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- AMA finishes 2004 in the black - Dec. 27
- Harassment policy adopted - Dec. 27
- AMA encourages patient action on end-of-life-care issues - Dec. 27
- AMA to monitor draft plan - Dec. 27
- Patient safety advocate named to JCAHO board - Dec. 27
- $30 million verdict reinstated by Ohio judge - Dec. 20
- Mass. medical association to produce TV show - Dec. 20
- La. physician named country doctor of the year - Dec. 20
- Match expands its resident representation - Dec. 20
- JCAHO chief touts pay for performance - Dec. 20
- Boost in drug-monitoring funds - Dec. 13
- AHRQ budget increased - Dec. 13
- Visa program on track for extension - Dec. 13
- MSNJ president says high jury award underscores need for tort reform - Dec. 13
- Specialty physicians issue 2005 legislative agenda - Dec. 13
- First woman named neurosurgical chair - Dec. 13
- Feds petition Supreme Court to review assisted-suicide case - Dec. 6
- La. PAs get prescribing rights - Dec. 6
- HMO class action suit another step closer to trial - Dec. 6
- Okla. optometrists get OK for scalpel use - Dec. 6
- Cancer society elects surgeon as new president - Dec. 6
- Resident program rules see revamp - Nov. 22/29
- Medical school, physician honored for service, humanism - Nov. 22/29
- Kevorkian appeal denied - Nov. 22/29
- ACCME clarifies standards on conflict of interest - Nov. 15
- Physicians in crisis states contemplate moving - Nov. 15
- Former paramedic chosen as president of ACEP - Nov. 15
- Fla. physician honored - Nov. 15
- DEA drops pain FAQs from Web site - Nov. 8
- Md. voters express concern about liability crisis - Nov. 8
- AMA past president leading World Medical Assn. - Nov. 8
- Pennsylvania Medical Society names new president - Nov. 8
- Organ removal was not homicide - Nov. 1
- Kidney-transplant waiting list hits all-time high - Nov. 1
- Medical board honors doctor with award - Nov. 1
- AMA, WMA defend indoor smoking ban - Oct. 25
- Pain experts discuss drug dependence, tolerance at attorneys general seminar - Oct. 25
- Women's health expert to lecture in Philadelphia, receive service award - Oct. 25
- International virtual medical school moves forward with online curriculum - Oct. 25
- Researchers win prize for work on sense of smell - Oct. 18
- Schwarzenegger signs medical investigations bill - Oct. 18
- Judge clears Aetna settlement - Oct. 18
- W.Va. Supreme Court says no to physician's lawsuit - Oct. 18
- Second Match under consideration - Oct. 18
- New guide offers direction on cultural sensitivity - Oct. 18
- Fla. Supreme Court strikes down "Terri's Law" - Oct. 11
- Further rate reductions in Texas - Oct. 11
- Calif. medical staff approves settlement with hospital - Oct. 11
- Meeting explores time of Lewis, Clark - Oct. 11
- Internal medicine board appoints new vice president - Oct. 11
- Wyoming makes CME mandatory - Oct. 11
- Medical schools strengthen conflict-of-interest policies - Oct. 11
- Liability crisis forcing patients to change physicians - Oct. 4
- Liability rates go up in Maryland - Oct. 4
- Tort reform infomercials under fire - Oct. 4
- Family medicine residents favor keeping three-year programs - Oct. 4
- More organ solicitation Web sites developed - Oct. 4
- JCAHO appoints panel to study cultural issues in hospitals - Oct. 4
- 5.5 million health care workers needed - Sept. 27
- Eisenberg patient safety award winners announced - Sept. 27
- Doctor arrested for refusing to draw blood from stabbing suspect - Sept. 27
- CDC sponsors new fellowship in epidemiology - Sept. 27
- ACOG Red Alert list adds 3 states - Sept. 20
- NIH accepts applications for student loan repayment for research careers - Sept. 20
- Calif. oral surgeons lose legislative battle to expand scope of practice - Sept. 20
- Study says 17% of dying Oregonians discuss assisted suicide with families - Sept. 20
- Alliance of Specialty Medicine honors lawmakers with leadership award - Sept. 20
- Suspect charged in Mass. lab bombing - Sept. 20
