flowing - Sept. 3
- Ethics Forum: Prenatal care weighs needs of 2 patients - Sept. 3
- Arbitrate, not litigate: A growing and popular alternative to lawsuits - Aug. 27
- California ends beleaguered program for impaired doctors - Aug. 27
- Washington doctors, health plan agree on network structure - Aug. 27
- Insurance watchdogs push compliance with settlements: AMNews interviews Robert W. Seligson - Aug. 20
- Charity care not tied to faith beliefs - Aug. 20
- Eye-opening Africa trip gives doctor purpose in telling stories - Aug. 20
- Quick View: Needlestick injuries in residency - Aug. 20
- EMRs don't guarantee quality care, a review of 50,000 patient records shows - Aug. 13
- Grand jury clears Dr. Pou; medicine wants to protect future disaster responders - Aug. 13
- What made them sick (book excerpt: Solving History's Great Medical Mysteries) - Aug. 13
- Physicians sue Missouri over midwifery law - Aug. 13
- Robots shorten patient stays - Aug. 13
- Medical errors significant source of stress for doctors - Aug. 13
- In the Courts: Internet won't protect your secret identity - Aug. 13
- New evidence finds disparities aren't usually due to bias - Aug. 6
- Maine court questions liability panels - Aug. 6
- Physicians offered incentives to practice in New Orleans - Aug. 6
- "SiCKO" tells sad story, but not the whole one - Aug. 6
- Quick View: Reluctant to prescribe - Aug. 6
- Ethics Forum: Can unions lead to better patient care? - Aug. 6
- Patients complain that doctors talk too much about themselves - July 23/30
- Racial fatigue: Minority doctors feeling the pressure - July 23/30
- Women in primary care earn less than men - July 23/30
- California internist plays an OB in his first film role - July 23/30
- Court invalidates hospital special privilege law - July 23/30
- Katrina nurses might be forced to testify against physician - July 23/30
- AMA meeting: AMA launches pre-election push on plight of uninsured - July 16
- AMA meeting: Delegates seek more oversight of retail clinics - July 16
- States, CME incorporating cultural competency training - July 16
- Reach Out and Read: Doctors promote reading as part of well-child care - July 16
- AMA meeting: AMA toughens P4P policy, vows to oppose problematic programs - July 16
- AMA meeting: AMA backs Medicare pay reform plan - July 16
- AMA meeting: AMA collecting complaints on insurer directories - July 16
- AMA meeting: Doctors who give disaster aid seek liability shield - July 16
- AMA meeting: Overlap seen in human, animal medicine - July 16
- AMA meeting: AMA concerned about video games' impact on youth - July 16
- AMA meeting: Schools urged to plan response for kids' anaphylaxis - July 16
- AMA meeting: CEJA to study how ethics may shift during disasters - July 16
- AMA meeting: Anti-discrimination policy expanded to transgendered - July 16
- AMA meeting: Medical students take skills to Chicago neighborhood - July 16
- Safety and quality suffer under strained systems, says survey of doctor executives - July 9
- Confronting eugenics: Does the now discredited practice have relevance to today's technology? - July 9
- Court dismisses case against holdouts in class-action suit - July 9
- New school wants to give 1st class free ride - July 9
- MRSA infection rate higher than earlier thought - July 9
- Medicaid seeks to cut contribution to GME funding - July 9
- Public Citizen issues annual medical board rankings - July 9
- Quick View: EMRs don't guarantee quality - July 9
- In the Courts: Online prescribing case raises jurisdiction issue - July 9
- Quality movement is "here to stay": AMNews interviews Robert Haralson III, MD - July 2
- California radiologist group sues UnitedHealthcare over payment rates - July 2
- Ethics Forum: Doctors and patients may not always agree - July 2
- Florida physician can sue insurer over forced liability settlement - June 25
- Searching for more (book excerpt: Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance) - June 25
- Safety data support resident work-hour limits - June 25
- Majority of hospitals slow to adopt routine apology policy - June 25
- Transplant team, pilots die in EMS plane crash - June 25
- Hospital in Florida not liable for uninsured doctor - June 18
- House bill earmarks $3 billion in funds for comparative research - June 18
- Some specialty boards aim to raise patient awareness - June 18
- The University of California appeals a court ruling on tuition hikes - June 18
- Radio icon sings praises of Minnesota town to lure doctors - June 11
- Active agenda: Promoting better health through policy and personal example - June 11
