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Government & Medicine 2005
- Most large companies will keep retiree drug benefits -- for now - Dec. 26
- Physicians could face dilemma over New Hampshire abortion law decision - Dec. 26
- IOM: New agency needed to simplify pay-for-performance measures - Dec. 19
- Congress takes on growing meth problem - Dec. 19
- Disabled patients will get bariatric surgery coverage - Dec. 19
- Florida doctors, patients sue over Medicaid rates - Dec. 19
- Medicare Part D squashes charity drugs - Dec. 12
- Illinois to offer health coverage to all children - Dec. 12
- Defense Dept. deploys EMR system - Dec. 12
- New Hampshire regulates liability rates - Dec. 12
- Doctors, consumer groups oppose tobacco tax initiative - Dec. 12
- Physicians' push for Medicare pay relief goes down to the wire - Dec. 5
- Patients look to doctors for help on Medicare drug plans - Dec. 5
- Illinois drug import program falls flat with doctors - Dec. 5
- AMA calls for workplace smoking ban - Dec. 5
- Tennessee county asks state for tort reform - Dec. 5
- Quality reporting plan: AMA tells CMS to scrap flawed program - Nov. 28
- AMA to look anew at insurance mandate - Nov. 28
- AMA delegates condemn proposed Medicaid cuts - Nov. 28
- AMA: Fill gaps in Medicare drug plans - Nov. 28
- Doctors so far go one for two in state tort reform battles - Nov. 28
- Battle looming over Senate's 1% Medicare payment boost - Nov. 21
- CMS rule hurts chances for pay reform - Nov. 21
- Tax panel: Overhaul health insurance treatment - Nov. 21
- Erectile dysfunction drugs won't be covered - Nov. 21
- House passes bill to sanction lawyers for frivolous suits - Nov. 21
- Medicare launches voluntary quality reporting system - Nov. 14
- Congress, states seek ways to curtail Medicaid spending - Nov. 14
- Wisconsin makes another run at damage caps - Nov. 14
- New tort reform provisions facing attack in Georgia - Nov. 14
- Practices under pressure: Push toward Medicaid managed care - Nov. 7
- Florida Medicaid overhaul gets federal OK - Nov. 7
- Senate panel passes 1% Medicare doctor pay boost - Nov. 7
- Doctors take lawyer fees fight to Florida Supreme Court - Nov. 7
- Investigation questions chemotherapy payments - Nov. 7
- New HHS rules ease restrictions on IT giveaways - Oct. 24/31
- New bill promotes apology, negotiations to handle errors - Oct. 24/31
- Single-payer advocates push cause in states; challenges likely - Oct. 24/31
- Acting FDA chief expected to speed drug approvals - Oct. 17
- AMA asks House: Go slow on pay-for-performance - Oct. 17
- Emergency doctors seek help from Congress in liability fight - Oct. 17
- Doctors can find cheap or free drugs for patients - Oct. 17
- California doctors, governor make deal to stop Medicaid cuts - Oct. 17
- Database helps get meds to evacuees - Oct. 10
- Tort reform ballot initiatives face off in Washington state - Oct. 10
- Abortion law raises question of murder charges - Oct. 10
- CMS: Stock in a nonprofit physician group doesn't violate Stark rules - Oct. 10
- Support grows to inject more cash into Medicare pay-for-performance - Oct. 3
- Medicare drug benefit tips: 7 key things doctors need to know - Oct. 3
- Federal health IT panel hoping to broaden use of EMRs - Oct. 3
- Premium hikes still outpacing wage increases - Oct. 3
- Hurricane costs: Cleanup bill shuffles health budget priorities - Sept. 26
- Florida high court may rule if doctors can sue over late pay - Sept. 26
- Medicare group practice demo aims for better patient outcomes - Sept. 26
- Quick View: Number of uninsured takes toll on physicians - Sept. 26
- 45.8 million now uninsured; growing ranks spur call for action - Sept. 19
- Medicare to ease covered procedure guessing game - Sept. 19
- Legal woes persist over hospitals' practices on uninsured billing - Sept. 19
- Quick View: Warming to Medicare drug benefit - Sept. 19
- Medicaid panel eyes restrictions on drugs physicians prescribe - Sept. 12
- AMA leader on Medicaid panel stresses need to focus on physicians and patients - Sept. 12
- Congress to reauthorize FBI access to records as part of Patriot Act - Sept. 12
- How will justice nominee shape abortion debate? - Sept. 12
- Wisconsin mobilizes after liability cap is overturned - Sept. 12
- Drawn to a cause: Doctors find a political voice - Sept. 5
- Physicians soon will bring all Medicare appeals to HHS - Sept. 5
- Court says groups can't sue states over Medicaid access - Sept. 5
- Medicare chief: Get savvy on prescription drug benefit - Aug. 22/29
- CMS targets imaging services for fee cuts - Aug. 22/29
- Federal funding for embryonic stem cell studies gets a boost - Aug. 22/29
- Patient safety gets boost from law easing fear of reporting - Aug. 15
- House passes liability reform bill -- once again - Aug. 15
- Senators plan move on performance bill - Aug. 15
- Texas jury finds HMO negligent in wrongful death case - Aug. 15
- Bills offered in response to rising insurance costs - Aug. 15
- House hearing previews potential Medicare pay-for-performance plan - Aug. 8
- Doctors could get federal funds for IT - Aug. 8
- Florida bills limit scope of liability amendments - Aug. 8
- SCHIP enrollment could be headed for a dive - Aug. 8
- Insure or else: Who should pay for uninsured workers? - Aug. 1
- House wants administration buy-in to Medicare pay fix - Aug. 1
- Rising health care costs are not going away - Aug. 1
- Medicare pay-for-performance bill omits reimbursement formula fix - July 25
- Lawmakers want research on DTC ads, discounts on drugs - July 25
- Congress looks at Medicaid drug spending - July 25
- Quick View: Americans want to keep funding Medicaid - July 25
- CMS offers plan for doctor-dispensed drug option - July 18
- HIPAA memo could affect doctors' criminal liability - July 18
- Cease-fire campaign promotes cooperation - July 18
- Delegates set strict standards in pay-for-performance programs - July 11
- AMA to write balance-billing legislation - July 11
- Federal privacy rules can impede studies - July 11
- AMA seeks policy change on prescription postdating - July 11
- AMA votes to stand against imaging services clampdown - July 11
- MedPAC to study if reimbursement overpays on services - July 11
- States fired-up on tort reform, cool on $250,000 cap - July 4
- It takes a community: One approach to health care for the uninsured - July 4
- Proposal would credit doctors for Medicare savings - July 4
- Medicaid's $10 billion quandary: How and where to make the cuts - June 27
- Supreme Court quashes use of medical marijuana - June 27
- Federal commission to focus on easing the way to EMRs - June 27
- Uncompensated care doesn't come free - June 27
- Medicare payment cuts threaten more strain on overloaded EDs - June 20
- Groups seek consensus on health care system reform - June 20
- 2 states pass bills helping embryonic stem cell research - June 20
- Texas open records law sparks HIPAA lawsuit - June 20
- Hassles stymie physician pay for care of illegal immigrants - June 13
- Stem cell debate rages on - June 13
- Lawmakers question nonprofit hospitals' status - June 13
- Illinois tort reform caps damages - June 13
- Ban proposed on Medicare coverage for impotence drugs - June 13
- Bill offers physician volunteers a liability shield - June 13