- Doctors form insurance firm - Sept. 13
- On Death and Dying author dies - Sept. 13
- Former UC medical student loses discrimination case - Sept. 13
- Arizona doctor named Indian Physician of Year - Sept. 13
- Federal judge rules on witness pay - Sept. 6
- New members join AMA Foundation board of directors - Sept. 6
- Veteran California lobbyist dies - Sept. 6
- Christian Medical Assn. lobbies for adult stem cell research - Sept. 6
- Pfizer funds health literacy research - Sept. 6
- AHRQ announces grant limits - Sept. 6
- Personality tests could predict physician burnout - Sept. 6
- Ophthalmologist to receive humanitarian award - Sept. 6
- New course addresses patient-physician communication - Sept. 6
- Yale physicians win lawsuit - Aug. 23/30
- Horizon Blues lawsuit gets class-action status in N.J. - Aug. 23/30
- Tenn. Rx problems fail to materialize - Aug. 23/30
- National Medical Assn. names new president - Aug. 23/30
- AAMC honors diversity advocate - Aug. 23/30
- Report ups medical error death toll - Aug. 16
- Florida tracks physician CME online - Aug. 16
- Former AMA president working on new IOM project - Aug. 16
- Minn. court rules in genetic case - Aug. 16
- Alliance of Specialty Medicine gives honors - Aug. 16
- ACOG sees specialty's future imperiled by liability crisis - Aug. 9
- AOA names new leaders - Aug. 9
- U. of California settles medical resident suit for $1.3 million - Aug. 9
- Report: Living wills influence end-of-life care - Aug. 9
- Sports medicine society names new president - Aug. 9
- Study highlights value of tort reforms - Aug. 2
- AMA Foundation picks new president - Aug. 2
- Pa. physicians dissatisfied - Aug. 2
- Sleep medicine subspecialty OK'd - Aug. 2
- Maine to monitor prescriptions - Aug. 2
- Nurses working overtime make more errors - Aug. 2
- U.S. citizens studying medicine in Cuba get reprieve - Aug. 2
- Presumed organ donor consent bombs in Britain - Aug. 2
- Transplant surgeon's federal lawsuit against university dismissed - July 26
- Sleep-deprived residents can still master surgery - July 26
- Wis. society names first physician CEO - July 26
- Singers and musicians sought for VA music group - July 19
- Study details medical malpractice history for 2 Illinois counties - July 19
- Medical school for researchers opens - July 19
- Kentucky court says no to pharmaceutical lawsuit - July 12
- Charity care at issue in 18 lawsuits - July 12
- Illinois medical school put on probation - July 12
- $8 billion endowment to enrich medical campus - July 12
- 4 physicians get Pride in Profession awards - July 12
- JCAHO wrong-site surgery prevention protocol implemented - July 12
- JAMA editorial independence reaffirmed - July 5
- Science drives AMA adoption policy - July 5
- AMA seeks to simplify CME logistics - July 5
- Student work-hour limits to be studied - July 5
- Distribution of disaster training program gets approval - July 5
- Updates to med ed suggested - July 5
- Gift restrictions reaffirmed - July 5
- AMA condemns prisoner abuse - July 5
- MSNJ seeks profile extension - June 28
- Mass. residents worry about liability crisis - June 28
- Heart surgeon to lead Cleveland Clinic - June 28
- Boston patients wait the longest for doctor appointments - June 28
- Pediatric errors cost lives, money - June 28
- PRN joins new partners - June 21
- Doctors feel undertrained to care for chronically ill - June 21
- Stem cell initiative on Calif. ballot - June 21
- Calif. board addresses medical marijuana - June 21
- Davis International Awards announced - June 14
- Scholarship aims to support research - June 14
- $50 million given for science education - June 14
- Kidney cancer patients found to do better at high-volume hospitals - June 14
- New Jersey society sues over release of malpractice information - June 7
- Class-action trial date pushed back - June 7
- California hospital may lose third residency - June 7
- New Jersey establishes stem cell research institute - June 7
- Wisconsin doctors see statewide work force shortage - May 24/31