- Credentialing records open in liability cases -- Florida court - June 11
- With today's tools, doctors could have saved Lincoln's life - June 11
- Duke retooling, reopening family medicine training - June 11
- Court: Medical board charges should be public - June 11
- AMA Annual Meeting: A guide to the House of Delegates - June 11
- Quick View: Drug rep interaction widespread - June 11
- In the Courts: Surgeon not protected by Good Samaritan law - June 11
- Physicians pushing state lawmakers to regulate burgeoning retail clinics - June 4
- Clinical retraining programs hard to find - June 4
- Ohio attorney sanctioned for pursuing frivolous liability case - June 4
- Kansas consumer act excludes medical negligence - June 4
- Internists outline principles for quality ratings - June 4
- Quick View: Assessing quality on cardiovascular care - June 4
- Ethics Forum: When patients want feel-good medicine - June 4
- Education by simulation: The evolution of Resusci Anne - May 28
- New Hampshire ban on sale of prescribing data is overruled - May 28
- Med school refunds tuition, then wants it back - May 28
- Blues settlement in class-action suit shifts focus to last HMO holdouts - May 21
- Alerts foil state-jumping by disciplined doctors - May 21
- Pain doctor again found guilty of drug trafficking - May 21
- Eager recruiters want residents to hear them now - May 21
- Obituary: Medicine mourns death of Dr. Ronald P. Bangasser - May 21
- Physicians wary of new national database that makes liability data public - May 21
- Quick View: Too much medicine? - May 21
- Physicians resist push for execution involvement - May 14
- In search of truthful testimony: Scrutinizing expert witnesses - May 14
- Battle over futile care erupts in Texas - May 14
- Most doctors believe that faith helps patients cope - May 14
- Texas court awards fired doctor nearly $10 million - May 14
- Quick View: Helping patients who don't speak English - May 14
- In the Courts: Is failed evacuation plan medical liability? - May 14
- Virginia: 14 is old enough to decide on medical treatment - May 7
- Doctors on ice: Gliding through skating contest - May 7
- Kentucky medical school will freeze tuition for each class - May 7
- Quick View: Rating physician quality - May 7
- Ethics Forum: Physician ethics still in play when talking to the media - May 7
- More lay members sought as lawmakers challenge who sits on medical boards - April 23/30
- Cost vs. compliance: Physicians encouraged to discuss prescriptions - April 23/30
- Massachusetts considers requiring all surgeries to be videotaped - April 23/30
- Osteopathic physician organization hopes Harlem school will boost minority enrollments. - April 23/30
- More states eye reporting infection rates to give scrutiny to hospitals - April 16
- Doctor cards help Pennsylvania hospital put a human face on patient care - April 16
- Assisted-suicide bill in California clears first hurdle - April 16
- Physicians uneasy about how plans will set rankings - April 16
- California doctors fight for right to counsel during negotiations - April 16
- Quick View: Black doctors view DTC ads more favorably - April 16
- Departing lessons (book excerpt: Final Exam) - April 9
- Prisoner organ donation proposal worrisome - April 9
- Societies set principles for medical home - April 9
- In the Courts: Physicians turn the tables on insurers, attorneys - April 9
- Cancer care demand to outpace oncologist supply - April 2
- Match Day 2007: The envelope, please - April 2
- West Virginia court OKs self-funded trust to cover liability - April 2
- State medical society lawsuits now target insurance contract provisions - March 26
- When practicing becomes policing: Physicians balance patient privacy with society's right to know - March 26
- USP report details extent of surgery medication errors - March 26
- New program combines dental, medical education - March 26
- Top U.S. military doctor in Iraq dies in crash - March 19
- Artists teach students the power of observing - March 19
- High-deductible plans seen as risky for kids - March 19
- Ruling reinstates doctor fired for backing foreign colleagues - March 19
- Many questions, little time: Physicians' tight schedules at odds with patient demands - March 12
- Learning without borders: Med students take on the world - March 12
- Merck ends push for HPV vaccine mandate - March 12
- Noncompete clauses enforceable, courts in Illinois and Indiana rule - March 12
- AMA Nathan Davis awards presented to 8 public officials - March 12