- House, Senate measures propose 2.7% increase in Medicare pay - June 6
- New specialty hospitals on hold for now - June 6
- Health IT bill gets nod from doctor groups - June 6
- Physicians score victory on Medicare surgicenter coverage - May 23/30
- States trying to recoup Medicaid money - May 23/30
- Congress seeks solutions for the uninsured - May 23/30
- Drug industry wants better image with doctors, patients - May 23/30
- Ohio liability climate improved but still in crisis - May 23/30
- States face "meltdown" over Medicaid - May 16
- Many workers lack insurance, report shows - May 16
- MedPAC explores physician comparisons - May 16
- Doctors start 2 Medicare health plans - May 9
- Physicians rally on Capitol Hill for tort reform - May 9
- Settlement amounts up in health care fraud cases - May 9
- Pros, cons of association health plans debated - May 9
- Ruling stokes ephedra controversy; FDA ban in question - May 2
- The Medicare man: Answers for the future - May 2
- Senate panel keeping line between medicine, lawmaking - May 2
- Support builds to protect ambulatory surgery center coverage - May 2
- AMA warns Medicare payment cuts would harm patient care and access - April 25
- CMS plan would ease doctors' regulatory burden in hospitals - April 25
- Michigan physicians fighting 1% Medicaid tax plan - April 25
- Uninsured a problem hard to grasp, solve - April 25
- Medical records security: HIPAA's 3rd deadline not a charm - April 18
- Physicians in 4 states score tort reform wins - April 18
- CMS reports spike in Medicare spending on physician services - April 18
- Bills would OK federal funds for more stem cell lines - April 18
- Medicare trustees: Gloomy forecast for physician reimbursement rates - April 11
- Federal court rules Oklahoma Medicaid doctor pay too low - April 11
- Limits on legal drug help curb meth abuse - April 11
- Medicare improves smoking cessation coverage - April 11
- Doctors wary of Medicare audit plan's incentives - April 4
- Underinsured and overlooked: The growing problem of inadequate insurance - April 4
- Medicare pay boost iffy under budget plan - April 4
- Increase in health center funding falls short - April 4
- Congress once again debates legislation on patient safety - March 28
- Lawmakers weigh future of specialty hospital referral ban - March 28
- Hospital-doctor cost-saving plan gets OIG nod - March 28
- Quick View: Why are health care costs rising? - March 28
- AMA: Medicare pay-for-performance must be voluntary and not punitive - March 21
- New drug-purchasing plan could cut hassles - March 21
- Medicaid reform may be too late for some states - March 21
- New drive to pass AHP legislation is under way - March 21
- Senate bill aims to ease fear of genetic testing - March 14
- Health spending outpaces economy - March 14
- New Medicare demo project focuses on chronic health care - March 14
- Nurse-midwives push for more Medicare pay - March 14
- Deploying an EMR: The battle for record access - March 7
- Georgia enacts tort reform package - March 7
- Optimistic outlook for consumer-driven health care - March 7
- Battle begins in Congress over Medicare pay cut - Feb. 28
- Bush plan slows Medicaid, research funding - Feb. 28
- Tort reform for nonphysicians sparks debate - Feb. 28
- Medicare drug price bill faces uncertain future - Feb. 28
- Medicare tests pay-for-performance - Feb. 21
- Bush reaffirms commitment to tort reform in national address - Feb. 21
- Public support fuels latest reimportation push in Congress - Feb. 21
- Medical costs lead more people to bankruptcy - Feb. 21
- Physicians blast Medicare plan to curb surgery center procedures - Feb. 14
- CMS issues final drug rule - Feb. 14
- Teen sex reporting rule may threaten doctor-patient confidentiality - Feb. 14
- OIG opinion OKs hospital subsidy of liability insurance - Feb. 14
- Projected growth puts Medicare, Medicaid at risk for cuts - Feb. 14
- Quality worries trigger renal physicians' Stark II lawsuit - Feb. 14
- Congressional sneak preview: Coming health care attractions - Feb. 7
- Leavitt faces a significant task ahead as HHS chief - Feb. 7
- Medicare carriers to answer faster, better - Feb. 7
- HHS advises how to handle patient info for lawsuits - Feb. 7
- MedPAC recommends doctor pay boost - Jan. 31
- Medicaid revamps spark access worries - Jan. 31
- New Medicare bonus payments kick in for rural doctors - Jan. 31
- Maryland lawmakers override governor's veto of tort reform - Jan. 31
- Health savings accounts make impressive strides - Jan. 31
- Quick View: Health care a top concern - Jan. 31
- Medicare drug choices called too restrictive - Jan. 24
- Drug reimportation situation is shifting as Canada could cut availability - Jan. 24
- Bush stumping for liability reform in "judicial hellhole" - Jan. 24
- U.S. health spending hit $1.7 trillion in 2003 - Jan. 24
- Nevada high court weighs in on part of tort reform law - Jan. 24
- Drug reimportation plans undaunted despite Bush task force concerns - Jan. 17
- Doctors to storm states for tort reform - Jan. 17
- Funding problems persist for state AIDS help - Jan. 17
- Medicare coverage aims to snuff out smoking - Jan. 17
- Florida courts take up two tort reform ballot measures - Jan. 17
- Medicare zeroes in on E&M coding as key source of payment mistakes - Jan. 3/10
- Patient safety laboratories: States pave the way for a national effort - Jan. 3/10
- Minnesota seeks higher-quality, lower-priced health care - Jan. 3/10
- Businesses plan to maintain retiree drug coverage - Jan. 3/10
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Professional Issues 2005
- Rising hospital risk factor -- noise - Dec. 26
- Remembering Vietnam: 2 physicians' stories - Dec. 26
- Online CME course proves that it has lasting impact - Dec. 26
- U.S. physicians create medical campus in India - Dec. 26
- Boards get tougher on physician sex offenses - Dec. 19
- Utah doctors could face more liability lawsuits - Dec. 19
- Korean stem cell lie stirs up ethical debate - Dec. 19
- Medical school expands teaching of palliative care - Dec. 19
- Best-seller owner's manual illustrates body care - Dec. 19
- Primary care recertification eased after physician complaints - Dec. 12
- Future of family medicine: Multimillion-dollar makeover - Dec. 12
- Iowa suit accuses system of name infringement - Dec. 12
- New York sues over device maker's lack of disclosure - Dec. 12
- Aetna settlement foundation hands out grants - Dec. 12
- Arizona seeing shortage of psychiatrists - Dec. 12
- More stress for emergency departments as fewer specialists are on call - Dec. 12
- In the Courts: Doctor at odds with hospital's conflict-of-interest policy - Dec. 12
- Peer review law at stake in Minnesota - Dec. 5
- One year later: Doctors linked by transplant celebrate on Swiss trip - Dec. 5
- Trauma surgeons back alcohol programs - Dec. 5
- AMA honors Dr. O'Leary for JCAHO leadership - Dec. 5
- Quick View: Tracking residency work-hour violations - Dec. 5
- Ethics Forum: For flu vaccine shortage, CDC priorities apply - Dec. 5
- Delegates urge more effective use of doctors in disaster response - Nov. 28
- Scramble for residency slots produces rural gains, losses - Nov. 28
- AMA adopts plan for pandemic - Nov. 28
- Delegates back collecting fees from patients at point of service - Nov. 28
