A peek inside what's new on the shelves on topics pertinent to physicians. Every installment brings an excerpt from the new title on, as well as a brief American Medical News exclusive interview with the author.
... To suggest books that should be featured here, contact Damon Adams (312) 464-5411.
Makings sidelines pay. Some physicians are turning their interests outside medicine into profitable enterprises. In this series, doctors who branched out beyond running their practice to make sideline business ventures pay off share their experiences -- why they did it, how they did it, and what you should know before you do it.
... If you know of a physician whose story should be featured here, contact our business editor, Bob Cook (312) 464-4434.
Reports from conferences important to physicians. Physicians can get the inside scoop on what's being talked about at the nation's most important clinical and health business conferences.
It goes into effect April 14, but physicians are still not sure what they must do to meet requirements. This series of brief explanations is intended to help you prepare for the medical privacy rule.
American Medical News spent a year in close contact with a select group of physicians, tracking the pivotal passages of their lives. One gave birth, one went to prison, another was brutally attacked in her office. Still another, in rebuilding his practice, helped a town recover from a natural disaster.
Life Anatomy, a special presentation in words and images, offers a unique and intimate look at physicians as people.
Physicians serve America at all levels of government -- from presidential advisers to state judges and town coroners. This occasional series explores what they do and how their medical background influences their work.
In a profession dedicated to helping others, many doctors take extra steps to ensure the well-being of those in need. They may work at a free clinic or volunteer their expertise here or abroad. This is an occasional series exploring how physicians serve for the greater good.
Since the terror of Sept. 11 and the bioterrorism scares, the public health system has taken center stage. This six-part series will examine its role on the front lines of protecting Americans from both new and old threats and will detail the system's level of preparedness, how gaps have emerged over time, and the changes that may be necessary to strengthen it for the future.
In the office, time is a precious commodity for today's busy physicians. Away from work, many doctors find unique activities and hobbies to help them unwind and to enrich their lives. This is an occasional series that looks at physicians' lives outside the exam room.
Physicians and allied health professionals have forged a variety of collaborative models in practices and hospitals across the country. As the debate over just how much independence should be granted nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists and other allieds proceeds in several state legislatures and among professional organizations, this series looks at some of the collaborative models that have become everyday examples of the way medicine is practiced.
The Human Genome Project offers clues to why certain people have certain diseases and disorders. It also offers great potential to unlock diagnostic tools, preventive measures and cures once only dreamed of. This 2001-02 series detailed the state of this emerging body of scientific knowledge and the advances it brings to the clinic setting. It touches on both the most realistic and immediate applications as well as the avenues that require more research and development.
With the managed care system drawing complaints from everywhere, doctors, patients, payers and even insurers themselves are looking for alternatives to a concept that hasn't met its promise of improving care while reducing costs. These stories focus on what physicians and others are doing to come up with a way to improve the system -- or replace it.
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The exam room where a meteorite hit a Virginia doctors' office has become the most requested room among patients, who joke about wearing hard hats to appointments.
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More than 1 million Americans have chronic hepatitis B; nearly 4 million have chronic hep C.
