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December

� Feature: Body and soul: When faith guides a doctor's vocation - Dec. 24
� Survey: Physicians falling short on professionalism - Dec. 24
� Wisconsin doctor pulls double duty: 4 sets of twins in 24 hours - Dec. 24
� Brief: AHIP survey shows most HSAs cover preventive care from the first dollar - Dec. 24
� Stricter requirements sought for relicensure as medical boards draft proposal - Dec. 24
� Finding specialists to answer ED call getting even harder - Dec. 17
� Future doctors flunk military medical ethics test - Dec. 17
� Punitive damages ruled OK for privacy breach - Dec. 17
� Brief: New study: Illegal Latino immigrants use Calif. health care less than U.S.-born Hispanics - Dec. 17
� Brief: Ohio high court overturns $30 million verdict - Dec. 17
� Cautious optimism greets second year of stable, lower liability premiums - Dec. 17
� Physicians challenge lawyers' meritless liability suits -- and win - Dec. 10
� Feature: Measuring out medicine (book excerpt: The Surgeons: Life and Death in a Top Heart Center) - Dec. 10
� Oklahoma stops repaying medical school loans - Dec. 10
� Story Comment: AMA lays honors on doctors, society leaders - Dec. 10
� Stem cell breakthrough uses skin cells rather than embryos - Dec. 10
� Brief: Pittsburgh medical school, hospital set new policies for drug rep interactions - Dec. 10
� Brief: Michigan insurer to cut rates in 2008 - Dec. 10
� Brief: ICU outcome shapes relatives' experiences - Dec. 10
� Lawsuit leads clinic to drop patient, family - Dec. 10
� Personality can guide specialty choice - Dec. 10
� Tracking MRSA - Dec. 10
� Comment: AMA meeting: Tax deductions vs. credits - Dec. 3
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Efforts renewed for physician antitrust relief - Dec. 3
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Delegates seek tax credit to help pay for EMRs - Dec. 3
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: AMA guidelines say health reform should be universal, offer choice of benefits - Dec. 3
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: CEJA to study doctors' duty to guarantee access - Dec. 3
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Consent should be required for HIV testing, AMA says - Dec. 3
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Principles aimed at better physician-hospital relations - Dec. 3
� University of California system loses tuition-hike appeal - Dec. 3
� Student loan deferment program restored -- for now - Dec. 3
� California regulators halt plan's confidentiality agreements - Dec. 3
� Doctors gain insight from theater training - Dec. 3
� State boards keep an eye on medical spas - Dec. 3
� Brief: New DEA rule allows extended scripts - Dec. 3
� Brief: Pa. medical liability climate improves, governor says - Dec. 3
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: AMA to renew fight for Medicare balance billing - Dec. 3
� Trained interpreters: a necessary expense - Dec. 3

November

� Hospital safety records, CEO pay increasingly linked - Nov. 26
� Texas medical board vows to speed up process - Nov. 26
� Lack of supervision adds to resident errors, study finds - Nov. 26
� Feature: Bigger practice, better quality? Practice size not the complete answer - Nov. 26
� Brief: N.J. votes down stem cell money - Nov. 26
� Brief: AAMC names new chair - Nov. 26
� Brief: Pou case prosecutor loses election - Nov. 26
� Brief: ED doctors seek solutions to crowding - Nov. 26
� Drug industry ties -- do they bind? - Nov. 26
� Hospitals look to improve informed consent process - Nov. 19
� Legislation targets drugmaker gifts, incentives to physicians - Nov. 19
� No lawsuits until peer review is complete, Colorado Supreme Court rules - Nov. 19
� Brief: Kentucky projects physician shortage - Nov. 19
� Doctors' brains curb response to patients' pain - Nov. 12
� Medical schools urged to teach about obesity - Nov. 12
� Project seeks framework for quality, public reporting - Nov. 12
� Feature: Sharing liability: A growing way to handle the risk - Nov. 12
� Brief: Study examines role of gender in CHD treatment - Nov. 12
� Brief: Hospital bans gifts from drug and device companies - Nov. 12
� Brief: Aon says liability awards and related costs are likely to ease in 2008 - Nov. 12
� Physicians challenge New Jersey fee schedule - Nov. 12
� How to prevent visits to the ED - Nov. 12
� Judge punishes Pennsylvania Blues plans for not producing documents - Nov. 5
� X-rays turn art into illustration of terror - Nov. 5
� Maryland board can't punish doctor for defending privacy of patients - Nov. 5
� New law ends loan deferment program - Nov. 5
� Brief: Gay, lesbian medical association elects new leader - Nov. 5
� Brief: Study: Physician rankings not inherently illegal - Nov. 5
� Brief: N.C. medical board appeals execution ruling - Nov. 5
� Record number vied for 2007-08 medical school slots - Nov. 5
� Deciding whether to take call in the ED - Nov. 5