- Physician-ethicist explains "Ashley treatment" decision - March 12
- In the Courts: Kansas high court: Doctor can be sued under consumer act - March 12
- Louisiana liability cap upheld; trials still ahead - March 5
- Big retail health clinics agree to AAFP operating guidelines - March 5
- Tort reforms boost some states' liability outlook - March 5
- Online tool helps assess safety procedures - March 5
- Quick View: State of liability - March 5
- Ethics Forum: Weighing value, risk of full-body scans - March 5
- Will states follow Texas on HPV shot mandate? - Feb. 26
- Testing embryos and ethics: Where do we draw the line? - Feb. 26
- Rethinking physicians' training in chronic disease management - Feb. 26
- Quick View: First, determine what an error is - Feb. 26
- 100 devices, 60 hospitals: More often, doctors visit bedside via robot - Feb. 19
- Florida doctor indicted over expert qualifications - Feb. 19
- Proposed uterine transplant sets off ethical debate - Feb. 19
- New York doctors settle suit over Blues underpayments - Feb. 19
- Doctor casts doubt on theory that Napoleon was poisoned - Feb. 19
- Family physicians fill gap when residents go home - Feb. 19
- Nonphysicians bypass legislatures, use own boards to expand scope - Feb. 12
- Rewiring lives (book excerpt: Shattered Nerves) - Feb. 12
- American College of Physicians urges system reform, new model of care - Feb. 12
- In the Courts: Records of minors' sex-related care ruled private by Indiana court - Feb. 12
- Lawsuit showcases DNR liability twist for doctors - Feb. 5
- Growth-curbing therapy spurs rights dispute - Feb. 5
- Michigan medical schools pursue diversity without preferences - Feb. 5
- Practices making strides to transform family medicine - Feb. 5
- AMA Foundation to honor 6 with Excellence in Medicine awards - Feb. 5
- Ethics Forum: Covert medication hits balance of ethics, safety - Feb. 5
- Unmet expectations: Doctors, patients give each other mixed reviews - Jan. 29
- Medicine's prodigies: Careers on fast forward - Jan. 29
- States propose laws requiring HPV vaccine - Jan. 29
- California doctors look to join suit accusing insurer of rescinding coverage - Jan. 29
- Courts split on arbitrating pay disputes - Jan. 22
- Fatal errors more likely on 24-hour call - Jan. 22
- Boards sponsor certification in end-of-life care - Jan. 22
- Effort cuts down catheter-related infections - Jan. 22
- Quick View: J-1 waivers on the decline - Jan. 22
- Doctor morale shaky as practice stressors surge - Jan. 15
- Coming late to medicine: The nontraditional path - Jan. 15
- Studies link infections to hospital processes - Jan. 15
- No warrant, no searching doctors' offices, says Kentucky Supreme Court - Jan. 15
- 23 doctors, 10 hours, 6 ORs, 5 lives: The logistics of an innovative kidney exchange - Jan. 1/8
- IHI kicks off new patient safety initiative - Jan. 1/8
- Sale of Eakins' medical painting stirs controversy in Philadelphia - Jan. 1/8
- Study: Resident education strong despite hour limits - Jan. 1/8
- Ethics Forum: Charity care may mean crossing U.S. borders - Jan. 1/8
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Business 2007
- Culture shock: Consumer-directed health care slow to catch on - Dec. 24/31
- Fight over physician quality ratings moves to Massachusetts - Dec. 24/31
- Rise of the e-mandates: Soon, you may not have a choice - Dec. 17
- Cigna expands with Great-West health deal - Dec. 17
- Practice Pointers: You can still act to lower this year's taxes - Dec. 17
- Quick View: Quality care not always enough - Dec. 17
- Insurers see veterans' care as growth business - Dec. 10
- Personnel history: What to keep -- and what to keep out - Dec. 10
- More health plans agree to New York model for physician rankings - Dec. 10
- California fines plan for failing to reveal policy cancellation incentive - Dec. 10
- "Free" EMR system comes with fee for support services - Dec. 10
- Few in online medical community choose ".md" - Dec. 10
- PHR: Pretty Half-hearted Reception - Dec. 3
- Insurers agree to more transparent physician ratings - Dec. 3
- Surgical safety device is his invention, but ENT is what he does - Dec. 3
- Union-run VEBAs taking charge of corporate health benefits - Dec. 3
- Contract Language: Noncompete provision in contract might not be legal - Dec. 3
- Gift cards turn health care into stocking stuffer - Nov. 26
- Coventry takes charge: Plan becomes the biggest game in town - Nov. 26
- Health plans' earning gains tied to Medicare - Nov. 26
- Insurance industry turns focus to children without coverage - Nov. 26
