Profession content from 2006
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December
- » Feature: Testifying to torture: How doctors find the truth - Dec. 25
- » Doctors catalysts for pay-for-performance program - Dec. 25
- » Regence halts network opposed by Washington state doctors - Dec. 25
- » Brief: Payment lawsuit can go forward - Dec. 25
- » Brief: Medical center, health alliance win national quality awards - Dec. 25
- » Brief: Reports assess liability situation - Dec. 25
- » Brief: Visa waiver program extension almost complete - Dec. 25
- » Will industry follow Pfizer lead on drug rep cuts? - Dec. 25
- » Move to increase minorities in medicine focuses on undergrads - Dec. 18
- » Drawing an ethical line - Dec. 18
- » Evidence of autopsy done in 1600s discovered - Dec. 18
- » Court looks at consent in emergencies - Dec. 18
- » Brief: Ohio is latest state to take tough stance on physician sex offenses - Dec. 18
- » Brief: Mich. doctors can sue over payment - Dec. 18
- » Liability insurance rates mostly hold steady or drop this year - Dec. 11
- » Story Comment: AMA honors physicians for leadership and service - Dec. 11
- » California public hospital set to close residencies - Dec. 11
- » Feature: An amazing race (book excerpt: Every Second Counts) - Dec. 11
- » Brief: Profiling guide available for Florida physicians - Dec. 11
- » Brief: Push to get patients angioplasty more quickly - Dec. 11
- » Classes teach new IMGs American-style medicine - Dec. 11
- » Massachusetts judge allows liability claim by plaintiff who was not a patient - Dec. 11
- » Uptick in work-hour violations - Dec. 11
- » Story Comment: AMA wants doctor oversight for diagnostic tests - Dec. 4
- » Story Comment: Ethics forum considers duty of physicians in public positions - Dec. 4
- » Florida Supreme Court: Expert can't rely on others' views - Dec. 4
- » Story Comment: AMA: It's not OK to use placebos deceptively - Dec. 4
- » Brief: No smoking ban, no AMA meetings - Dec. 4
- » Brief: Medical students get head start on practice - Dec. 4
- » Brief: AMA monitors evolving physician disaster-response systems - Dec. 4
- » Brief: AMA says quality group lacks transparency - Dec. 4
- » Brief: AMA finances in black again - Dec. 4
- » Brief: AMA to lead on work force diversity - Dec. 4
- » Brief: HHS secretary says: Let's all get connected - Dec. 4
- » Brief: Board certification pursued less often - Dec. 4
- » Brief: Denver immunization program lauded - Dec. 4
- » Brief: Conn. trial lawyers ask state to investigate liability insurance rates - Dec. 4
- » Story Comment: Doctors demand more input on hospital standards - Dec. 4
- » Physicians find that writing the prescription isn't always enough - Dec. 4
November
- » Feature: New pressure to plan: Tail coverage - Nov. 27
- » Ruling: MCAT must adapt for learning disabled - Nov. 27
- » Election 2006: No veto-proof majority on stem cell funding - Nov. 27
- » Brief: New members for Calif. medical board - Nov. 27
- » Brief: Canada sees increasing number of physicians return home - Nov. 27
- » Brief: N.J. doctors and Horizon reach settlement in reimbursement lawsuit - Nov. 27
- » Doctors fear criminalization of medical mistakes - Nov. 27
- » States ramp up efforts to keep residents - Nov. 20
- » Minorities wary of vague clinical trials - Nov. 20
- » Florida Supreme Court rules that out-of-network doctors can sue HMO - Nov. 20
- » Brief: Physician educator wins ACGME award - Nov. 20
- » Brief: Pa. extends liability insurance assistance to doctors - Nov. 20
- » Brief: Campaign targeting patients aims to cut surgical errors - Nov. 20
- » Brief: CMA has new leadership - Nov. 20
- » Hospitals hang up on cell phone restrictions - Nov. 20
- » Consumer group decries lack of physician discipline info - Nov. 13
- » Hawaii physicians can sue state's biggest health plan - Nov. 13
- » Allopathic med school enrollment rises 2.2% - Nov. 13
- » Virginia law school gives doctors new perspective on liability litigation - Nov. 13
- » Grant aids effort to share licensing data - Nov. 13
