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63rd AMA Interim Meeting
Physician-delegates from around the country gathered in Houston Nov. 7-10.
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Living in a coverage gap
Their stories differ, but people without health insurance share the uncertainty of what will happen if they get sick.
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Sen. Edward Kennedy (1932-2009)
The late senator's health care legacy spans nearly 40 years.
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Outsourcing clinical trials
It is much cheaper to conduct a research trial in India than in the U.S. But sometimes, research subjects in developing countries pay the price.
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158th AMA Annual Meeting
Physician-delegates from around the country gathered in Chicago June 13-17.
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President Obama addresses the AMA
The president spoke for nearly an hour, outlining key points of his health system reform proposal.
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Stimulus money for Medicaid programs
Federal Medicaid matching rate and additional matching rate.
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Serving the servers
A New York physician created a health care cooperative for restaurant workers, many of whom are uninsured or underinsured.
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On the chopping block
Ratio of Medicare Advantage enrollees to total Medicare beneficiaries.
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A miscarriage of medicine
How flawed evidence led to eugenic sterilization.
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Match Day 2009
29,890 participated -- a record high
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Here a type, there a type, everywhere a subtype
Regional breakdowns for the 2008-09 flu season by circulating virus types and subtypes.
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White coats in the White House
Doctors who treat presidents become physicians in chief
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Is your state prepared?
The Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examine indicators for each state's public health preparedness.
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New doctors in the House
We talked with two physicians newly elected to Congress.
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Caring for his neighbors, womb to tomb
David Watson, MD, 2008 Country Doctor of the Year.
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Medicine at sea
On board the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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62nd AMA Interim Meeting
Physician-delegates from around the country gathered in Orlando Nov. 9-11.
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Ronald M. Davis, MD, 1956-2008
We remember his work and celebrate his legacy.
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Parallel universe
The medical community is trying to find real-life benefits from the virtual reality of Second Life.
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Tools of the trade
A display of historic urology instruments demonstres medicine's evolution through the centuries.
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Video visits
Two ventures are exploring ways to let doctors conduct video-enabled visits.
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Rebuilding body and spirit
Images from the Center for the Intrepid, San Antonio
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