October

� Patients today want to be more involved in care - Oct. 22
� North Carolina medical board can't discipline doctors for execution work - Oct. 22
� Expert witness sues ophthalmology society - Oct. 22
� Feature: We have more students. Now what? - Oct. 22
� Brief: Joint Commission lauds MRSA reduction initiative - Oct. 22
� Brief: ACGME honors physician teachers - Oct. 22
� Brief: Few hospitals report adopting guidelines to help prevent infections - Oct. 22
� Brief: Arizona board tackles alternative medicine practices - Oct. 22
� Brief: State societies caution doctors as Cigna agreement ends - Oct. 22
� Lawyer who sued wrong physician won't pay up - Oct. 22
� Maryland wants its share of liability insurance credit - Oct. 15
� 2 physicians named MacArthur Fellows; 4 win Lasker awards - Oct. 15
� Hospital can be sued for credentialing doctor with questionable qualifications, Minnesota high court rules - Oct. 15
� Brief: Army increases medical scholarship stipends - Oct. 15
� Brief: Study: Hospitalists shorten patient stays - Oct. 15
� Brief: British hospitals ban white coats, ties - Oct. 15
� Brief: Blues settlement deadline is approaching - Oct. 15
� More residents, more subspecialization - Oct. 15
� Feature: Fine-tuning the thought process (book excerpt: How Doctors Think) - Oct. 8
� Psychiatrists are least likely physicians to turn to God - Oct. 8
� Online open house may be a first in recruiting residents - Oct. 8
� Brief: ACGME names new CEO - Oct. 8
� Brief: $100 million gift for Texas medical school - Oct. 8
� Brief: ABMS picks new leader - Oct. 8
� Brief: NYC hospitals share data on quality, patient safety - Oct. 8
� Gender discrimination still an issue for women doctors - Oct. 8
� First for-profit med school nears approval - Oct. 1
� Medical liability insurers adding personality tests to application process - Oct. 1
� Drug info firms target prescriber data laws - Oct. 1
� Brief: Study: President Lincoln had facial asymmetry - Oct. 1
� Brief: Another call to extradite man accused of physician's slaying - Oct. 1
� Brief: Calf. hospital sees more surgery complications after duty-hour limits - Oct. 1
� Doctors often dismiss side effect complaints, patient survey says - Oct. 1
� Testing the U.S. News rankings - Oct. 1

September

� Meharry medical student wins Miss Black USA title - Sept. 24
� Washington state doctors lead their own quality appraisal - Sept. 24
� Feature: New reps, new rap: The counter-detailers - Sept. 24
� Brief: No large drop in mortality rates after limiting resident hours - Sept. 24
� Brief: Study: More effort needed to treat depression in primary care setting - Sept. 24
� Brief: Illinois hospitals to start reporting MRSA infections - Sept. 24
� New Orleans grows into testing ground for medical homes - Sept. 24
� EMRs linked with lower liability risk - Sept. 24
� Scrubs go Hollywood: Actress debuts new line - Sept. 17
� More women choosing surgical residencies - Sept. 17
� Big hospitals adding remote monitoring for ICU patients - Sept. 17
� Annual study shows states moving to more balanced pain policies - Sept. 17
� Brief: National Medical Assn. inaugurates new president - Sept. 17
� Brief: Pennsylvania medical liability insurer will likely reduce premiums in 2008 - Sept. 17
� Resistance builds against insurers' tiered networks - Sept. 17
� Report seeks more action on medication noncompliance - Sept. 10
� Teaching doctors: Fewer hours mean less learning - Sept. 10
� Physician's slaying could go unpunished - Sept. 10
� Feature: The last goodbye: Comforting your dying patient - Sept. 10
� Brief: Psychologists specify unethical interrogation techniques - Sept. 10
� Brief: University of New Mexico housestaff signs first union contract - Sept. 10
� Brief: Lawsuit dropped after North Carolina revamps medical board appointments - Sept. 10
� Brief: Colorado to open the state's first public health school - Sept. 10
� New York City wants calories put on menus - Sept. 10
� Primary care doctors in demand - Sept. 10
� CME dollars still flowing - Sept. 3
� Drug rep creates stir with details on tricks of his trade - Sept. 3
� Campaign targets TV's skewed view of organ donation - Sept. 3
� North Carolina changes medical board nomination process - Sept. 3
� Court OKs collaboration on CPT codes - Sept. 3
� Utah doctor can pursue libel case against state over fraud claims - Sept. 3
� Brief: Report: Public reporting could cut Mass. hospital-acquired infections - Sept. 3
� Brief: Citing tort reform, insurer jumps into Illinois market - Sept. 3
� Brief: Missouri stops midwife practice law - Sept. 3
� Brief: L.A. County teaching hospital closing - Sept. 3
� Prenatal care weighs needs of 2 patients - Sept. 3