- » Brief: Textbook aims to equip students for internal medicine clerkship - Nov. 13
- » Brief: New subspecialty certification: Hospice and palliative medicine - Nov. 13
- » Brief: N.J. preventable error report documents 400 serious errors - Nov. 13
- » Risks get little air time on medical reality TV - Nov. 13
- » Scope-of-practice tiff tries to limit physical therapy (the words, not the deed) - Nov. 13
- » Data on quality of care hard to find - Nov. 13
- » Asking doctors for stimulants - Nov. 6
- » FDA advised to rethink recall language on heart devices - Nov. 6
- » California expands oral surgeons' scope of practice - Nov. 6
- » Massachusetts coalition creates tracking form for patients' medications - Nov. 6
- » Oregon nixes use of term "physician-assisted suicide" - Nov. 6
- » Demand up for locum doctors - Nov. 6
- » Connecticut court upholds doctors' right to pay only part of jury award - Nov. 6
- » Brief: Study: No link between work-hour limits and improved surgical care - Nov. 6
- » Brief: New Calif. law stops big payouts for egg donors, adds protections - Nov. 6
- » Brief: Fla. verdict could be biggest medical liability award the state has seen - Nov. 6
- » Brief: Age-related driving tutorial available for doctors, office staff - Nov. 6
- » Brief: Sports come before emergency care - Nov. 6
- » Schools for physician leaders: Teaching doctors how to champion change - Nov. 6
- » Pay-for-performance programs stir debate - Nov. 6
October
- » Who's filling the residency slots? - Oct. 23
- » Feature: Redesigning residency: New models for internal medicine programs - Oct. 23
- » Operation Smile: 25 years, missions in 25 countries - Oct. 23
- » U.S. health care lagging behind other countries - Oct. 23
- » California to track, post doctors' race, languages spoken - Oct. 23
- » Court rules Lousiana liability limit unconstitutional - Oct. 23
- » Brief: ACGME names new board of directors - Oct. 23
- » Brief: Texas doctors to see more insurance premium decreases - Oct. 23
- » Brief: Arizona board addressing office-based surgery - Oct. 23
- » Brief: Diagnostic errors big part of medical liability claims - Oct. 23
- » Brief: Joint Commission looks to revise governance standards - Oct. 23
- » Physicians take the pulpit to preach health - Oct. 23
- » Family physicians call for more residency slots - Oct. 16
- » New York doctors sue health plan over "all products" policy - Oct. 16
- » Washington doctors sue Blues plan over performance standards - Oct. 16
- » 3 doctors awarded $500,000 MacArthur Foundation grants - Oct. 16
- » Woman's death in hospital emergency department ruled a homicide - Oct. 16
- » Brief: Family physicians pick new leaders - Oct. 16
- » Brief: Doctors don't always give enough information about new prescriptions - Oct. 16
- » Brief: Study: Let there be light in hospitals - Oct. 16
- » Brief: Exhibit examines pain and treatment - Oct. 16
- » Brief: Judge lowers award dollars in peer review case, lets findings stand - Oct. 16
- » Screening after-hours calls can hurt patients, study finds - Oct. 9
- » Oregon appeals court strikes down state liability limits - Oct. 9
- » Feature: Cancer, families and physicians (book excerpt: A Lion in the House) - Oct. 9
- » Brief: New med school goes ahead in Ariz. - Oct. 9
- » Brief: Texas doctors have new rules for minors seeking an abortion - Oct. 9
- » Brief: Utah forecasts recruiting shortage of 84 doctors annually - Oct. 9
- » Brief: Bill to ban assisted suicide on hold - Oct. 9
- » Some medical schools say no to drug reps' free lunch - Oct. 9
- » Online prescribing results in state criminal charges - Oct. 9
- » Group calls physician punishment too light - Oct. 2
- » Study finds widespread resident work-hour violations - Oct. 2
- » Lawsuit challenges state licenses for expert witnesses - Oct. 2
- » Texas physicians challenge new chiropractic rules - Oct. 2
- » Kentucky surgeons save Sundays for charity care - Oct. 2
- » Brief: Groups tackle hand-washing compliance rates - Oct. 2
- » Brief: Medical corps reaches 50 states - Oct. 2
- » Brief: Slight increase in CME spending forecast for 2007 - Oct. 2