- Medical boards group gives awards - May 24/31
- Residents say no to Pennsylvania - May 24/31
- Report questions assisted-suicide law's safeguards - May 24/31
- Physician group welcomes foreign doctors as observers - May 17
- Calif. doctors to get cash from Blues settlement - May 17
- Signatures for stem cell initiative - May 17
- Task force wants physicians to prescribe fluoride supplements - May 17
- Geriatricians in short supply - May 17
- Prescription monitoring fails again in Florida - May 17
- CIGNA settlement gets final OK - May 10
- "Conscience clause" bills advance in Michigan, vetoed in Wisconsin - May 10
- Medical schools land 45% of federal research dollars - May 10
- N.Y. society names new president - May 10
- Insurance issues force physician to send pain patients to new clinic - May 3
- Illinois OBs re-evaluate practices in light of liability climate - May 3
- Minnesota board greets new members - May 3
- Survey finds most Americans support caps - April 26
- HMO settlement information online - April 26
- Visa legislation in the works - April 26
- New York academy adds office on health disparities - April 26
- National awards from AMA Alliance - April 19
- Liability insurer sells renewal rights - April 19
- Women faculty want flexible work schedules - April 19
- UT gets $25 million gift for stem cell research - April 19
- Illinois physician won't get day before state Supreme Court - April 12
- FSMB supports Internet legislation - April 12
- Fewer seek plastic surgery career - April 12
- Illinois doctors face rising premiums - April 5
- California corps opens second year - April 5
- Medical and physician assistants among fastest-growing jobs - April 5
- AOA brings residency applications online - April 5
- O'Neill: It's safer to work at Alcoa than in health care - April 5
- Appeals court upholds rejection of first CIGNA settlement - March 22/29
- AAPS wants Limbaugh warrant deemed illegal - March 22/29
- AMA Foundation OKs new scholarship - March 22/29
- Medical society for concierge doctors - March 22/29
- Mass. groups work to simplify credentialing - March 22/29
- Harvard scientists giving free access to new stem cell lines - March 22/29
- Singers and musicians sought - March 15
- Study reveals impact of Medicare cuts on teaching hospitals - March 15
- Drug detail deductions done for? - March 15
- "Roe" again asks to reopen landmark abortion case - March 15
- N.J. aims to lower liability rates - March 8
- Nursing to see largest job growth, labor bureau says - March 8
- Alaska governor makes medical board appointments - March 8
- Florida Legislature once again confronting life-and-death issues - March 8
- D.C. court refuses to dismiss Match lawsuit - March 1
- Med students threaten to leave Pa. - March 1
- Ariz. physician named to head medical specialties board - March 1
- LCME accredits Temple; probation ends - March 1
- Group seeks $3 billion for stem cell research in California - March 1
- Appeals court rules in favor of Terri Schiavo's parents, Gov. Bush - March 1
- NPs, PAs form group - March 1
- Calif. physician's summary suspension overturned - Feb. 23
- Medical schools, teaching hospitals help fuel U.S. economy - Feb. 23
- Ohio Rx monitoring bill raises concerns - Feb. 23
- California board honors pediatrician - Feb. 23
- Cost of liability claims keeps rising - Feb. 16
- Court: Fla. doctor did not violate clinic act - Feb. 16
- Most pediatric residents happy with training - Feb. 16
- Minn. doctors seek input on patient safety - Feb. 16
- Wis. living organ donors will get tax break - Feb. 16
- Study says caps lower premiums - Feb. 9
- Pa. to keep malpractice case count - Feb. 9
- Medical school honors female scientist - Feb. 9
- Med students weak on clinical skills - Feb. 9
- Arizona computer registry for end-of-life choices proposed - Feb. 9
- U.K. ignores physicians' call for presumed consent organ donation - Feb. 9
- More states added to credentialing process - Feb. 9
- Medical society and foundation announce grants - Feb. 9