August

� Washington doctors, health plan agree on network structure - Aug. 27
� California ends beleaguered program for impaired doctors - Aug. 27
� Feature: Arbitrate, not litigate: A growing and popular alternative to lawsuits - Aug. 27
� Brief: Medical plane crash kills five - Aug. 27
� Brief: Study: Local liability standards hinder physicians - Aug. 27
� Eye-opening Africa trip gives doctor purpose in telling stories - Aug. 20
� Charity care not tied to faith beliefs - Aug. 20
� Insurance watchdogs push compliance with settlements: AMNews interviews Robert W. Seligson - Aug. 20
� Brief: Osteopathic physicians vote against reporting patient immigration status - Aug. 20
� Brief: New president for Joint Commission - Aug. 20
� Brief: OxyContin manufacturer, execs fined - Aug. 20
� Brief: Medicine now plaintiffs in Ark. economic credentialing case - Aug. 20
� Needlestick injuries in residency - Aug. 20
� Medical errors significant source of stress for doctors - Aug. 13
� Robots shorten patient stays - Aug. 13
� Physicians sue Missouri over midwifery law - Aug. 13
� Feature: What made them sick (book excerpt: Solving History's Great Medical Mysteries) - Aug. 13
� Brief: AAMC tests system to check criminal backgrounds - Aug. 13
� Brief: Blues settlement notices mailed - Aug. 13
� Grand jury clears Dr. Pou; medicine wants to protect future disaster responders - Aug. 13
� EMRs don't guarantee quality care, a review of 50,000 patient records shows - Aug. 13
� Internet won't protect your secret identity - Aug. 13
� Maine court questions liability panels - Aug. 6
� "SiCKO" tells sad story, but not the whole one - Aug. 6
� Physicians offered incentives to practice in New Orleans - Aug. 6
� Brief: Two medical schools ban smoking - Aug. 6
� Brief: AMA donates to health museum - Aug. 6
� Brief: Va. pain doctor sentenced to 57 months in prison - Aug. 6
� New evidence finds disparities aren't usually due to bias - Aug. 6
� Can unions lead to better patient care? - Aug. 6
� Reluctant to prescribe - Aug. 6

July

� Katrina nurses might be forced to testify against physician - July 23
� Court invalidates hospital special privilege law - July 23
� California internist plays an OB in his first film role - July 23
� Women in primary care earn less than men - July 23
� Feature: Racial fatigue: Minority doctors feeling the pressure - July 23
� Brief: Autonomy among keys to hospitalist career satisfaction, paper says - July 23
� Brief: N.Y. doctors see 14% hike in medical liability insurance rates - July 23
� Patients complain that doctors talk too much about themselves - July 23
� News AMA meeting: Medical students take skills to Chicago neighborhood - July 16
� News AMA meeting: Anti-discrimination policy expanded to transgendered - July 16
� News AMA meeting: CEJA to study how ethics may shift during disasters - July 16
� News AMA meeting: Schools urged to plan response for kids' anaphylaxis - July 16
� News AMA meeting: AMA concerned about video games' impact on youth - July 16
� News AMA meeting: Overlap seen in human, animal medicine - July 16
� News AMA meeting: Doctors who give disaster aid seek liability shield - July 16
� News AMA meeting: AMA collecting complaints on insurer directories - July 16
� News AMA meeting: AMA backs Medicare pay reform plan - July 16
� News AMA meeting: AMA toughens P4P policy, vows to oppose problematic programs - July 16
� Reach Out and Read: Doctors promote reading as part of well-child care - July 16
� States, CME incorporating cultural competency training - July 16
� Brief: AOA names new president - July 16
� Brief: Liability claims drop, but insurance premiums up, study finds - July 16
� Brief: Vt. doctors will have to "opt-in" for drugmakers to use data - July 16
� News AMA meeting: Delegates seek more oversight of retail clinics - July 16
� News AMA meeting: AMA launches pre-election push on plight of uninsured - July 16
� Public Citizen issues annual medical board rankings - July 9
� Medicaid seeks to cut contribution to GME funding - July 9
� MRSA infection rate higher than earlier thought - July 9
� New school wants to give 1st class free ride - July 9
� Court dismisses case against holdouts in class-action suit - July 9
� Feature: Confronting eugenics: Does the now discredited practice have relevance to today's technology? - July 9
� Brief: Dr. Kevorkian released from prison - July 9
� Brief: Michigan tracks resident retention - July 9
� Safety and quality suffer under strained systems, says survey of doctor executives - July 9
� Online prescribing case raises jurisdiction issue - July 9
� EMRs don't guarantee quality - July 9
� California radiologist group sues UnitedHealthcare over payment rates - July 2
� Quality movement is "here to stay": AMNews interviews Robert Haralson III, MD - July 2
� Brief: Pa. eyes med student loan repayment - July 2
� Brief: Study: Caps equal lower premiums - July 2
� Doctors and patients may not always agree - July 2