- Fewer back higher premiums for unhealthy living - Nov. 26
- Kaiser's PHR online for all members - Nov. 26
- New York agreement refines doctor-rating criteria - Nov. 19
- The lowdown on locum: The ins and outs of temporary assignments - Nov. 19
- Electronic health network runs out of money, ceases operation - Nov. 19
- Practice Pointers: What to ask before you join a medical practice - Nov. 19
- States strike at "most-favored" pay clause - Nov. 12
- Ace that interview: It's all in the details - Nov. 12
- RHIOs hit financial stumbling blocks on path to national network - Nov. 12
- Health plans battle for share of youth market - Nov. 12
- Doctors offer views on EMR implementation - Nov. 12
- Travel reservations: Push for offshore care - Nov. 5
- Study cites effects of insurers' doctor turnover - Nov. 5
- New kind of Canadian-style care comes to United States - Nov. 5
- Hospital employees suspended for snooping on injured actor - Nov. 5
- Contract Language: Corporate compliance plan produces many benefits - Nov. 5
- Before you moonlight: The ins and outs - Oct. 22/29
- WellPoint looking to increase its size by buying more health plans - Oct. 22/29
- New Hampshire Blues offers e-prescribing software - Oct. 22/29
- Microsoft's HealthVault is the latest entrant in the PHR arena - Oct. 22/29
- AMNews articles linked to Sermo's online physician forum - Oct. 15
- Taming the paper tiger: Covering the cost of filling out forms - Oct. 15
- Health plans push coverage options for Hispanics - Oct. 15
- Maryland task force reviewing physician payment - Oct. 15
- Practice Pointers: Mind the details when opening a practice - Oct. 15
- Game plan for your future: Life coaches help call the plays. - Oct. 8
- New retail health clinic model puts doctors out front - Oct. 8
- Personal health record venture gets new life - Oct. 8
- Contract Language: Check for these essentials in confidentiality agreements - Oct. 8
- Prying eyes: Protecting patient records - Oct. 1
- UnitedHealthcare promises reform in deal with state regulators - Oct. 1
- WellPoint gets go-ahead from the Federal Reserve for bank - Oct. 1
- Baby en route: What to expect when your practice partner is expecting - Sept. 24
- Practice Management: Diagnostic tools ready for a test drive - Sept. 24
- The new proceduralists: Have they found their niche? - Sept. 17
- Nevada regulator OKs merger of United, Sierra - Sept. 17
- Practice Pointers: Opening a new practice requires planning - Sept. 17
- Finances driving physicians out of solo practice - Sept. 10
- 5 keys to courting a colleague: Have a recruitment strategy, then follow it - Sept. 10
- California plan backs down from some scheduled fee reductions - Sept. 10
- States review nonprofit hospitals' tax exemptions - Sept. 10
- Tech's next big thing: Acceptance - Sept. 3
- Doctor builds career in urban redevelopment - Sept. 3
- Contract Language: Balance billing a no-no in most cases - Sept. 3
- Quick View: Where patients go after retail clinics - Sept. 3
- E-mail means fewer patient calls and visits - Aug. 27
- Script for expansion: Increasing control, boosting business - Aug. 27
- Mixed credit grades for nonprofit hospitals reflect uncertainty - Aug. 27
- Degree of management: Finding the fit for top staff - Aug. 20
- American Express stops HSA cards - Aug. 20
- Practice Pointers: Closing tax gap; investing in residential rental properties - Aug. 20
- Flex appeal: It's all in the planning - Aug. 13
- Big employers' initiative on personal health records stumbles - Aug. 13
- Kaiser fined for poor oversight - Aug. 13
- New Jersey fines Aetna for fee schedule, orders more pay for doctors - Aug. 13
- More than sympathy: Patients find collective voice for advocacy - Aug. 6
- New York warns of lawsuit over physician rankings by United - Aug. 6
- Contract Language: "Most-favored-nation clauses" don't favor physicians - Aug. 6
- More than a game: New wave of video games have health benefits - July 23/30
- Google gathers group of health care advisers - July 23/30
- Deductibles cut for healthy employees - July 23/30
- Practice Management: Plan ahead for times you need to take a sick day - July 23/30
- Short on support: Too few in health care IT work force - July 16
- Practice Pointers: Review practice operations before adding physicians - July 16
- Can you go home again? How to practice medicine where you grew up - July 9
- Rule changes for referral documentation create confusion - July 9
- Proposed IRS form revision irking nonprofit hospitals - July 9
- MinuteClinic seeks waivers of Massachusetts public health rules - July 9