- Doctors responsible for reality TV show participants' health - Nov. 28
- AMA delegates, members agree on smoking ban, claims data - Nov. 28
- CEJA to study GME funded by drug, device makers - Nov. 28
- Doctors favor physician-assisted suicide less than patients do - Nov. 21
- Program seeks review of expert witnesses - Nov. 21
- NCI to focus on cancer disparities in Asians - Nov. 21
- California ophthalmologist has mummy case all wrapped up - Nov. 21
- Pakistani-American doctors spur quake response - Nov. 21
- Quick View: Doctors get vote of confidence - Nov. 21
- AAFP offers double-credit CME to push evidence-based learning - Nov. 14
- Thinking outside the jury box: Another tort reform answer - Nov. 14
- Demand for temporary physicians keeps growing, survey finds - Nov. 14
- HMO ordered not to withhold payments to podiatrists - Nov. 14
- New insurance options may lead patients to skip care - Nov. 14
- New stem cell methods seek to break ethical impasse - Nov. 14
- Med schools respond to plea for more students - Nov. 14
- CMA warns of "filing assistance" in WellPoint suit - Nov. 14
- In the Courts: Federal court rules peer review report can be reviewed - Nov. 14
- Liability premiums stabilizing, but still painfully high-priced - Nov. 7
- 100,000 Lives Campaign: Hospitals join patient safety plan - Nov. 7
- Foundations give to hurricane-displaced doctors - Nov. 7
- Humana settles class-action suit with physicians - Nov. 7
- More med students facing background checks - Nov. 7
- Harvard doctors set good health example - Nov. 7
- Malpractice cases go unreported to data bank - Nov. 7
- Ethics Forum: Set ground rules for drug rep interactions - Nov. 7
- Canadian tide turns as residents return home - Oct. 24/31
- Abortion training: Hard to get? - Oct. 24/31
- Chicago hospital wins lawsuit over resident crash - Oct. 24/31
- Court hears physician-assisted suicide case - Oct. 24/31
- AMA launches print, TV ads - Oct. 24/31
- AMA Foundation offers grants to doctors hit by disasters - Oct. 24/31
- Katrina displaces 6,000 doctors - Oct. 17
- Face transplant plans renew ethical debate - Oct. 17
- Fans shun EDs to cheer on winning teams - Oct. 17
- Tennessee hospitals oppose office-based surgery rules - Oct. 17
- Patients may ignore "unnecessary" care - Oct. 17
- Health Net, Prudential settlements OK'd - Oct. 17
- Global look at tort struggles offers glimpse of reform options - Oct. 10
- Peer review under fire: Real problems or trumped-up accusations? - Oct. 10
- Illinois Blues accused of downcoding - Oct. 10
- Texas podiatrists win case to expand scope of practice - Oct. 10
- Federal law aims more money at curbing prescription drug diversion - Oct. 10
- Lawsuit accuses hospital of overworking doctor - Oct. 10
- President's bioethics panel gets new leadership, direction - Oct. 10
- Quick View: 10 specialties that are most in demand - Oct. 10
- Specialty selection: Men, too, seek work-life balance - Oct. 3
- New Hampshire doctor's words trigger obesity focus - Oct. 3
- Doctor training starts here in 7th grade - Oct. 3
- Quick View: Who's choosing primary care? - Oct. 3
- Ethics Forum: Specialized marketing needed for some drugs - Oct. 3
- Avoiding lawsuits: An ounce of prevention - Sept. 26
- Hurricane disrupts medical training, residents relocated - Sept. 26
- Bill barring genetic discrimination stalls in the House - Sept. 26
- Aetna contract changes mailed to physicians - Sept. 26
- Scientists tell how to streamline drug research - Sept. 26
- FDA once again delays Plan B's OTC bid - Sept. 19
- Here's how to help those injured by Hurricane Katrina - Sept. 19
- Houston hospital asked to rethink naming facility for attorney - Sept. 19
- South Dakota board separates from medical society - Sept. 19
- Lessons they carry: Memories of terrorism's aftershocks - Sept. 12
- Medical residents give thumbs-up to 80-hour limit - Sept. 12
- Rural areas said to have enough doctors - Sept. 12
- Surgery, chronic care are worst in racial health gap - Sept. 12
- Iowa doctor fights making charges public - Sept. 12
- Quick View: Top spots for primary care - Sept. 12
- In the Courts: Doctor wins claim that lawsuit was frivolous - Sept. 12
- Panel sets primary care standards for Medicare pay-for-performance - Sept. 5
- Doctors ask court to compel Cigna to pay - Sept. 5
- Data highlight health gaps for Hispanic kids - Sept. 5
- Dermatologists to vote on residencies funded by industry - Sept. 5
- Appeals of disciplinary actions could become more open - Sept. 5
- Ethics Forum: Choosing a treatment path involves trade-offs - Sept. 5
- Tennessee physician wins case on non-compete clause - Aug. 22/29
- IRS sues hospitals to get FICA refunds back - Aug. 22/29
- California court finds physician was denied fair hearing - Aug. 22/29
- A few patients can monopolize most of your time, study finds - Aug. 22/29
- Physicians caught in a spot with heart-device recalls - Aug. 22/29
- California ED physicians entitled to reasonable fees for services - Aug. 15
- Cigna not laughing at parody - Aug. 15
- Quality changes by hospitals aren't across the board - Aug. 15
- Physician accuses New York radio personality of slander - Aug. 15
- Wisconsin physicians bracing for jump in insurance costs - Aug. 15
- Study examines death across cultures - Aug. 15
- Quick View: Serious ideas on frivolous suits - Aug. 15
- Physicians urged to detect prescription drug abuse - Aug. 8
- More Mütter to love: Fulfillment of a dream - Aug. 8
- Security-related delays, worries continue to plague IMGs - Aug. 8
- Quality of care seen improving - Aug. 8
- Report hit for linking premium costs, claims - Aug. 8
- In the Courts: Doctor says search of office too intrusive - Aug. 8
- Wisconsin court strikes liability cap - Aug. 1
- WellPoint settles class-action lawsuit; will holdouts follow? - Aug. 1
- Survey shows doctors' religious stance - Aug. 1
- Medical school seniors get a glimpse of mass-casualty preparedness - Aug. 1
- VA hospital ordered to reinstate advocate for IMGs - Aug. 1
- Ethics Forum: "Keeping up" demands more than clinical knowledge - Aug. 1
- The 80-hour experience: What happens when residents have to leave - July 25
- Doctor's self-insurance found to meet standard - July 25
- Pediatricians see no need for increase in work force - July 25
- AMA lends support to Florida physicians accused of defamation - July 25
- Drug firms to fund residency slots in dermatology pilot program - July 18
- Vigilance aids class-action claims - July 18
- AMA says more data needed on options to boost organ donations - July 18
- AMA takes on medical student, resident issues - July 18
- Next step taken in residency reshuffling - July 18
- Be prepared: A lawsuit could happen to you - July 11
- AMA sees physician supply tightening in specialty areas - July 11
- AMA says doctors can levy extra charges - July 11
- AMA to protect patient access to medications - July 11
- Safety plan surpasses recruitment goal - July 11
- In the Courts: Know bylaws that protect medical staff - July 11
- Quality advocates back computer orders, despite flaws - July 4
- AMA unveils brand marketing campaign - July 4
- Liability line should be profitable in 2006 - July 4
- Complaint cites Georgia doctors who took part in executions - July 4
- Payment cuts can threaten patient safety - July 4
- Ethics Forum: Examine the basis of your ethical values - July 4