- Ohio transplant doctor gets visa - Feb. 2
- Class-action trial date pushed back - Feb. 2
- Florida physician honored by state medical board - Feb. 2
- Physician dead in apparent suicide - Feb. 2
- Massachusetts uses tobacco money to create patient safety center - Feb. 2
- Humana, physicians in Ohio settle - Jan. 26
- Johns Hopkins regains accreditation - Jan. 26
- AMA offers online CME series on treating pain - Jan. 26
- Audit praises Nevada board, makes recommendations - Jan. 26
- N.C. Blues sued over contract rights - Jan. 19
- Two physicians appointed to Arizona Medical Board - Jan. 19
- Web site offers forum for resident work-hour ideas - Jan. 19
- Maryland to get liability coalition - Jan. 12
- AAMC to rethink physician supply - Jan. 12
- N.C. medical board suspends physician's license over expert testimony - Jan. 12
- AMA to draft model scope legislation - Jan. 5
- AMA to look to change bankruptcy law - Jan. 5
- Visa complications slowing down noncitizen physicians - Jan. 5
- AMA to study drug price controls - Jan. 5
- Iraqi physicians visiting the United States - Jan. 5
- Residency programs in trouble - Jan. 5
- Ky. hospital given immunity in malpractice case - Jan. 5
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Health & Science briefs 2004
- AMA clarifies policy on adolescents seeking confidential care - Dec. 27
- Making clinical trial data more available - Dec. 27
- NCI awards go to labs for cancer biomarker research - Dec. 27
- Prescription drug use rising for all age groups - Dec. 27
- Teens and pertussis - Dec. 20
- Stronger Accutane safeguards - Dec. 20
- HIV testing higher among targeted populations - Dec. 20
- Drinking water could benefit those with low blood pressure - Dec. 20
- AMA condemns NASCAR decision to allow liquor sponsorship - Dec. 13
- Radio frequency to help detect counterfeit drugs - Dec. 13
- Depo-Provera warning from FDA - Dec. 13
- Ovarian cancer may have early warning signs - Dec. 13
- NIAID initiates flu virus genome sequencing project - Dec. 6
- Older, generic NSAID may have lower GI complications - Dec. 6
- Tobacco control scores wins on election day - Nov. 22/29
- SSRI talking points issued by AACAP - Nov. 22/29
- Frequent Pap smears may be an option for young women with abnormal tests - Nov. 22/29
- Cardiac valve disease deaths run in the family - Nov. 22/29
- Study finds OTC meds can bring relief, and savings - Nov. 15
- Protein levels play role in targeting new drugs for epilepsy, Alzheimer's - Nov. 15
- Wrong grip on golf club can be a pain in the hand - Nov. 15
- Screening detects celiac before symptoms appear, but at older age - Nov. 15
- More flu vaccine available in January - Nov. 8
- Intra-abdominal fat raises risk for metabolic syndrome - Nov. 8
- WHI results for HT may not be relevant for younger women - Nov. 8
- SSRI warning ordered by FDA - Nov. 1
- Alzheimer's study would measure cognitive impairment - Nov. 1
- Sinusitis study supports treatment with antifungals - Nov. 1
- Study reinforces need for nutritional counseling after bariatric surgery - Nov. 1
- ACOG recommends gynecological exam for teens - Oct. 25
- Counseling helps stem alcohol use - Oct. 25
- Type of HT may determine degree of cardiovascular trouble - Oct. 25
- Injected osteoporosis drug shows effectiveness - Oct. 25
- Manufacturer voluntarily withdraws popular arthritis drug - Oct. 18
- Studies find more community-acquired drug-resistant infections - Oct. 18
- Dietary supplements yield health benefits and cost savings - Oct. 18
- Firm gets grant for avian flu vaccine - Oct. 18
- Drug-resistant bacteria meets phage therapy - Oct. 11
- Tobacco trial redux - Oct. 11
- CDC reinstates full pneumococcal vaccine recommendations - Oct. 11
- FDA committee recommends approval of meningococcal disease shot - Oct. 11
- Treatment guides issued for asbestos-related disease - Oct. 4
- Continuing 9/11 health risks studied - Oct. 4
- Study finds less underage drinking at campuses with AMA program - Oct. 4