- Quick View: Satisfaction with hospitals up slightly - July 9
- Blog at your own risk: Keeping online opinions anonymous can be tricky - July 2
- Harvard Pilgrim's CEO uses blog to get advice on rate increases - July 2
- Contract Language: Negotiating the finer points of mediation, arbitration - July 2
- Dangerous employees: How to deal with a potential threat - June 25
- WellPoint gets double blow as it faces investigation, tosses CFO - June 25
- Coping with rankings: Still time for challenges - June 18
- AMA, Web-based Sermo sign deal - June 18
- Hospitals partnering with hotels to offer health care packages - June 18
- Practice Pointers: Tax issues: Drug inventory, hybrid vehicles, new tax law - June 18
- Lab wars: Doctors caught in the middle - June 11
- United settles suit with Nebraska over complaint procedure - June 11
- IRS ruling opens door for hospitals to donate IT to physicians - June 11
- Capitalizing on a craze: Medicine on an MP3 - June 4
- Physicians say PPO network's fax masked 25% pay cut - June 4
- Videoconferencing services offer language translators - June 4
- Contract Language: Review deferred compensation plans in light of IRS rules - June 4
- Launching a second office: Is it time to branch out? - May 28
- Practice Management: Turn to the telephone to dial up practice efficiency - May 28
- Morale booster: Making employees part of the team - May 21
- Contract shock: PPO merger cuts physician pay - May 21
- HealthSouth founder Scrushy settles SEC suit - May 21
- Humana offers lower costs for healthier workers - May 21
- Practice Pointers: The best employees will share your practice's values - May 21
- It takes a village: Physicians adopt new approach to keep patients happy - May 14
- Wal-Mart plans more in-store clinics; up to 2,000 in 5 years - May 14
- Fax sent by United subsidiary causes security concerns - May 14
- New Jersey regulator tells United to justify lab referrals - May 14
- Blues plan offers EMR access to members, doctors - May 14
- Physician wikis: Do-it-yourself textbooks - May 7
- Bringing in the boomers: Potential growth for health market - May 7
- Free electronic medical record system comes with strings attached - May 7
- Plan ties bonuses to members' health status - May 7
- Contract Language: Indemnity, guaranty, warranty: Learn how they differ - May 7
- Searching for a reputation: Your online presence is worth monitoring - April 23/30
- Practice Management: Denial-management systems can bring cleaner claims - April 23/30
- The ins and outs of billing: Pros and cons of outsourcing - April 16
- Independence Blue Cross, Highmark announce merger - April 16
- Consumer-driven health plans grow slowly - April 16
- Practice Pointers: When should you start collecting Social Security? - April 16
- AMNews airs daily on ReachMD satellite radio - April 9
- A Web site refresh: E-enhancements help you communicate better - April 9
- Pioneering regional health network logs off for the final time - April 9
- New United deal could spur more plan mergers - April 2
- Collecting the patient portion: Being proactive, early and often - April 2
- Gender, age factors in physician retention - April 2
- Contract Language: Lien against future settlements one collection remedy - April 2
- IMG externships: Career investment - March 26
- In one state, United suspends new lab protocol - March 26
- HCA expands price transparency - March 26
- Practice Management: Document destruction demands diligence - March 26
- The case for house calls: Patient satisfaction and practice profitability - March 19
- Handful of sites top search list for medical info - March 19
- Practice Pointers: Know signs of embezzlement before your cash vanishes - March 19
- Quick View: Hospital EMR use not yet widespread - March 19
- Find your tech tutor: What doctors need in a systems consultant - March 12
- California looks into Kaiser's EMR troubles - March 12
- Medispa industry shows continuing growth - March 12
- Quick View: Health system, IT executives describe their infotech plans - March 12
- United to fine physicians if patients go to "wrong" lab - March 5
- The health whisperer: A help or a hindrance? - March 5
- Blues sees potential in HSA money, opens its own bank - March 5
- Boston hospital CEO asks: Do I get paid too much? - March 5
- Contract Language: Tail insurance: Who pays and when do you need it? - March 5
- The race for space: A medical office building boom - Feb. 26
- Health plan earnings up, but United's woes continue - Feb. 26
- Practice Management: Practices take a look at extending office hours - Feb. 26