- Defined by the Delta -- now leading the nation's physicians - June 27
- Court to weigh impact of doctors' beliefs - June 27
- Doctor says hospital fired him in retaliation - June 27
- Stricter rules linked to shift in CME funding - June 27
- Mandatory reporting may restrict high-risk care - June 27
- Physician work force estimates far apart - June 20
- Doctors found migrating to states with caps on damages - June 20
- Drug trial agreements called into question - June 20
- Cultural competency training has an impact - June 20
- California plaintiffs win ruling in MCAT suit - June 20
- Doctor sold exam questions on eBay - June 20
- Women found more likely to burn out from practice stress - June 13
- Would you fib for your patient? - June 13
- AMA asked to encourage health worker flu shots - June 13
- Doctor works for breast cancer research stamp worldwide - June 13
- Phones link elderly to help during a medical crisis - June 13
- Psychiatry group votes to support gay marriage - June 13
- Quick View: Promoting a profession - June 13
- In the Courts: Michigan ruling boosts standard for liability case affidavits - June 13
- AMNews online access to become AMA member benefit - June 6
- Most doctors slow to integrate quality data into their practices - June 6
- Nurses move to doctorate in primary care - June 6
- Rhode Island slides into liability crisis; Texas escapes - June 6
- More physicians expect pay for emergency call - June 6
- Quick View: More doctors in the pipeline - June 6
- Ethics Forum: Reasons to volunteer outweigh discomforts - June 6
- Hospitalists: The next generation - May 23/30
- Health Net, Prudential settle physician lawsuits - May 23/30
- Kansas City doctors allege that insurers fixed prices - May 23/30
- Subspecialties flourish as IM residents shun primary care - May 16
- Psychologists in Louisiana and New Mexico are certified to prescribe - May 16
- Maryland doctor fights board reprimand - May 16
- Man who got transplant after ads dies - May 16
- Medical board discipline up; lawmakers demand even more - May 9
- New Jersey appellate ruling adds to physicians' liability worries - May 9
- Violation puts CME honor system in the spotlight - May 9
- More states consider laws for reporting industry gifts - May 9
- Exam glitch erroneously fails some medical students - May 9
- CMS to redistribute vacant resident positions - May 9
- Quick View: Bear markets and primary care - May 9
- In the Courts: Hospital sued after pulling welcome mat - May 9
- Keyboards latest culprit in hospital infections - May 2
- Doctors mindful of patients' out-of-pocket drug costs - May 2
- Opioid prescriptions lead to prison sentence - May 2
- Doctors' employment of physical therapists at risk - May 2
- Florida bill would triple liability requirement - May 2
- Ethics Forum: Early interventions can make an impact - May 2
- Cultural competency now law in New Jersey - April 25
- Physician suicide: Searching for answers - April 25
- Kidney allocation changes urged to cut disparities - April 25
- Tougher CME conflict-of-interest rules take effect - April 25
- Bully case verdict a warning to doctors - April 18
- Coordinating care does not raise liability risk, study says - April 18
- South Carolina ponders openness of charges against doctors - April 18
- JCAHO to launch global patient safety center - April 18
- Quick View: Digging deeper to pay for medical school - April 18
- What doctors need to know: Schiavo case spotlights advance directives - April 11
- Battle of the conscience clause: When practitioners say no - April 11
- Work force study tackles specialty vs. primary care - April 11
- Quality improvement CME gets thumbs up - April 11
- JCAHO issues imposter alert - April 11
- Stem cell research continues to be a divisive issue - April 11
- In the Courts: Steps doctors should take to protect patent inventions - April 11
- Research documents disparities, but solutions remain elusive - April 4
- Family medicine sees 8th consecutive year of Match losses - April 4
- Oregon sees fewer numbers of physician-assisted suicides - April 4
- Ethics Forum: Depression an obstacle in treating older patients - April 4
- Three crisis states show improvement since tort reform - March 28
- Body beautiful: Anatomy as art - March 28
- Physician executives worry about lapses in medical ethics - March 28
- JAMA study: Jury still out on health "report cards" - March 28
- Organ network reviews kidney allocation policies - March 28
- Doctors urged to mind bedside manners - March 21
- Progress sought in managing test results; information technology seen as key - March 21
- Illinois lawsuit could further restrict resident work hours - March 21
- Supreme Court bans death penalty for minors - March 21
- South Carolina may post charges against doctors - March 21
- Quick View: Doctors prefer CME live - March 21
- Physician shortage? Push is on for more medical students - March 14
- Faculty of one: How to teach a future doctor while still tending your patients - March 14
- Supreme Court, lawmakers take on assisted suicide - March 14
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear tort reform challenge - March 14
- U.S. study outlines efforts to boost equal care - March 14
- Recertification process being addressed - March 14
- Surgeons to set quality standards - March 14
- Program targets senior emergency care - March 14
- In the Courts: Good Samaritan law shields California doctor from liability - March 14
- ED doctors on receiving end of threats, violence - March 7
- AMNews names new editor - March 7
- No absolute immunity for peer reviewers - March 7
- Older doctors are not keeping up to date clinically, study says - March 7
- Physician cleared of lawsuits tied to pain prescribing - March 7
- Ethics Forum: Lines between palliative, regular, aggressive care blurring - March 7
- Healing beyond the battlefield: When care extends past soldiers - Feb. 28
- Minority enrollment up at University of Michigan Medical School - Feb. 28
- Illinois judge allows suit over destroyed embryo - Feb. 28
- JCAHO: Liability crisis is a barrier to patient safety - Feb. 28
- Virtual medical group schools physicians in business - Feb. 21
- Florida doctor sues health plans over out-of-network payments - Feb. 21
- Attorneys general step into pain prescribing debate - Feb. 21
- Minnesota hospitals' report on "never events" released - Feb. 21
- Alabama court rules for hospital in bylaws case - Feb. 21
- Report: Correlation between missing data, medical errors - Feb. 21
- Health department investigations sent to Florida prosecutors - Feb. 21
- Ethics for extra embryos: Doctors face a dilemma - Feb. 14
- Iowa practice draws notice for its "no-gift" policy - Feb. 14
- Organ procurement groups had record year - Feb. 14
- Embryonic stem cell line found to be contaminated - Feb. 14
- Federal judge upholds dismissal of Match lawsuit - Feb. 14
- CME course blends learning with improving quality of care - Feb. 14
- California medical board could be facing real changes - Feb. 14
- South Dakota medical board to get new executive - Feb. 14
- In the Courts: South Carolina Supreme Court shoots down wrongful life claim - Feb. 14
- Nonphysicians eager to pick up prescription pad - Feb. 7
- Preventing lawsuits: Coalition pushes apologies and cash up-front - Feb. 7