- At-home sleep apnea test may be effective - Oct. 4
- Depressed patients' physical symptoms persist after treatment - Sept. 27
- Pneumococcal vaccine reduces mild, moderate illness - Sept. 27
- Study links high doses of arthritis meds to increased heart attack risk - Sept. 20
- Medication comparable to surgery for elderly chest pain patients - Sept. 20
- Study calls omega-3 fatty acid super brain food against Alzheimer's disease - Sept. 20
- Cancer risk from full-body scans? - Sept. 20
- HHS' pandemic plan on vaccines, flu - Sept. 13
- U.S. sees care as primary importance - Sept. 13
- Contraception risk of STDs - Sept. 13
- NIH releases strategy for obesity epidemic fight - Sept. 13
- Patients with type 2 diabetes may benefit from statins - Sept. 6
- Doctors may be overdoing colonoscopies - Sept. 6
- New tools approved against radiation contamination - Sept. 6
- Sedative abuse landing more people in ED - Sept. 6
- Fifth disease puts pregnancies at risk - Aug. 23/30
- Advances in psoriasis treatments - Aug. 23/30
- Cancer vaccine shows promise - Aug. 23/30
- Prions can replicate - Aug. 23/30
- Pediatricians cite barriers in talking about sexual risks - Aug. 16
- Immunization rates are up, but they could be better - Aug. 16
- Disaster response tool aids in pinpointing alternate sites for care - Aug. 16
- Food allergy law passed - Aug. 9
- Women's migraines strongly associated with menstruation - Aug. 9
- Alzheimer's drug shows some benefit - Aug. 9
- Low-salt diet benefits normotensives, too - Aug. 9
- Cancer therapy would include customized vaccinations - Aug. 2
- Children and television could equal health problems later in life - Aug. 2
- Niacin associated with reduced Alzheimer's risk - Aug. 2
- Programs targeting pediatric obesity come too late - Aug. 2
- Gains in treating Alzheimer's - July 26
- Rapidly rising PSA linked to prostate cancer mortality - July 26
- CDC again recommending third dose of pneumococcal vaccine - July 26
- Doubt cast on Alzheimer's drugs - July 26
- FDA issues antidepressant alerts - July 19
- SARS readiness questioned - July 19
- More states offering core newborn screening but many still fall short - July 19
- Sugar-free products could be contributing to obesity epidemic - July 19
- Number of teens smoking is down - July 12
- GAO scores pain meds on Internet in test - July 12
- AMA calls for development of return-to-work guidelines - July 12
- Direct-to-consumer genetic testing restrictions necessary - July 12
- AMA opposes FDA action on Plan B - July 5
- Smoking deserves an "R" rating - July 5
- AMA votes to support research on violence and abuse - July 5
- Improvements in prison health care needed - July 5
- Statins and lowering glaucoma risk - June 28
- Calcium plays role in reducing risk of colorectal polyps - June 28
- Home blood pressure monitoring improves control - June 28
- CDC collaboration results in new test for anthrax - June 28
- Reports out on ovarian cancer screening, symptoms - June 21
- Pharmacy records don't tell the whole story - June 21
- Yo-yo dieting bad for immune system - June 21
- Hormone replacement benefits - June 14
- Aspirin helps women, too - June 14
- If asthma is bad, it's a girl - June 14
- Teens taking fewer risks - June 7
- Antidepressant withdrawn from U.S. market - June 7
- Diabetes linked to increased risk of Alzheimer's - June 7
- BMD confirmed as key to fracture risk - June 7
- WHO warns of diabetes' growing global impact - May 24/31
- Plans change for Plan B - May 24/31
- CDC sees burst of Lyme disease - May 24/31
- Frequent ear infections in childhood linked to asthma - May 24/31
- More Americans at risk for diabetes - May 17
- ACP recommends that more diabetics take statins - May 17
- Fish oil found to be heart healthy - May 17
- More gonorrhea cases resistant to oral antibiotics - May 17
- Smoking cessation success reported - May 10
- Serious dieting helps avoid diabetes, heart problems - May 10
- Young adult blood pressure readings could mislead - May 10