- » DEA to let doctors write advance prescriptions for schedule II refills - Oct. 2
- » Office-based sales hinge on the patient's best interests - Oct. 2
- » Liability on their minds - Oct. 2
September
- » Mississippi health system trying for normalcy - Sept. 25
- » Study: Americans get a good return for their health care dollar - Sept. 25
- » Federal cuts gut programs for minority med school students - Sept. 25
- » Feature: Starting over on common ground: Care must go on - Sept. 25
- » Brief: Age not a major factor for doing surgery, study finds - Sept. 25
- » Brief: Washington state passes rules to boost patient safety - Sept. 25
- » Brief: FDA closes N.C. tissue bank - Sept. 25
- » Brief: Ore. institution expands publicly released quality data - Sept. 25
- » Brief: 10 medical students win AMA Foundation scholarships - Sept. 25
- » Subspecialties attract IM residents - Sept. 18
- » Hospital study says interpreters can improve care - Sept. 18
- » Demand for physicians as teachers expected to rise - Sept. 18
- » IOM panel wants prisoners to be available for research - Sept. 18
- » Michigan high court lets physician sue over bad peer review - Sept. 18
- » Brief: Fla. doctors say pharmacists shouldn't be able to change Rx - Sept. 18
- » Brief: Study: Better data collection would help ease disparities - Sept. 18
- » Brief: Minn. court: Patients can't sue on claim of credentialing negligence - Sept. 18
- » Accent on clarity: Doctors seek classes to Americanize their speech - Sept. 18
- » Internists earn extra credit for certification data - Sept. 11
- » South Carolina Supreme Court halts out-of-state expert witness rule - Sept. 11
- » States cautious about tort reform success - Sept. 11
- » Physicians' intents should be considered in pain cases - Sept. 11
- » Feature: Lobbying for her community: Looking for a paradigm shift - Sept. 11
- » Brief: Report says state health Web sites need improvement - Sept. 11
- » Brief: Group evaluating IMGs celebrates 50th anniversary - Sept. 11
- » Brief: Patient survey, other measures coming to Hospital Compare - Sept. 11
- » New culture for coping: Turning to peer support after medical errors - Sept. 11
- » Prescribing physicians at risk in Paxil lawsuits - Sept. 11
- » Medical errors: How much do you tell? - Sept. 11
- » Database on foreign med schools in works - Sept. 4
- » Florida hospital that says HMO paid too little can sue - Sept. 4
- » Among peers, Golf Digest says these physicians rule the course - Sept. 4
- » Wrongful birth case crosses state lines - Sept. 4
- » Brief: N.Y. doctors sue health plan - Sept. 4
- » Brief: Radiologist is NMA's new leader - Sept. 4
- » Brief: Emergency care system at risk of work force woes - Sept. 4
- » Medicare's economic, noneconomic impact - Sept. 4
August
- » More women physicians, but where are the writers? - Aug. 28
- » Feature: To heal, or to enhance? Medicine grapples with "cosmetic neurology" - Aug. 28
- » ABIM offers new online maintenance-of-certification module - Aug. 28
- » State laws aim to buttress role of medical boards - Aug. 28
- » North Carolina considers limits on physicians' role in executions - Aug. 28
- » Brief: Free CME for California's physicians - Aug. 28
- » Brief: Lack of insurance doesn't translate to higher ED use - Aug. 28
- » Brief: Museum observes anniversary of President Garfield's death - Aug. 28
- » Brief: Companies ask court to decide whether N.H. prescribing law is legal - Aug. 28
- » Military doctor recruiting takes wartime hit - Aug. 28
- » Health system crisis in Palestine: U.S. physicians bring relief to West Bank and Gaza - Aug. 21
- » Doctors, nurses link bad behavior in the OR with errors - Aug. 21
- » California high court shields peer reviewers - Aug. 21
- » More dollars flow into continuing medical education - Aug. 21
- » E-prescribing urged as one strategy to prevent medication errors - Aug. 21
- » Brief: UnitedHealth gives $10 million for California medical school feasibility study - Aug. 21
- » Brief: September earliest date to convene grand jury in Katrina murder case - Aug. 21