- Better teamwork key to maintaining patient safety - Feb. 7
- Admissions process aims to boost rural doctors - Feb. 7
- CIGNA settlement deadline nearing - Feb. 7
- Supreme Court refuses to hear Schiavo case - Feb. 7
- DEA seeks comments on pain med question - Feb. 7
- Settlement-created groups seek grant proposals - Feb. 7
- Ethics Forum: Establishing a bond makes difficult discussions easier - Feb. 7
- Liability premium shock is spreading, an AMNews exclusive survey shows - Jan. 31
- Keeping the issue alive: How to keep medical liability in the news - Jan. 31
- Iowa board seeks ruling on question of public charges - Jan. 31
- Supreme Court leaves managed care class action intact - Jan. 31
- Kentucky names doctor-founded program as model - Jan. 31
- Publication of mortality data affects angioplasty rates - Jan. 31
- Connecticut ruling protects doctors investigating abuse - Jan. 31
- Ethics charges related to executions dropped - Jan. 31
- Quick View: Tired doctors are risky drivers - Jan. 31
- Cardiologists pump up efforts to avert shortage - Jan. 24
- Data entry is a top cause of medication errors - Jan. 24
- Hollywood just doesn't make movie doctors like they used to - Jan. 24
- Evidence of surgery found in early colonial settlement - Jan. 24
- Safety Web site is aiming to change doctors' attitudes - Jan. 24
- Harvard med students to follow patient progress - Jan. 24
- Quick View: More physicians doing CME online - Jan. 24
- Able to practice: Physicians with disabilities do what it takes to thrive - Jan. 17
- Wisconsin damage cap doesn't cover all medical residents - Jan. 17
- VA ends optometrist eye surgery option - Jan. 17
- DEA: Separate registration for multistate practices - Jan. 17
- New Jersey anesthesiologists win scope-of-practice battle - Jan. 17
- It's not enough just to reduce residents' hours - Jan. 17
- Insurer gives prize for ideas to curb lawsuits - Jan. 3/10
- Proposal may solve stem cell dilemma - Jan. 3/10
- Hospital patient safety effort launched to reduce errors, save lives - Jan. 3/10
- Aetna and Ohio doctor group settle payment lawsuit - Jan. 3/10
- Proliferating bracelets could pose hazards for patients - Jan. 3/10
- Quality agency, insurers fight ethnic care gap - Jan. 3/10
- Quick View: Which professionals does the public trust the most, and the least? - Jan. 3/10
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Business 2005
- Higher coding spurs plan to "blend" pay rates - Dec. 26
- Hospital-free ED: A growing trend - Dec. 26
- Practice Management: Start early to groom doctors as group leaders - Dec. 26
- Tailoring a dress code: How to write the rules - Dec. 19
- Some county societies offer staffing services - Dec. 19
- Leasing market growing for health care equipment - Dec. 19
- Practice Pointers: Simple steps for staff retirement plans - Dec. 19
- Quick View: Employers look to shift health insurance costs - Dec. 19
- What's the catch? With tech freebies, maybe there isn't one - Dec. 12
- Doctors testify against United-PacifiCare merger - Dec. 12
- Personal Finance: Tax changes mean now may be time to buy equipment - Dec. 12
- Quick View: Consumers weigh in on records privacy, automation - Dec. 12
- Diversity in practice: Doctors who look more like their patients - Dec. 5
- Indiana county's hospital construction ban overturned - Dec. 5
- Contract Language: Pick apart recruitment deals before you sign - Dec. 5
- Calculating retirement: Add up your numbers - Nov. 28
- AMA to set guidelines on control of record data - Nov. 28
- Premera seeks for-profit status - Nov. 28
- Practice Management: Financial heat will be on this winter - Nov. 28
- Quick View: Most big health plans see profits growing - Nov. 28
- Hiring the best: Interview essentials - Nov. 21
- Doctors' costs going up faster than revenues - Nov. 21
- Search engines specialize in finding health info online - Nov. 21
- Practice Pointers: Building practice teamwork is an everyday activity - Nov. 21
- Quick View: Quick care to go - Nov. 21
- Will Wal-Mart's health cost crisis hit doctors? - Nov. 14
- Should you wait for VistA? What will it mean for you? - Nov. 14
- Hospitals returning to hiring physicians - Nov. 14
- Scrushy faces new criminal charges of bribery, mail fraud - Nov. 14
- Judge orders breakup of hospital merger - Nov. 14
- Nevada doctors get free prescription software - Nov. 14
- Rheumatologist's retirement plans: No screams, just ice scream smiles - Nov. 14
- Personal Finance: Hedge funds being rolled out for smaller investors - Nov. 14
- Quick View: Patients comfortable with doctor office technology - Nov. 14
- Physicians brace for impact of GM's health cost cuts - Nov. 7
- Financial year-end review: Don't let money details slip away - Nov. 7
- Outsourcer of radiologists files for stock offering - Nov. 7
- California law clarifies tax on locum tenens - Nov. 7
- IRS, physician investment firm reach settlement - Nov. 7
- Contract Language: Give leasing agreements for imaging services a close scan - Nov. 7
- Quick View: 3 out of 10 doctors have tried e-detailing - Nov. 7
- After the breakup: What doctors can do when hospitals split up - Oct. 24/31
- AOL co-founder fires first shots in his medical Revolution - Oct. 24/31
- Displaced doctors get offer of free technology - Oct. 24/31
- Practice Management: Extenders can get paid in different ways - Oct. 24/31
- Exit etiquette: Whose patient is it, anyway? - Oct. 17
- Nation's largest private health insurer wants to get even bigger - Oct. 17
- Nonurgent care clinics tested at select Wal-Marts - Oct. 17
- Radiation shield concept inspires a new company - Oct. 17
- Practice Pointers: Asking the 5 W's key to finding a financial adviser - Oct. 17
- CMS takes baby step toward national network - Oct. 10
- EMRs for sale: Do hospitals have a deal for you - Oct. 10
- Hurricane not likely to blow more EMRs into doctor offices - Oct. 10
- Scrushy civil lawsuit to go to mediator, not jury - Oct. 10
- Personal Finance: Disasters open door to scam artists posing as charities - Oct. 10
- Contract Language: Don't settle for an incomplete document - Oct. 10
- Driving for efficiency: Saving time and money while boosting quality - Oct. 3
- Median compensation for medical specialists stalls - Oct. 3
- Specialty hospital advances despite stalled Medicare OKs - Oct. 3
- Cayman Islands court orders liquidation of wine futures group - Oct. 3
- Surreal estate: To buy or not to buy - Sept. 26
- Michigan court refuses to hear certificate-of-need appeal - Sept. 26
- Practice Management: Bankers need to be informed - Sept. 26
- Practice Pointers: Alternative minimum tax may not be so alternative - Sept. 26
- Silence of the PPOs: A stealthy way to pay you less - Sept. 19
- Work force shortage linked to rising hospital costs - Sept. 19
- Progress on e-health exchange efforts - Sept. 19
- Quick View: Extra service can pay - Sept. 19
- Personal Finance: Traveling doctors feel gas price pinch - Sept. 19
- Aetna shows HSA patients what doctors charge - Sept. 12
- Going beyond delete: How to really erase information - Sept. 12
- United tells doctors if they're coding for more than their peers - Sept. 12
- California says locum tenens firms must pay employee tax - Sept. 12
- Doctor wanted fresh curry, so she made it - Sept. 12