- The big breakup: How to drop an insurer - Feb. 19
- Spanning the globe to advise sports media - Feb. 19
- New Hampshire posts health cost estimates online - Feb. 19
- Public clinics: EMRs good for quality, not wallet - Feb. 19
- Citywide EMR network to link nearly all area physicians - Feb. 19
- Practice Pointers: It's time for answers to some of your tax questions - Feb. 19
- Quick View: Consumers rate in-store clinics - Feb. 19
- Cosmetic procedure: Your office may need a makeover - Feb. 12
- Doctors, health plans against pay rule proposed in New Jersey - Feb. 12
- Online health sites battling for the consumer market - Feb. 12
- GM and WellPoint are partners in e-prescribing pilot - Feb. 12
- Harnessing patient power: Another approach in handling insurance disputes - Feb. 5
- Companies to fund new push for e-prescribing - Feb. 5
- Physician offices to serve as major tenants in "mall" - Feb. 5
- Contract Language: Policy needed to manage electronic, paper documents - Feb. 5
- Locating incentives: Thinking of your practice as a small business - Jan. 29
- Walgreens plans to expand in-store clinics - Jan. 29
- Practice Management: Unique aspects of patient debt collection - Jan. 29
- Talk to my agent: Some physicians let others arrange the job - Jan. 22
- Increased use of portable nerve test spurs questions from insurers - Jan. 22
- Companies take on unmet need for online appointment booking - Jan. 22
- Kaiser's EMR efforts go on, without critic - Jan. 22
- Practice Pointers: Focus on process in 401(k) investment policy statement - Jan. 22
- Bloggers' Grand Rounds: The evolution of medicine's netroots - Jan. 15
- Keeping patients' heads up and more - Jan. 15
- Texas Blues plan suspends rating system -- for now - Jan. 15
- SEC takes closer look at United's stock-option grants - Jan. 15
- Baby bias: Setting policies that are fair for workers - Jan. 1/8
- Insurers collaborate on standards for PHRs - Jan. 1/8
- Contract Language: Set policies to address discrimination complaints - Jan. 1/8
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Louisiana and Kentucky courts rejected expansions of nonphysicians' scope of practice.
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Opinion 2007
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Only 3 states have prescribing data laws.
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Health & Science 2007
- Santa aging well, ho-ho-ho'ing to health - Dec. 24/31
- Salt limits urged for processed foods, restaurant meals - Dec. 24/31
- "Whole patient" approach needed in diabetes care - Dec. 24/31
- FDA eyes "behind the counter" drug category with greater clinical role for pharmacists - Dec. 17
- Missing the HIV message (American Public Health Assn. annual meeting) - Dec. 17
- Avenues explored for improving health literacy - Dec. 17
- Occasional fasting may have cardiovascular benefits - Dec. 17
- Flu vaccine plentiful, a change from the past - Dec. 10
- Studies link pill to increased heart risks; but positives still outweigh negatives - Dec. 10
- Number of diagnosed STDs is growing - Dec. 10
- City vs. country: Cancer found at earlier stages in rural patients - Dec. 3
- Lymphedema no longer rare, still underdiagnosed - Dec. 3
- Smoking quit rates stall as anti-tobacco funding declines - Dec. 3
- Pain care urged as a priority for wounded, returning veterans - Dec. 3
- Quick View: The crippling reach of arthritis - Dec. 3
- Cardiovascular disease down in diabetics - Nov. 26
- Nephrologists warn of kidney failure induced by drugs, medical procedures - Nov. 26
- More teens test positive for drugs, alcohol at sick care visits - Nov. 26
- Quick View: It takes more than advice to stop smoking - Nov. 26
- Infection control in your practice (AAFP annual scientific assembly) - Nov. 19
- Early autism screening urged, but barriers exist - Nov. 19
- Literacy advocates call for drug label uniformity - Nov. 19
- A stronger stand on student health: Junk food out, recess in - Nov. 12
- Drop in mortality rates continues for most common cancers - Nov. 12
- New CDC report, recent events add to MRSA's infamy - Nov. 12
- Playing with danger: From toys to paint - Nov. 5
- Number, cost of vaccines spur budget dilemma - Nov. 5
- New guidelines on back pain seen as collaborative effort - Nov. 5
- New law expands FDA monitoring, funds - Oct. 22/29
- Focus on care plans, quality of life for cancer survivors - Oct. 22/29
- Doctors' Web site offers connections for fun and exercise - Oct. 22/29
- Caffeine may boost acetaminophen risk to liver - Oct. 22/29