- » Brief: Michigan court upholds state expert witness rules - Aug. 21
- » Brief: N.H. board drops case against family physician - Aug. 21
- » Courts split on medical societies' role in policing expert witnesses - Aug. 21
- » Group forms to tackle physician, nurse shortages - Aug. 14
- » Wisconsin families can sue on 2 counts in death cases - Aug. 14
- » Georgia liability plaintiffs don't have to waive privacy - Aug. 14
- » Work force studies find scattered physician shortages - Aug. 14
- » Feature: Dr. POW (book excerpt: Conduct Under Fire) - Aug. 14
- » Brief: AAMC honors American Indian health advocate - Aug. 14
- » Brief: Wash. begins data bank checks of health practitioners - Aug. 14
- » Brief: Assisted-suicide bills fail in Vermont, California - Aug. 14
- » Walking the line between candor and cruelty - Aug. 14
- » Request for references can be "Catch-22" for doctors - Aug. 14
- » Care for dying patients may sometimes be too aggressive - Aug. 7
- » Transplant surgeon recounts what it's like to wait for organ - Aug. 7
- » Doctor, nurses arrested in Katrina deaths - Aug. 7
- » U.S. Supreme Court leaves medical issues to states - Aug. 7
- » Bush vetoes bill allowing more federal funding for stem cell research - Aug. 7
- » Brief: New Hampshire limits prescribing data use - Aug. 7
- » Brief: Osteopathic physicians elect new leaders - Aug. 7
- » Mandatory patient registry can place limits on care - Aug. 7
July
- » Doctor offers medals to patients with mettle - July 24
- » Supreme Court drops patent process case - July 24
- » States to get pain policy report cards - July 24
- » Physician income not rising as fast as other professional pay - July 24
- » Contracts don't let hospitals refuse doctors, Georgia court rules - July 24
- » Feature: Residencies get flexible: Doctors taking personal time - July 24
- » Brief: WellPoint gives $200,000 to support minority medical students - July 24
- » Brief: Fla. physicians get new requirements - July 24
- » Doctors seek more help to get back in practice; refresher programs considered - July 24
- » New group's goal: 95% of heart patients get recommended care - July 17
- » News Kidney transplant turns doctor into activist - July 17
- » California doctor who spoke against hospital wins lawsuit - July 17
- » Study shows naps improve residents' alertness on call - July 17
- » Court opens door to permanent resident status: Rules lifted for foreign doctors - July 17
- » Brief: N.Y. case with questioned expert witness testimony can go forward - July 17
- » Brief: CMS gives safe harbor to CME - July 17
- » Brief: CMA executive to head American College of Cardiology - July 17
- » News AMA: Doctors must tell patients the whole story - July 10
- » News AMA asks for fair student background checks - July 10
- » News Insurers using more physician profiling, delegates told - July 10
- » AAMC seeks 30% hike in enrollment - July 10
- » Group accuses AMA of restricting patient access - July 10
- » IOM panel seeks lead federal agency on emergency care - July 10
- » Feature: Making the case for doctors: AMNews interviews James J. Jordan - July 10
- » Brief: AMA house seats professional interest medical associations - July 10
- » Brief: Delegates ask AMA to study trademarks, RFID chips - July 10
- » Brief: AMA supports integration of cultural competence in medical education - July 10
- » Brief: AMA eyes how conflict-of-interest rules impact CME - July 10
- » Brief: AMA in the black; no '07 dues increase - July 10
- » Judge drops last holdout HMOs from landmark class-action lawsuit - July 10
- » Murder conspiracy case grabs media glare - July 10
- » News AMA gears up to fight cuts to GME - July 3
- » News Delegates focus on needs of terminally ill patients - July 3
- » News AMA adopts policy on interrogations - July 3
- » News AMA wants to change learning at all levels - July 3
- » News Hospitals beat "100,000 Lives" goal by 22,300 - July 3
- » Local physicians, attorneys team up - July 3
- » News Doctors want pre-tax accounts for tail coverage - July 3
- » Brief: AMA selects new leadership - July 3