- Statin use does not increase breast cancer risk - May 10
- Final data from WHI's estrogen-only arm published - May 3
- Are politics stalling OTC status for emergency contraceptives? - May 3
- Smallpox trial halted - May 3
- Gentle injection method tested - May 3
- Correlation between aging population and increases in blindness - April 26
- STD awareness still lacking - April 26
- Hormone levels may indicate colorectal cancer risk - April 26
- Updated recommendations for alcohol screening - April 19
- Transcendental meditation can lower blood pressure - April 19
- New health survey finds most children in good health - April 19
- Intense multipronged diabetes management program can improve outcomes - April 19
- Osteoporosis drug cuts fracture risk - April 12
- FDA broadens antidepressant warnings - April 12
- Explanation for why viruses make asthma worse? - April 12
- Most schizophrenics don't take meds, raising health care costs - April 12
- Teen years peak time for inhalant abuse - April 5
- Smallpox rash most often a benign skin reaction - April 5
- Large study of treatments for childhood type 2 diabetes launched - April 5
- TB decline starts to slow - April 5
- Pneumonia-risk calculator available for handhelds - March 22/29
- Blood screening stymies spread of West Nile virus - March 22/29
- Harmless virus linked to longer life expectancy for HIV-positive men - March 22/29
- Children more likely to inherit heart disease from moms than from dads - March 22/29
- Cold kits stifle pleas for antibiotics - March 15
- Postal workers could become foot soldiers in the war against terrorism - March 15
- Antibiotics unnecessary for minor childhood skin infections - March 15
- Gestational diabetes rates increased 35% in a decade - March 15
- Cereal can be good for your heart - March 8
- Childhood flu shots cost-effective - March 8
- Many asthmatics sensitive to aspirin and don't know it - March 8
- As age increases, so does car-crash risk - March 8
- Fourth pneumococcal vaccine dose suspended temporarily - March 1
- Life expectancy longer than ever, infant deaths increase - March 1
- Salt and water - March 1
- Public health readiness - March 1
- Premature birth rate on the rise - Feb. 23
- HT linked to breast cancer recurrence - Feb. 23
- HHS to establish quitline network - Feb. 23
- Overnight noise levels at hospitals as loud as jackhammers - Feb. 23
- New TB vaccine advances - Feb. 16
- Additional BSE safeguards planned - Feb. 16
- Physicians should consider early measles vaccine for traveling babies - Feb. 16
- Patients taking antipsychotics should be screened, monitored - Feb. 16
- Lifestyle changes and supplements for mild menopause symptoms - Feb. 9
- Obesity costs tallied - Feb. 9
- Cost of injuries extends beyond medical expenses - Feb. 9
- Zoonotic infections studied - Feb. 9
- Cardiac disease factors up - Feb. 2
- Heavy drinkers use narcotics for back pain despite warnings - Feb. 2
- Asian bird flu hitting people, too - Feb. 2
- Benefits from a little exercise - Feb. 2
- FDA says no to silicone gel implants - Jan. 26
- Vitamin D could decrease risk of multiple sclerosis - Jan. 26
- Western medicine studies Eastern herbal remedy for jaundice - Jan. 26
- Adult-onset asthma may be different from child-onset asthma - Jan. 26
- Corticosteroids-fracture risk dispelled - Jan. 19
- Few fans of OTC allergy treatments - Jan. 19
- Air travel and DVT link studied - Jan. 19
- Carcinogens found in nonsmokers who hang around smokers - Jan. 19
- Doctors prefer prescribing newer blood pressure drugs - Jan. 19
- Knee replacement consensus - Jan. 12
- Potassium iodide should be widely available, report says - Jan. 12
- HIV-positive patients not getting safe-sex message - Jan. 12
- Expediting trip from bench to bedside - Jan. 5
- Support for NIH peer review system - Jan. 5
- AMA works to improve handling of mass casualties - Jan. 5
- People with developmental disabilities should have equal access to care, says AMA - Jan. 5
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