- Public hospitals seen slipping away, changing into other entities - Sept. 12
- Orderly succession: The best way to plan - Sept. 5
- Physician entrepreneur does a little of everything - Sept. 5
- Contract Language: Payers won't pay? Know your contract's remedies - Sept. 5
- Sharing the savings: Take it slowly - Aug. 22/29
- Plan offers real-time claims adjudication - Aug. 22/29
- Practice Management: Anticipation key to dealing with cash-flow shortfalls - Aug. 22/29
- Quick View: Electronic entry gap widens - Aug. 22/29
- Doctors see some benefit from Net-searching patients - Aug. 15
- By the book: Rules of the worker's road - Aug. 15
- Practice Pointers: Bad telephone service can put practice on hold - Aug. 15
- Personal Finance: E-trades a better value now but still demand your time - Aug. 15
- Contraption protection: How to get your money's worth and safeguard that new equipment - Aug. 8
- Motorcycles get his motor running - Aug. 8
- AMA voices objections to United deals - Aug. 8
- California doctors to see higher pay-for-performance pay - Aug. 8
- Financial networks tapped to move health data - Aug. 8
- Keeping the peace: Can't we all just get along? - Aug. 1
- Humana, Wal-Mart sign Medicare drug plan deal - Aug. 1
- Doctors buy bankrupt Atlanta hospital - Aug. 1
- Prosecutors won't appeal Scrushy ruling - Aug. 1
- Contract Language: Compliance plan a must for lab contracts - Aug. 1
- United-PacifiCare merger troubles physicians - July 25
- Web of deceit: How to beat the online bad guys - July 25
- New York hospital system files for bankruptcy - July 25
- Online company is perking along - July 25
- Practice Management: Look beyond resume when hiring a doctor - July 25
- Scrushy acquittal doesn't mean the end of his HealthSouth troubles - July 18
- GM tries steering health costs: Is what's good for GM good for doctors? - July 18
- Man sues insurers for not paying hospital stay - July 18
- Practice Pointers: 3 steps to keeping accounts receivable in order - July 18
- Avoiding sticker shock: How much you can expect to pay, and why - July 11
- Physicians want hospitals' help covering new IT costs - July 11
- Patients note benefits from exam room computer - July 11
- Personal Finance: Reverse mortgages gain favor, but aren't for everyone - July 11
- Creating a culture: How to breed success in your practice - July 4
- Regulators get doctors' view of plan issues - July 4
- Contract Language: Watch wording in nondisclosure pacts - July 4
- Transcription firms pledge to show what you're paying for - June 27
- Fear of commitment: Weighing costs and benefits of information technology - June 27
- HealthSouth to pay $100 million to resolve SEC charges - June 27
- Alliance formed to develop information-exchange rules - June 27
- Costco to offer health plan to some members in California - June 27
- Practice Management: Persistence, organization help get accounts received - June 27
- Hospitals' latest perk: Running your errands - June 20
- Recoup d'etat: Fighting recoupment efforts - June 20
- More hospitals are going "green" - June 20
- 3 regional health networks to link up - June 20
- Practice Pointers: Like-kind property exchanges can reduce tax bite - June 20
- Working hard for the data (Toward an Electronic Patient Record meeting) - June 13
- Blues plan settles 4-year-old suit with New York physicians - June 13
- A fresh coat of white - June 13
- Personal Finance: Retirement plan options come in all shapes and sizes - June 13
- Quick View: Surfing for health information - June 13
- Cooling on concierge: Selling the service not so easy - June 6
- Medem offers personal health record service - June 6
- Industry veterans start hospital company - June 6
- Contract Language: Don't let "business associates" create a HIPAA mess - June 6
- Corporate consult: The pros, cons and red flags - May 23/30
- Tennessee Blues plan launches online health records project - May 23/30
- Specialty hospital claims conspiracy to drive it to close - May 23/30
- Doctor-founded company a phone-only practice - May 23/30
- Practice Management: Financial benchmarks pinpoint efficiencies, deficiencies - May 23/30
- Out of network, out of luck: The perils of breaking the tie - May 16
- New Jersey Blues plan offers e-prescribing freebies - May 16
- Practice Pointers: Keeping your finger on the pulse of your practice - May 16
- Medicare pay cuts threaten physician tech investment - May 9
- EMR 2015: An evolving concept - May 9
- Link between merger, premium hike probed - May 9
- California doctor behind latest store-based clinics - May 9
- Retired physician has flowering enterprise - May 9
- Personal Finance: Investment vehicle offers customized portfolio - May 9
- Keeping the group together: What spells success? - May 2
- Scrushy spared perjury charges - May 2
- California court orders medical records unlinked from blog - May 2
- Contract Language: Letter of intent has role in good-faith negotiations - May 2
- College cash flow: Planning can overcome empty pockets - April 25
- Battle for Midway: Physicians unite to save a hospital - April 25
- Practice Management: Keep charge ticket coding and superbill format up to date - April 25
- Are HMOs dead? (National Managed Health Care Conference) - April 18
- Deleting computer files not enough to ensure privacy - April 18
- CareFirst's D.C. affiliate clarifies charity role - April 18
- Practice Pointers: With 401(k) allocation, performance is relative - April 18
- Going to the source: nonproprietary medical software - April 11
- Outcry builds over doctor-rating project - April 11
- Wisconsin business group proposes hospital tax - April 11
- The coding experts - April 11
- Personal Finance: Doctor bankruptcy filers face more complex proceedings - April 11
- Smart shopping: Ideas don't always equal income - April 4
- Montana radiologists, Blues plan settle monopoly lawsuit - April 4
- Kentucky legislators approve statewide health network - April 4
- Contract Language: Proceed carefully with gain-sharing deals - April 4
- New scams focus on familiar target: physicians - March 28
- Fighting back: How to win the war against economic credentialing - March 28
- Troubles grow as Tenet ends 2004 with $2 billion quarterly loss - March 28
- Technology can cause medication errors, study finds - March 28
- Practice Management: E-mail a great office tool, but sometimes you need to talk - March 28
- Physician, audit thyself: It's worth the expense - March 21
- Company pushes online consultations in a visual direction - March 21
- Utah to study large health systems - March 21
- Florida, hospitals sue Tenet over Medicare billing - March 21
- Practice Pointers: Figuring out days-off policy no vacation - March 21
- Infotech tipping point? (HIMSS meeting) - March 14
- Physician networks offer incentives to spur EMR use - March 14
- Joint EMR project targets practices nationwide - March 14
- CareFirst announces it will absorb Maryland's HMO tax - March 14
- Hospital system brings practices back to campus - March 14
- Hospital groups join legal battle for tax exemption - March 14
- Personal Finance: Disability insurance: Protection at a cost - March 14
- Tiered physician network pits organized medicine vs. United - March 7
- Accommodating your employees: Easy ways to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act - March 7