- » Brief: Doctors tackle ethical issues at CEJA open forum - July 3
- » Brief: Tdap shots encouraged for health care workers - July 3
- » Brief: AMA works to prevent doctor suicide - July 3
- » Professionalism key to care of difficult patients - July 3
June
- » Debate arises over paying for eggs for research - June 26
- » Court rules hospital not bound by bylaws - June 26
- » Feature: Hands-on leadership: A new president takes the helm of the AMA - June 26
- » Brief: Va. takes script-tracking program statewide - June 26
- » Brief: Arizona board to consider Internet prescribing policy - June 26
- » Brief: D.C. doctors seek liability reforms - June 26
- » Brief: Antitrust lawsuit against the Match loses traction - June 26
- » Tests often ordered when not needed - June 19
- » Study confirms shortage of critical care doctors - June 19
- » Settlement funds grants about drug marketing - June 19
- » Doctor donates own blood in midst of surgery - June 19
- » Mississippi board approves expert witness regulations - June 19
- » Brief: Family board has new leadership - June 19
- » Brief: Medical mentor award winners named - June 19
- » Brief: One hospital room, one patient is new rule of thumb - June 19
- » Brief: N.C. medical board to address physician role in executions - June 19
- » Primary care doctors in demand; signing bonuses and higher pay for some - June 19
- » Feature: What your patients are reading about you (book excerpt: You: The Smart Patient) - June 12
- » California high court to rule on peer reviewer shield - June 12
- » Harvard adopts a disclosure and apology policy - June 12
- » Family medicine gets jump on certification program - June 12
- » Urgent care medicine eyes specialty status - June 12
- » Spotlight shifts to outpatient safety - June 12
- » Brief: Survey: Most diabetics miss out on critical tests - June 12
- » Brief: Trauma group founder honored - June 12
- » Brief: Arizona physician says county violated his freedom of speech - June 12
- » Brief: N.C. board to address physician role in executions - June 12
- » Brief: Pa. medical liability case filings fall - June 12
- » Doctor's request to end patient's care denied - June 12
- » VA plans to expand resident training for academic year beginning July 2007 - June 5
- » Many doctors comfortable talking religion with patients - June 5
- » New Orleans now a physician shortage area - June 5
- » School aims to boost organ donation in brain-death cases - June 5
- » California doctor fights slander lawsuit on grounds of patient advocacy - June 5
- » Brief: Pa. hospital bans industry gifts - June 5
- » Brief: Physicians top most-trusted list - June 5
- » Brief: Doctors can test patient safety habits - June 5
- » Brief: N.H. governor to sign bill curbing use of prescriber data - June 5
- » When patients ask for a pandemic drug - June 5
May
- » Federal court lets Texas peer review ruling stand - May 22
- » FSMB data show modest dip in disciplinary actions - May 22
- » Feature: The quality quandary: The problems with ratings - May 22
- » Brief: N.Y. sees decline in ob-gyn supply - May 22
- » Brief: N.H. high court throws out wrongful birth verdict - May 22
- » Brief: Doctor, nurse take part in N.C. execution - May 22
- » Brief: Emergency department directors see specialist shortages - May 22
- » Brief: Maryland law will require hospitals to report infections - May 22
- » AMA opt-out program will keep prescribing data from drug reps - May 22
- » Medical schools increase enrollment to meet future demand - May 15
- » Some New York physicians join the Teamsters - May 15
- » Doctor tackles teen health issues on radio call-in show - May 15
- » Local hospitals could hold key to boost residencies - May 15
- » Doctors favor patient-centered care but haven't adopted it fully - May 15
- » Brief: Federation picks new board members - May 15
- » Brief: Firm must pay doctors over medical liability insurance arrangement - May 15
- » 2 states aim to boost med student enrollment - May 8
- » Hospitals try to improve patient safety in the OR - May 8
- » Feature: Monitoring the profession: An interview with FSMB chief James N. Thompson MD - May 8