June

� Transplant team, pilots die in EMS plane crash - June 25
� Majority of hospitals slow to adopt routine apology policy - June 25
� Safety data support resident work-hour limits - June 25
� Feature: Searching for more (book excerpt: Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance) - June 25
� Brief: Florida hospital wins round in IRS court battle - June 25
� Florida physician can sue insurer over forced liability settlement - June 25
� The University of California appeals a court ruling on tuition hikes - June 18
� Some specialty boards aim to raise patient awareness - June 18
� House bill earmarks $3 billion in funds for comparative research - June 18
� Hospital in Florida not liable for uninsured doctor - June 18
� Brief: Federation elects new leaders - June 18
� Brief: Doctors want $30 million verdict tossed - June 18
� Brief: AMA Foundation bestows minority scholarships - June 18
� Brief: Plug pulled on Texas futile-care bill - June 18
� News AMA Annual Meeting: A guide to the House of Delegates - June 11
� Court: Medical board charges should be public - June 11
� Duke retooling, reopening family medicine training - June 11
� With today's tools, doctors could have saved Lincoln's life - June 11
� Credentialing records open in liability cases -- Florida court - June 11
� News Feature: Active agenda: Promoting better health through policy and personal example - June 11
� Brief: Ind. court: Breached contract invalidates noncompete clause - June 11
� Brief: Iowa study identifies shortages in some specialties - June 11
� Brief: Handful of Conn. doctors to see liability rates drop - June 11
� Brief: HPV vaccine no longer the law in Texas - June 11
� Radio icon sings praises of Minnesota town to lure doctors - June 11
� Surgeon not protected by Good Samaritan law - June 11
� Drug rep interaction widespread - June 11
� Assessing quality on cardiovascular care - June 4
� Internists outline principles for quality ratings - June 4
� Kansas consumer act excludes medical negligence - June 4
� Ohio attorney sanctioned for pursuing frivolous liability case - June 4
� Clinical retraining programs hard to find - June 4
� Brief: Medical educators ask Congress to not cut Medicare, Medicaid payments - June 4
� Brief: Female faculty sue Penn State medical school for gender bias - June 4
� Brief: Mississippi regains residencies - June 4
� Brief: Dr. Hill named WMA chair - June 4
� Brief: Boards to get telemedicine policy - June 4
� Physicians pushing state lawmakers to regulate burgeoning retail clinics - June 4
� When patients want feel-good medicine - June 4