- Health survey dilemma: Can you hear me now? - Oct. 15
- Separating the subtleties: Mental illness in primary care - Oct. 15
- Teens (but not adults) backing away from illicit drugs; underage drinking, smoking remain problematic - Oct. 15
- Lung cancer rates high for women nonsmokers - Oct. 15
- Long dormant, antibiotic pipeline flowing again with more than 120 compounds in development - Oct. 8
- Routine HIV testing making slow inroads - Oct. 8
- No excuses not to get the flu vaccine this year - Oct. 8
- Only 77% wash hands after using the toilet - Oct. 8
- Survey helps set baseline for teen vaccination - Oct. 8
- Altering perceptions: Good outcomes from "club drugs"? - Oct. 1
- Federal funding cuts could threaten public health progress - Oct. 1
- Quick View: Who is following an aspirin therapy regimen? - Oct. 1
- New asthma guidelines aim at control - Sept. 24
- From traditional to modern: Artists offer their takes on health - Sept. 24
- Blood tests as good as genetic typing for celiac detection - Sept. 24
- Trials of treating the elderly: Determining drug safety and effectiveness - Sept. 17
- "Outbreaks" show pertussis diagnosis not easy - Sept. 17
- Drug treatments for acid reflux are facing new FDA scrutiny - Sept. 17
- FDA proposes new sunscreen rating system - Sept. 17
- Quick View: Gender-based breakdown of heart disease - Sept. 17
- FDA warns about using OTC cough, cold meds on young kids - Sept. 10
- Focus turns to how genetics impacts warfarin therapy - Sept. 10
- Pregnancy weight gain due for review - Sept. 10
- Quick View: West Nile virus infects humans across the country - Sept. 10
- Dr. Pap's smear: The test and its times - Sept. 3
- Flip-flops causing slips and trips -- and serious injuries - Sept. 3
- Aspirin resistance found to raise risk for heart attack, strokes - Sept. 3
- Antioxidants nixed again in healthy heart quest - Sept. 3
- Research supports quick initiation of MS care - Aug. 27
- "Whispering strokes" often go unheard, but still cause damage - Aug. 27
- FDA panel: Keep Avandia, but add safeguards - Aug. 20
- Treating a sleepless nation: More than 50 million toss and turn - Aug. 20
- International registry aims to round up rodeo injuries - Aug. 20
- Bill would reauthorize FDA fees for drugmakers - Aug. 20
- Death rates rise for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - Aug. 20
- Probiotic use may reduce diarrhea risk - Aug. 13
- DSM-V expected to explore physical, mental health links - Aug. 13
- Effort aims to enhance teamwork to improve human, animal health - Aug. 13
- XDR-TB straining world's health budgets; emphasis turning to containment - Aug. 13
- Dietary counseling works best when repeated - Aug. 13
- Clarity on control (American Diabetes Assn. Scientific Sessions) - Aug. 6
- Local planning key to readiness for pandemic flu - Aug. 6
- Researchers find 5 types of alcohol dependence - Aug. 6
- 3 studies link use of SSRIs to bone loss - July 23/30
- Alarm sounded on fentanyl patch overdoses - July 23/30
- Computerized EMMA can manage patients' pills - July 23/30
- Cancer's age wave (ASCO annual meeting) - July 16
- Physicians key to slowing the rise of antibiotic resistance - July 16
- Quick View: Where adult depression lives - July 16
- Both statistics and manner matter to patients - July 9
- Autism claims on thimerosal reach special "vaccine court" - July 9
- A "silent" cancer speaks with 4 symptoms - July 9
- Expert panel gives very heavy children a new label -- obese - July 9
- RADAR explores adverse drug event detection - July 2
- Disease of the moment: More care is the ultimate goal - July 2
- Look for link to mental illness, abuse in choosing migraine care - July 2
- Guides for high-risk drugs undergoing FDA scrutiny - July 2
- Delaying back surgery works for some - June 25
- Popcorn, nuts may not cause diverticular disease - June 25
- Stroke care's window of opportunity: Emerging responses - June 18
- XDR TB case renews call for better diagnosis, medications - June 18
- Cure rates becoming the norm for patients with hepatitis C - June 18
- Blood pressure readings often unreliable - June 11
- Life after pro football: Playing with pain becomes living with pain, depression - June 11
- Warning on diabetes drug could be a replay of Vioxx - June 11
- Time for change in CKD assessment, treatment - June 11
- Use of HIV testing in ED hits snags - June 4
- Slowing a diabetic's decline (American College of Physicians annual meeting) - June 4
- Senate bill tackles drug safety, reauthorizes user fee act - June 4
- Chronic diseases poised for national attention - June 4