- » Brief: Most wrong-site surgeries could be prevented, study finds - May 8
- » Brief: MCAT takers face electronic fingerprint check - May 8
- » Brief: Court says Calif. stem cell agency is legal; group awards grants - May 8
- » Brief: Poll: Americans support tort reform - May 8
- » Brief: Some minorities more likely to be unhappy with kids' special needs care - May 8
- » New push for clean hands in hospitals - May 8
- » Consent based on "reasonable person" standard - May 8
- » How useful are quality data? - May 8
- » Residents' spiritual negativity is linked to depression - May 1
- » Volume-quality correlation not clear cut, study says - May 1
- » New York appeals court allows single-case evidence - May 1
- » Brief: Katrina creates new residency payment rule - May 1
- » Brief: Oklahoma group marks 100 years - May 1
- » Liability insurance rates steadying amid hopeful signs on tort reform - May 1
- » Apply standards of care equitably - May 1
- » Preparing for an older patient population - May 1
April
- » AAFP picks doctors to test new practice care model - April 24
- » Internists outline plan to boost interest in their specialty - April 24
- » Rx monitoring effect on minorities questioned - April 24
- » Feature: Rewriting the hidden curriculum: Keeping empathy alive - April 24
- » Brief: Tennessee lawmakers consider reinstating noncompete clauses - April 24
- » Brief: JCAHO issues alert on fake surveyors - April 24
- » Brief: Michigan commission proposes voluntary error-reporting system - April 24
- » Brief: AMA applauds House passage of higher education bill - April 24
- » Battle cry of better pay: Nicaraguan physicians' strike enters sixth month - April 17
- » Med school's Web site adds student blogs - April 17
- » Practice pressures diminish charity care - April 17
- » Florida judge upholds status of medical staff bylaws - April 17
- » Brief: Dr. Hwang Woo-Suk no longer "supreme" - April 17
- » Brief: Va. doctor appeals pain prescribing verdict - April 17
- » Brief: Medical students' cardiac exam skills equal to faculty physicians - April 17
- » Brief: AMA Foundation selects recipients - April 17
- » Brief: Fla. high court ruling could impact doctors going bare - April 17
- » Judges hit classroom to learn about medicine - April 17
- » Quality of care nearly equal if access is equal - April 10
- » Dartmouth work force study seeks better system, not more doctors - April 10
- » Ohio Supreme Court limits what parents can win in wrongful birth cases - April 10
- » Feature: Legacy of an ill-fated vaccine (book excerpt: The Cutter Incident) - April 10
- » Brief: Psychiatrists to fund medical student activities - April 10
- » Brief: Georgia family can't seek punitive damages against tobacco company - April 10
- » Brief: California medical board warns against identity theft - April 10
- » Brief: 100,000 Lives campaign more than halfway to its goal - April 10
- » Brief: Visa waiver program set to run out - April 10
- » Supreme Court to rule: When are medical patents too broad? - April 10
- » California court: Balance billing sometimes OK - April 10
- » Patients list 7 key traits of good doctors - April 3
- » Physicians speak out on prisoner force-feeding - April 3
- » Study shows flaws in TV news health stories - April 3
- » Match Day 2006: Liability becoming a lesser factor in specialty choice - April 3
- » Brief: California Medical Assn. celebrates 150 years - April 3
- » Brief: Two renowned scientists get postage stamps - April 3
- » Brief: 57% of Californians support an assisted-suicide bill - April 3
- » Brief: Medical residents to get CME credit - April 3
- » Brief: Doctors want the option to apologize to patients, study shows - April 3
- » Negotiate with patients on treatment of pain - April 3
- » Oregon assisted-suicide rate stable - April 3
March
- » Feature: Safety by design: Starting from the ground up - March 27
- » State medical groups resist naturopaths' licensure push - March 27
- » Brief: Medical board has new leaders - March 27
- » Brief: New Orleans pathologist to receive patient care award - March 27