- Competition heats up between hospitals, doctor-owned centers - March 7
- Mistrial declared in Tenet kickback case - March 7
- Contract Language: Time-shares one way to get more use from equipment - March 7
- Automakers try to jump-start e-prescribing - Feb. 28
- Cost cutting gets creative: How managed care works in 2005 - Feb. 28
- Another HealthSouth executive charged in fraud scancal - Feb. 28
- Managed care profits up, optimism for 2005 strong - Feb. 28
- Agreement protects physicians in Michigan Blues network - Feb. 28
- Practice Management: Some practices find extra efficiency with pod design - Feb. 28
- Tempted to tinker? Make investment changes carefully - Feb. 21
- New Jersey plan wants repayment from cardiologists - Feb. 21
- Hospital system, cardiology groups face conspiracy charges - Feb. 21
- CareFirst pumps up nonprofit commitment - Feb. 21
- Cell phones help doctors collect data in new ways - Feb. 21
- Psychiatrist creates "Web" of training tools - Feb. 21
- Practice Pointers: It's time for your annual fiscal physical - Feb. 21
- Investing in employees: It pays off - Feb. 14
- FTC seeking to break apart hospital merger - Feb. 14
- Size of pediatrics group may affect its finances - Feb. 14
- Big electronic network could save big money - Feb. 14
- Maryland plans pass HMO tax on to employers - Feb. 14
- Personal Finance: Do-it-yourself approach is coming to mutual funds - Feb. 14
- Cutting through the CONfusion: Movement to relax the limits - Feb. 7
- Radiologists adapt iPods for clinical use -- for free - Feb. 7
- ED doctors protest Blues payment shift - Feb. 7
- Michigan doctors want protection from the Blues - Feb. 7
- Contract Language: New Medicare pay rules: Time to revisit your contracts - Feb. 7
- Robot rep latest tactic in generics push - Jan. 31
- Battle for the burbs: The fight for market access - Jan. 31
- Montana Blues executive quits after controversial tenure - Jan. 31
- Hospitals see benefits of corporate name game - Jan. 31
- Physicians being targeted in identity theft scheme - Jan. 31
- Practice Management: Signs, policies don't deter cell phone users - Jan. 31
- Find the right accountant: How to save your practice money - Jan. 24
- California HMOs facing drug access rule - Jan. 24
- HealthSouth settles federal fraud case - Jan. 24
- Emergency physicians in Virginia exit Blues network - Jan. 24
- Practice Pointers: Delve into details before you buy state tax credits - Jan. 24
- Untapped power: A physician's handheld - Jan. 17
- California Blues markets a hipper health plan to young adults - Jan. 17
- Tufts, CIGNA form national alliance - Jan. 17
- Wi-Fi "hot spots" created in some practices - Jan. 17
- New company makes push for ".md" domain - Jan. 17
- Personal Finance: Pre-funding can be a part of funeral planning - Jan. 17
- How to un-retire: Coming back can be tricky - Jan. 3/10
- New Jersey doctors sue insurer over forced payback - Jan. 3/10
- Tenet expects at best to break even this year - Jan. 3/10
- Nonprofit Blues company seeks to acquire Oklahoma plan - Jan. 3/10
- Contract Language: Safeguard records to comply with HIPAA security rule - Jan. 3/10
- Quick View: Spending time on the business side of practice - Jan. 3/10
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Health & Science 2005
- CDC questions C. difficile's tie to antibiotic use - Dec. 26
- Unintended acetaminophen overdoses rising - Dec. 26
- The positive side of negative news (AHA Scientific Sessions 2005) - Dec. 19
- Doctors seek new tools to aid in depression treatment - Dec. 19
- Continuity of care means better health outcome - Dec. 19
- Researchers press for risk-stratified analysis of clinical trial data - Dec. 12
- Diagnosing migraines proves to be a headache - Dec. 12
- Programs seek solutions to health disparities - Dec. 12
- Treatment exists for heavy menstruation - Dec. 12
- Patience wearing thin over flu shot distribution woes - Dec. 5
- Redefining diabetes: Lines blurring in diagnosis - Dec. 5
- New therapies are being tried for chronic pain - Dec. 5
- Cancer survivors need a long-range care plan, IOM says - Dec. 5
- Quick View: Where is influenza circulating? - Dec. 5
- Rapid HIV test proposed for at-home use - Nov. 28
- Research on avian flu vaccine takes priority - Nov. 28
- Panel recommends adult pertussis vaccine - Nov. 28
- Resistant infections spur hunt for new strategies - Nov. 21
- Avian flu threat intensifies need for preparedness (IDSA annual meeting) - Nov. 21
- Better mental health treatments urged - Nov. 21
- Study emphasizes value of giving annual PSA tests - Nov. 21
- Hormonal cycles may alter course of asthma for women - Nov. 14
- Food allergy label law to take effect - Nov. 14
- FDA questions consumer use of antimicrobial soap - Nov. 14
- Research project examines link between obesity, cancer - Nov. 14
- Attention turns to drug development process - Nov. 14
- The years of living dangerously (AAFP annual scientific assembly) - Nov. 7
- Doctors hit with flu vaccine delays, distribution hiccups - Nov. 7
- Spanish influenza of 1918: Decoding clues long left behind - Nov. 7
- Some defend metabolic syndrome's clinical value - Nov. 7
- Doctors drop families that refuse shots - Oct. 24/31
- New food pyramid geared to children - Oct. 24/31
- Blood test could show colon cancer risk - Oct. 24/31
- TB's persistent presence - Oct. 17
- Digital mammography better screening tool for some women - Oct. 17
- FDA issues advisory for ADHD drug - Oct. 17
- Parkinson's gains cited, but no cure soon - Oct. 17
- Marked increase shown in adult ADHD drug treatment - Oct. 10
- European hypertension study favors newer treatments - Oct. 10
- FDA approval is recommended for inhaled insulin, combo drug - Oct. 10
- Medical journals' impact on practice studied - Oct. 10
- Bugs in balance: The probiotic approach - Oct. 3
- Flu shot season kicks off; increased supply expected - Oct. 3
- Researchers studying customized cancer vaccines - Oct. 3
- Katrina's wake disperses medical challenges well beyond Gulf coast - Sept. 26
- Hepatitis B vaccine considered for all adults - Sept. 26
- Placebo effect on brain can ease some pain - Sept. 26
- Genetic profile may clarify ADHD drug response - Sept. 26
- Critics question usefulness of metabolic syndrome diagnosis - Sept. 19
- Measles cases in U.S. down, but many were preventable - Sept. 19
- Studies look at ways to sequence, cycle osteoporosis drugs - Sept. 19
- Flu vaccine supply is growing and becoming more stable - Sept. 19
- States with a low rank in childhood immunizations look for a way up - Sept. 12
- Air-tight homes may be fueling rise in allergies - Sept. 12
- FDA sets up national registry for acne drug - Sept. 12
- Treating opioid addiction may get a bit easier - Sept. 12
- Low health literacy: Don't assume patient knows own illness, meds - Sept. 5
- Tending broken hearts: How doctors handle the increase in heart disease survivors - Sept. 5
- Celebrities, new study put spotlight on lung cancer - Sept. 5
- Pharmacy group issues principles for direct-to-consumer ads - Sept. 5
- AMA, PTA kick off school year with health event - Sept. 5
- Flu vaccine experience leaves physicians watchful, worried - Aug. 22/29
- More research urged on treating childhood obesity - Aug. 22/29