May

� Feature: Education by simulation: The evolution of Resusci Anne - May 28
� Med school refunds tuition, then wants it back - May 28
� New Hampshire ban on sale of prescribing data is overruled - May 28
� Brief: Pa. liability lawsuit filings, plaintiff verdicts down - May 28
� Brief: Alaska expands med student subsidies - May 28
� Brief: Hospital should have sought court order before "Ashley treatment" - May 28
� Physicians wary of new national database that makes liability data public - May 21
� Obituary: Medicine mourns death of Dr. Ronald P. Bangasser - May 21
� Eager recruiters want residents to hear them now - May 21
� Pain doctor again found guilty of drug trafficking - May 21
� Brief: Study: Only small change in high-risk specialists in Pa. liability crisis years - May 21
� Brief: Doctors do well in court, study says - May 21
� Alerts foil state-jumping by disciplined doctors - May 21
� Blues settlement in class-action suit shifts focus to last HMO holdouts - May 21
� Too much medicine? - May 21
� Texas court awards fired doctor nearly $10 million - May 14
� Most doctors believe that faith helps patients cope - May 14
� Battle over futile care erupts in Texas - May 14
� Feature: In search of truthful testimony: Scrutinizing expert witnesses - May 14
� Brief: Texas physician selected for Defense Dept. post - May 14
� Brief: Errors not leading reason for adverse drug events - May 14
� Brief: Drew University sues Los Angeles County for $125 million - May 14
� Brief: Nation's physicians encouraged to take part in AMA survey - May 14
� Physicians resist push for execution involvement - May 14
� Is failed evacuation plan medical liability? - May 14
� Helping patients who don't speak English - May 14
� Rating physician quality - May 7
� Kentucky medical school will freeze tuition for each class - May 7
� Doctors on ice: Gliding through skating contest - May 7
� Virginia: 14 is old enough to decide on medical treatment - May 7
� Brief: Illinois liability insurer tells of rebate - May 7
� Brief: N.M. governor vetoes HPV mandate bill - May 7
� Physician ethics still in play when talking to the media - May 7

April

� Osteopathic physician organization hopes Harlem school will boost minority enrollments. - April 23
� Massachusetts considers requiring all surgeries to be videotaped - April 23
� Feature: Cost vs. compliance: Physicians encouraged to discuss prescriptions - April 23
� Brief: Web page gathers financial information for students - April 23
� Brief: Ohio court gives parents more time to file lawsuits in medical liability - April 23
� Brief: Tort system found bad for both sides - April 23
� More lay members sought as lawmakers challenge who sits on medical boards - April 23
� More states eye reporting infection rates to give scrutiny to hospitals - April 16
� California doctors fight for right to counsel during negotiations - April 16
� Physicians uneasy about how plans will set rankings - April 16
� Assisted-suicide bill in California clears first hurdle - April 16
� Doctor cards help Pennsylvania hospital put a human face on patient care - April 16
� Brief: Federation selects new leader for professional issues - April 16
� Brief: Grant expected to bring 50 new doctors to rural Mass. - April 16
� Brief: Sleep medicine certificate gets OK - April 16
� Black doctors view DTC ads more favorably - April 16
� Societies set principles for medical home - April 9
� Prisoner organ donation proposal worrisome - April 9
� Feature: Departing lessons (book excerpt: Final Exam) - April 9
� Brief: Vermont House votes down assisted suicide bill - April 9
� Brief: No criminal charges in Illinois ED death - April 9
� Physicians turn the tables on insurers, attorneys - April 9
� West Virginia court OKs self-funded trust to cover liability - April 2
� Match Day 2007: The envelope, please - April 2
� Brief: Florida DO board honors three physicians - April 2
� Brief: Liability insurer announces first dividends for doctors in a decade - April 2
� Brief: New Mexico, Texas act on HPV vaccine - April 2
� Cancer care demand to outpace oncologist supply - April 2

March

� New program combines dental, medical education - March 26
� USP report details extent of surgery medication errors - March 26
� Feature: When practicing becomes policing: Physicians balance patient privacy with society's right to know - March 26
� Brief: Federation gets new board member - March 26
� Brief: Oregon physician-assisted suicides reach new high number - March 26
� State medical society lawsuits now target insurance contract provisions - March 26
� Ruling reinstates doctor fired for backing foreign colleagues - March 19
� High-deductible plans seen as risky for kids - March 19
� Artists teach students the power of observing - March 19
� Top U.S. military doctor in Iraq dies in crash - March 19
� Brief: New initiative targets doctors in training - March 19
� Brief: N.M. residents, fellows form union - March 19
� Brief: Virginia passes HPV vaccine mandate - March 19
� Feature: Learning without borders: Med students take on the world - March 12
� Physician-ethicist explains "Ashley treatment" decision - March 12
� AMA Nathan Davis awards presented to 8 public officials - March 12
� Noncompete clauses enforceable, courts in Illinois and Indiana rule - March 12
� Merck ends push for HPV vaccine mandate - March 12
� Brief: New osteopathic med schools aim to help alleviate work force shortages - March 12
� Brief: Grand jury convenes in Katrina physician case - March 12
� Many questions, little time: Physicians' tight schedules at odds with patient demands - March 12
� Kansas high court: Doctor can be sued under consumer act - March 12
� Tort reforms boost some states' liability outlook - March 5
� State of liability - March 5
� Online tool helps assess safety procedures - March 5
� Big retail health clinics agree to AAFP operating guidelines - March 5
� Louisiana liability cap upheld; trials still ahead - March 5
� Brief: IMG nursing program expands - March 5
� Brief: $6 million pledged to stop free lunches, drugmakers' influence - March 5
� Brief: Medical school enrollment likely to rise - March 5
� Brief: Plea agreement in Wis. criminal case over medical error - March 5
� Weighing value, risk of full-body scans - March 5

