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CDC warns that MDs should ask about patient supplement use
Particularly given the $34 billion size of the alternative medicine business, it's small wonder if a patient is taking some form of herbal supplement in addition to prescription medications.... Read more...
Darwin's near-miss with medicine was science's gain
With science fans everywhere celebrating the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin, it's interesting to note that things could have turned out differently. Darwin, the son and grandson of physicians, had... Read more...
IOM wants more enforcement of 80 hour work week for medical residents
Though it may cost as much as $1.7 billion annually, the Institute of Medicine is calling for the current limits on medical students' hours be kept at 80. The IOM is also calling for 16-hour daily... Read more...
Cleveland Clinic announces top ten innovations for 2008
For the third year in a row, Cleveland Clinic has picked what they think are the top ten innovations in medicine. The picks, which are ones that they think will have the most impact on medicine in... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: One doctor reflects on important moments in medicine
In this piece, a geriatric physician shares how she feels about the times when patients die--and other moments when it's important for caregivers to stop and appreciate the importance of the moment.... Read more...
AMA debates ethics of hospital 'mystery shoppers'
These days, it's far from unusual for hospitals and clinics to send undercover patients in to check out how the staff treats them. Administrators say such phantom patients--better known as "mystery... Read more...
Did Glaxo conceal Paxil users' risk of suicide?
Did drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline conceal suicide risks for users of its antidepressant Paxil within the mountains of data it submitted to the FDA? That's a question Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) would... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Settlements between PBMs, states not tough enough
Recently, the industry has seen a string of cases in which pharmacy benefit managers have agreed to fork over settlements over allegations of bad behavior. Most recently, this includes the instance... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: IL critics say there's been too many hospital mergers; TN Medicaid patient wins right to experimental treatment cos
> Illinois critics are challenging the volume of hospital mergers taking place there, arguing that there's been just too much consolidation. Read more...
Study: Med schools could dramatically boost rural MD supply
Right now, only 9 percent of doctors live in rural areas, while 20 percent of the U.S. population is based there, according to current research. But medical schools could help close this gap. In... Read more...