- People with disabilities often miss prevention, wellness care - Aug. 22/29
- Unintended consequences: When medicine hurts more than helps - Aug. 15
- Alzheimer's group urges more focus on early detection - Aug. 15
- Gender counts in muscle, bone care, studies say - Aug. 15
- Fundamental treatment shift for alcohol dependence coming - Aug. 15
- Flu outbreak crisis predicted - Aug. 8
- Some treated for depression may actually be bipolar - Aug. 8
- Experts stress vaccine safety - Aug. 8
- AMA urges pandemic preparedness - Aug. 8
- Past views of the future: The tricky art of medical forecasting - Aug. 1
- Research now going beyond reaching low LDL cholesterol - Aug. 1
- ADHD drugs get new scrutiny from the FDA - Aug. 1
- Messages on healthy living found to miss many women - July 25
- Time to enhance "5 A's" of smoking cessation? - July 25
- Treating kids with troubled minds: How to bridge the gap - July 18
- AMA sets out more goals in obesity fight - July 18
- AMA supports youth antidepressant access - July 18
- Collaboratives are links to better care, study says - July 18
- AMA to scrutinize usefulness of DTC drug ads - July 11
- AMA calls on FDA for more physician-friendly drug data - July 11
- First race-based drug receives FDA approval - July 11
- Insomnia's cure proves elusive for researchers - July 11
- Gearing up for a graying America (AGS annual scientific meeting) - July 4
- Primary care practice-based research comes of age - July 4
- Survey finds broad need for better mental health care - June 27
- Wake-up call: Teens running on too little sleep - June 27
- AMA guide aims to boost vaccinations - June 27
- Pelvic pain is common and all too real - June 27
- Cancer survival doesn't end health challenges (ASCO annual meeting) - June 20
- Study shows shingles prevention just a shot away - June 20
- New antibiotic may thwart travelers' tummy troubles - June 20
- Support voiced for vaccine to prevent meningitis - June 20
- Pertussis a growing grown-up problem - June 13
- Patients lag in adhering to heart therapy - June 13
- FDA advances Drug Watch safety initiative - June 13
- Future GERD therapies seek faster relief - June 13
- Worries about flu shot demand -- and supply - June 6
- A diary from the U.S.N.S. Mercy: Health care after the tsunami - June 6
- Post-COX-2, pain relief strategies present new challenges - June 6
- Antibiotic orders declining, but battle against overuse not done - June 6
- Help for the typing wounded: Handheld dependency a pain in the thumb - May 23/30
- Strokes different in men vs. women - May 23/30
- Better efforts sought for quitting smoking - May 23/30
- Aching backs and shoulders taking a toll - May 23/30
- Which patients should be screened for hemochromatosis? - May 23/30
- Patients wonder: Is it OK to enjoy food again? - May 16
- Team diabetes (American College of Physicians annual session) - May 16
- Momentum building to end health care disparities - May 16
- You've got ProMED-mail; system spreads outbreak news - May 16
- Variety of reasons medicine not taken, a survey of seniors says - May 9
- Progress cited on the chickenpox front - May 9
- Asthma med inhalers to have no CFCs by 2008 - May 9
- Medical devices Inspector Gadget would love - May 9
- Crisis vs. chronic: Paying the price of public health - May 2
- Pediatric strokes puzzling but not rare - May 2
- Another reason to exercise for those with arthritis - May 2
- Arthritis drug Bextra pulled from market; FDA warns of fatal skin reactions - April 25
- More efforts needed to reduce cancer mortality, report finds - April 25
- Keeping kids on vaccination schedule can be a struggle - April 25
- Diabetes compliance not as simple as A1c - April 18
- Black box, black hole - April 18
- Aspirin more effective than warfarin for some patients - April 18
- Flu vaccine forecast raises several possible outcomes - April 18
- Online services offer STD tests, access to results - April 18
- Key player reflects on vaccine's progress - April 11
- The polio vaccine 50 years later: This year could be polio's last gasp - April 11
- NIH panel promotes a revised view of menopause - April 11
- Quick View: Detailing rubella's disappearance - April 11
- Infectious trend: Drug-resistant staph - April 4
- High-dose statins reduce cardiac risk, study says - April 4
- Aspirin therapy affects men, women differently - April 4
- Persistence is key to preserving bone health - April 4
- New meningococcal vaccine is recommended for teens - March 28
- More backing for broad, routine HIV testing - March 28
- Childhood melanoma different from that of adults - March 28
- Rucksack of health risks: Military souvenirs no one wants - March 21
- Senate panel considers changes to drug review process - March 21
- Weight gain can trigger foot and ankle pain - March 21
- FDA ponders future for Cox-2 drugs - March 14
- HHS asks doctors to watch for human trafficking - March 14
- Benefits of aspirin are not always taken to heart - March 14
- Studies show path to tailored asthma prescribing - March 14
- Minding the gender gap: The divergence between men's and women's health research - March 7
- Next flu vaccine season off to shaky start - March 7
- Doctors get conflicting advice on ADHD drug - March 7
- Experts consider HT for younger women - Feb. 28
- Physicians urge aggressive pursuit, treatment of diabetes - Feb. 28
- CDC sounds doctor alert about rare STD - Feb. 28
- Never too old to quit: You can help the elderly stop smoking - Feb. 21
- Researchers seek tool for children's stomach trouble - Feb. 21
- Group pushes to wipe out cervical cancer - Feb. 21
- New commission targets health care disparities - Feb. 21
- Space-age medicine for earthly practices - Feb. 14
- Some breast cancer survivors require fewer follow-up tests - Feb. 14
- Larger gains sought in hepatitis C treatment - Feb. 14
- Single-sample colorectal cancer test faulted by study - Feb. 14
- CDC issues new drug guidance on HIV infection - Feb. 14
- Cracking the cold case: Not an easy task - Feb. 7
- FDA panels vote against OTC status for statin drug - Feb. 7
- Great Britain issues warnings on adult use of antidepressants - Feb. 7
- Flu vaccine shortage now a surplus in some areas - Feb. 7
- Long-term help for insomniacs: New generation of sleep aids - Jan. 31
- OTC statins vetoed again by FDA panels - Jan. 31
- Final word still out on popular pain medications - Jan. 31
- Lowering CRP reduces second heart attack risk - Jan. 31
- Few physicians encourage e-health for older patients - Jan. 31
- FDA approves genotype test for drug response - Jan. 31
- Worried sick: What can doctors do about hypochondria? - Jan. 24
- Physicians step forward in response to tsunami disaster - Jan. 24
- Tell patients to forget "no pain, no gain" - Jan. 24
- System bracing for future flu shot shake-up - Jan. 17
- Are patients more at ease when you use familiar words? - Jan. 17
- Obesity factors more complex than thought - Jan. 17
- Intrinsa stalled by concerns about safety - Jan. 17
- AMA warns teenage girls about dangers of drinking "alcopops" - Jan. 17
- Senior moments: A simple change could have a big impact on your patient's health - Jan. 3/10
- More heart risks found for COX-2 inhibitors - Jan. 3/10
- CDC official offers insights on the flu vaccine shortage - Jan. 3/10
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