- Studies: Minor complaints not driving ED overcrowding, costs - June 4
- Patient contracts help physicians track pain medications - May 28
- Drugs have risks, but so does life, study notes - May 28
- ACS launches huge epidemiological study into causes of cancer - May 28
- Quick View: Infant mortality: Inside the numbers - May 28
- A swarm of trouble: Mosquito season is new-disease season - May 21
- Number of disabled expected to rise; more research urged - May 21
- Rhode Island to distribute adult flu vaccine free to doctors - May 21
- The elusive patient: Getting twentysomethings into the health care system - May 14
- Abundance of flu shots may mean longer vaccine season - May 14
- High-dose statins not cost-effective for all patients - May 14
- Get moving, CDC tells U.S. adults - May 14
- Editorial cartoon exhibit: Smoking is the butt of their humor - May 7
- Renewal sought for drug approval user fee law - May 7
- Gene found that affects links to food intake and weight - May 7
- Another coxib for arthritis? FDA panel says no - May 7
- Quick View: Immunization refresher - May 7
- CDC: New influenza A subtypes now reportable - April 23/30
- In autism screening, the watchword is caution - April 23/30
- Science museum highlights impact of microorganisms - April 23/30
- Sign of the times: San Francisco shifts delivery of AIDS care - April 16
- Cancer connection: Screening gets star power - April 16
- Research into raising HDL cholesterol presses on despite setbacks - April 16
- Antibiotics overprescribed for sinus infections - April 16
- Presentation of pain may harbor depression - April 9
- Rise in chronic kidney disease turns focus to risk factors - April 9
- Push for Alzheimer's treatment grows along with numbers - April 9
- Newer version of rotavirus vaccine called safe - April 9
- Commercial interruptions: The hidden costs of drug ads - April 2
- Depression cited as the top cause of medical disability - April 2
- Teen girls more apt than boys to abuse inhalants - April 2
- Too many pills exacerbate perils of aging - March 26
- Reflection and refocus: Former FDA commissioners meet to discuss current agency woes - March 26
- Younger baby boomers report poorer overall health - March 26
- Quick View: Where the tobacco money went - March 26
- Adult vaccination infrastructure faces growing pains - March 19
- Tackling tainted food: A lot can go wrong -- at any step along the way - March 19
- Congress again tries to give FDA control over tobacco - March 19
- Rheumatoid arthritis patients at higher risk of cancer death - March 19
- New concerns over choice of artery stents - March 12
- The way to a woman's (healthy) heart - March 12
- Breast cancer radiation boosts heart disease risk - March 12
- Inflammation overload: It could be a sign of trouble - March 5
- New research launched with WHI biological samples - March 5
- New studies bolster claims on movie smoking - March 5
- FDA responds to drug safety blueprint - Feb. 26
- Patients benefit when they know test implications beforehand - Feb. 26
- Shorter-length symptom diaries more complete - Feb. 26
- Beat one cancer, risk up for another type - Feb. 19
- A shot in the arm urged for flu vaccine programs - Feb. 19
- High income doesn't mean on-time shots - Feb. 19
- FDA scrutinizes old meds that skipped approval - Feb. 12
- Chronic daily headaches may go underreported - Feb. 12
- Focus placed on key health needs of African-Americans - Feb. 12
- Superbug breakout: They're harder to beat -- and recognize - Feb. 5
- Melanoma screening is worth the money, study shows - Feb. 5
- Heart group seeks data reporting for cardiovascular disease - Jan. 29
- More research money doesn't mean more new drugs - Jan. 29
- Folate findings prompt new attention to proper amounts - Jan. 29
- Refrigerated version of intranasal flu vaccine approved - Jan. 29
- Will SSRI suicide fear curtail appropriate use? - Jan. 22
- Health disparities: Are we making progress? - Jan. 22
- C-reactive protein fails to predict rheumatoid arthritis - Jan. 22
- Childhood asthma still high; individual plans seen as key - Jan. 22
- Asking patients could provide quality answers - Jan. 22
- Trial halted on drug shown to increase HDL cholesterol - Jan. 15
- Conference explores ramifications of new HIV guidelines - Jan. 15
- Understanding the gender divide (AHA Scientific Sessions 2006) - Jan. 1/8
- Flu vaccine abundant, but doctors still report glitches - Jan. 1/8
- FDA seeks to expand access to experimental drugs - Jan. 1/8
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