- » Brief: National Quality Forum names new CEO - March 27
- » Brief: Tenn. doctor ends romance reality show - March 27
- » Brief: Michigan doctors predict statewide physician shortage - March 27
- » Brief: New Jersey cardiologists reach deal with insurer on overpayments - March 27
- » Brief: New tool kit can help physicians improve patient safety - March 27
- » Web sites let patients find like-minded physicians - March 27
- » Minnesota report card on patient safety - March 27
- » Internists gain new practice modules - March 20
- » Spanish prescription labels available, but quality at issue - March 20
- » Failure to diagnose is the No. 1 allegation in liability lawsuits - March 20
- » More states considering gift-disclosure legislation - March 20
- » Brief: N.C. aims to put more physicians into shortage areas - March 20
- » Brief: Utah physicians being sued after reporting parents to child services - March 20
- » Brief: Clinical quality data for some Mass. physician groups now public - March 20
- » Subspecialist residencies on the rise - March 20
- » New subspecialty in disaster medicine is emerging - March 13
- » AMA sponsors physician education revamp - March 13
- » Faculty physicians say they're burned-out, frustrated - March 13
- » Nevada Supreme Court to decide limit of obstetrician's liability - March 13
- » Feature: A work in progress: Reshaping residency - March 13
- » Brief: British Medical Assn. calls for doctors to wash hands, abandon neckties - March 13
- » Brief: Think tank to tackle conflicts of interest at medical schools - March 13
- » Brief: Drugmaker prevails in Vioxx lawsuit - March 13
- » Brief: Hospitalists launch journal, set training standards - March 13
- » Controversial California ruling focuses on physician role in execution - March 13
- » Legal risks for giving free medical advice - March 13
- » Another state added to liability crisis list - March 6
- » Less distractions equal safer handoffs - March 6
- » Call for stricter CME gift rules gets mixed reviews - March 6
- » End of an era: Last operating MASH unit donated to Pakistan - March 6
- » Family medicine board makes changes in certification rules - March 6
- » Reservist sues after hospital calls in loan - March 6
- » Brief: AMA receives award for CME contributions - March 6
- » Brief: Two medical schools receive big gifts - March 6
- » Brief: Awards honor physicians' efforts - March 6
- » Brief: New Orleans' emergency care making a comeback - March 6
- » Brief: Ark. surgeons keep privileges while economic credentialing case proceeds - March 6
- » Broader conscience clauses would expand physicians' right of refusal - March 6
- » Alcohol screening fulfills important duty to patients - March 6
February
- » Feature: Age of angst (book excerpt: False Alarm) - Feb. 27
- » Study analyzes physical and mental scars of Civil War vets - Feb. 27
- » Wisconsin jury award is largest since caps dissolved - Feb. 27
- » U.S. looks to boost safety rules for medevac flights - Feb. 27
- » Brief: AMA earns award for national advertising campaign - Feb. 27
- » Brief: Group calls for resignation of Calif. stem cell agency head - Feb. 27
- » Brief: ABIM to link board-certification data to pay-for-performance program - Feb. 27
- » Primary care seeks more pay, respect for undervalued services - Feb. 27
- » Courts set limits on confidentiality in disciplinary actions - Feb. 20
- » Empowering patients with humor and a T-shirt - Feb. 20
- » Only 1 medical school uses classic version of Hippocratic Oath - Feb. 20
- » Brief: Doctor who helped set resident duty-hour standards wins award - Feb. 20
- » Brief: Details of whistle-blower lawsuit against Medtronic made public - Feb. 20
- » Brief: Medical association awarded grant to study language access - Feb. 20
- » Military engages stateside doctors in lifeline for kids from war zones - Feb. 20
- » Shorter hours said to shortchange residents - Feb. 13
- » Washington state hospital sees 96% compliance with flu shots - Feb. 13
- » Loss estimates in liability study disputed - Feb. 13
