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Survey says: Hospitals not treating pain sufficiently

October 31, 2008 — 11:08am ET | By Anne Zieger
Hospitals are not treating pain as well as they could, says a new survey out today from the New England Journal of Medicine. The survey, which was done in hospitals from 40 major metropolitan areas,... Read more...

Medtronic to disclose gifts to healthcare groups

September 15, 2008 — 11:19am ET | By Anne Zieger
Perhaps going with the prevailing winds--which definitely favor disclosing gifts to healthcare players before the state makes you do it--medical devicemaker Medtronic has decided to voluntarily... Read more...

Mannequins help doctors practice their moves

September 4, 2008 — 12:17pm ET | By Anne Zieger
Sometimes, when medical schools want to teach students the basics--or senior faculty some new tricks--they hire live people to come in and play the role of a patient with one disorder or another.... Read more...

Study: Women scarce in neurosurgery

August 14, 2008 — 10:30am ET | By Anne Zieger
Though half of all students enrolled in U.S. medical schools are female, things look much different for the field of neurosurgery, according to a new research report. At present, female... Read more...

NYC hospitals board member resigns over Caribbean residency deal

August 8, 2008 — 12:11pm ET | By Anne Zieger
A board member of New York City's Health and Hospitals Corp. has resigned in the wake of a controversy over his role in bringing in a 10-year, $100 million Read more...

In controversial deal, New York signs Caribbean med school for training

August 6, 2008 — 10:50am ET | By Anne Zieger
Amid a storm of protest, New York City's Health and Hospitals Corp. has signed a 10-year, $100 million deal with a Caribbean medical school to provide clinical training for students at the city's 11... Read more...

College group urges ban on drug, devicemaker freebies

April 28, 2008 — 6:59am ET
The association representing U.S. medical colleges has come out with a proposed ban on pharma and device-maker gifts on medical college campuses. The group, the Association of American Medical... Read more...

Trend: Lack of surgeons squeezes hospitals

February 26, 2008 — 7:59am ET
In previous decades, medical schools put a cap on student enrollment, believing that controls imposed by managed care plans would reduce demand for physicians. Instead, what's happened is that such... Read more...

Study: Med school pharma limits affect attitudes

December 4, 2007 — 7:59am ET
Of late, academic medical centers have been instituting tough limits on pharmaceutical companies' relationship with their faculty and staff. On their face, the policies seem to be aimed primarily at... Read more...

Trend: Residency programs not keeping pace

October 29, 2007 — 7:59am ET
While enrollment is climbing rapidly at U.S. medical schools, it's beginning to look like the country's residency programs aren't yet ready to absorb the influx. The nation's 126 medical schools have... Read more...
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