- » Prevention system sought to boost quality care - Feb. 13
- » Ruling may ease DEA pressure on pain prescribers - Feb. 13
- » Feature: Mind and body: Consults are easier when they're close by - Feb. 13
- » Brief: Company discussed telling physicians about defibrillator problem earlier - Feb. 13
- » Brief: JCAHO seeks to improve drug safety - Feb. 13
- » Brief: Prominent physicians call for an end to all drug company gifts - Feb. 13
- » Physician task force confronts scope-of-practice legislation - Feb. 13
- » Collecting cord blood poses legal risks - Feb. 13
- » Students who need disciplining often need it again as doctors - Feb. 6
- » Few states get high marks in report on liability environment - Feb. 6
- » Physicians embrace 1-stop credentialing system - Feb. 6
- » Care better for blacks, worse for Hispanics - Feb. 6
- » Brief: New leader for osteopathic schools - Feb. 6
- » Brief: Small patient sample can show how a physician interacts with patients - Feb. 6
- » Brief: N.Y. overall physician supply on rise - Feb. 6
- » Brief: Grant awarded to develop communication training for physicians - Feb. 6
- » Brief: Neurologists update expert witness guidelines - Feb. 6
- » Brief: Miss. court rules that some medical liability reforms are constitutional - Feb. 6
- » Impact of Oregon ruling: Will more states allow assisted suicide? - Feb. 6
- » Weigh preventive screenings' cost-benefit ratio - Feb. 6
January
- » Federal judge gives final approval to WellPoint settlement - Jan. 30
- » Wisconsin ruling nixes key statute of limitations provisions - Jan. 30
- » Money offer spurs questions about face transplant ethics - Jan. 30
- » Almost 80% of internists maintain board certification - Jan. 30
- » Feature: Location, location, location: The geographic facts about noncompete clauses - Jan. 30
- » Brief: Group revises quality standards - Jan. 30
- » Brief: Study: More buzz than action on pay-for-performance programs - Jan. 30
- » Innovative funding opens new residency slots - Jan. 30
- » Latest Katrina aftermath: Louisiana medical schools lay off faculty doctors - Jan. 23
- » Wisconsin group to measure physician quality, efficiency - Jan. 23
- » Texas surgeons sue network over hospital "monopoly" - Jan. 23
- » Brief: Physician receives CMA Foundation's Ethnic Physician Leadership Award - Jan. 23
- » Brief: Harvard Medical School releases curriculum for MP3 players - Jan. 23
- » Brief: Match offers more specialty options - Jan. 23
- » Brief: More questions surrounding South Korean researcher's work - Jan. 23
- » Brief: Illinois court dismisses $10.1 billion verdict against cigarette company - Jan. 23
- » Shedding tears with patients no longer taboo - Jan. 23
- » ACGME data reveal scope of resident training - Jan. 23
- » California law aims at medical board makeover - Jan. 16
- » Quality evaluations enhanced by patient feedback - Jan. 16
- » Illinois court hears hospital's appeal of staff bylaws ruling - Jan. 16
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- » Brief: Fla. board honors pediatric neurosurgeon - Jan. 16
- » Brief: Center studies vaccine ethical issues - Jan. 16
- » Brief: Calif. suit on funding for stem cell research headed to court - Jan. 16
- » Brief: Pharmacists say it's OK to refuse Plan B scripts - Jan. 16
- » Quality concerns spur scrutiny of Caribbean medical schools - Jan. 16
- » Verdict drives physician into bankruptcy - Jan. 16
- » Reality TV borrows ED doctor for whirlwind dating adventure - Jan. 2
- » Ethical considerations found lacking in preparedness plans for bird flu outbreaks - Jan. 2
- » Rural areas say more J-1 visas needed - Jan. 2
- » Brief: ACGME honors leaders in graduate medical education - Jan. 2
- » Brief: Wisconsin considers suing FDA over Plan B decision - Jan. 2
- » Brief: Mistrial in first federal Vioxx case - Jan. 2
- » Brief: Doctors allowed to use religious beliefs as defense - Jan. 2
- » States target serious medical errors that never should happen - Jan. 2
- » HIV reporting by name necessary, but confidentiality key - Jan. 2
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