February

� First, determine what an error is - Feb. 26
� Will states follow Texas on HPV shot mandate? - Feb. 26
� Rethinking physicians' training in chronic disease management - Feb. 26
� Feature: Testing embryos and ethics: Where do we draw the line? - Feb. 26
� Brief: Study finds unequal treatment for patients with chest pain - Feb. 26
� Brief: Medical schools, teaching hospitals add $451.6 billion to economy - Feb. 26
� Brief: Physician profile service expanded - Feb. 26
� Brief: Tenn. court rejects health plan payment lawsuit - Feb. 26
� Brief: Okla. court rules certificate of merit unconstitutional - Feb. 26
� Family physicians fill gap when residents go home - Feb. 19
� Doctor casts doubt on theory that Napoleon was poisoned - Feb. 19
� New York doctors settle suit over Blues underpayments - Feb. 19
� Proposed uterine transplant sets off ethical debate - Feb. 19
� Florida doctor indicted over expert qualifications - Feb. 19
� Brief: South Korea likely to ban egg donation for research - Feb. 19
� Brief: New rules for lasers in Wash. state - Feb. 19
� Brief: Health policy center to focus on Hispanic, American Indian involvement - Feb. 19
� Brief: Judge won't declare Illinois awards cap constitutional - Feb. 19
� 100 devices, 60 hospitals: More often, doctors visit bedside via robot - Feb. 19
� Nonphysicians bypass legislatures, use own boards to expand scope - Feb. 12
� American College of Physicians urges system reform, new model of care - Feb. 12
� Feature: Rewiring lives (book excerpt: Shattered Nerves) - Feb. 12
� Brief: Course to focus on patient safety - Feb. 12
� Brief: House passes embryonic stem cell bill - Feb. 12
� Brief: N.C. physicians who participate in executions subject to discipline - Feb. 12
� Brief: U.S. Supreme Court will not review lawsuit against the Match - Feb. 12
� Brief: 2007 liability rates stabilizing, decreasing in some states - Feb. 12
� Records of minors' sex-related care ruled private by Indiana court - Feb. 12
� Michigan medical schools pursue diversity without preferences - Feb. 5
� AMA Foundation to honor 6 with Excellence in Medicine awards - Feb. 5
� Practices making strides to transform family medicine - Feb. 5
� Growth-curbing therapy spurs rights dispute - Feb. 5
� Brief: AMA Litigation Center joins Florida lawsuit on medical staff bylaws - Feb. 5
� Brief: Study finds discipline rates misleading when linked to probable patient harm - Feb. 5
� Lawsuit showcases DNR liability twist for doctors - Feb. 5
� Covert medication hits balance of ethics, safety - Feb. 5

January

� California doctors look to join suit accusing insurer of rescinding coverage - Jan. 29
� States propose laws requiring HPV vaccine - Jan. 29
� Feature: Medicine's prodigies: Careers on fast forward - Jan. 29
� Brief: Advisers sought for IMGs entering U.S. - Jan. 29
� Brief: Integrated medical practices score better on quality measures - Jan. 29
� Unmet expectations: Doctors, patients give each other mixed reviews - Jan. 29
� Effort cuts down catheter-related infections - Jan. 22
� Boards sponsor certification in end-of-life care - Jan. 22
� Fatal errors more likely on 24-hour call - Jan. 22
� Courts split on arbitrating pay disputes - Jan. 22
� Brief: Advisers sought for IMGs entering U.S. - Jan. 22
� Brief: Arizona board adopts Internet prescribing policy - Jan. 22
� Brief: Study quantifies deaths linked to serial-killer medical professionals - Jan. 22
� Brief: Medical society gets involved in N.H. prescribing data case - Jan. 22
� J-1 waivers on the decline - Jan. 22
� Doctor morale shaky as practice stressors surge - Jan. 15
� No warrant, no searching doctors' offices, says Kentucky Supreme Court - Jan. 15
� Studies link infections to hospital processes - Jan. 15
� Feature: Coming late to medicine: The nontraditional path - Jan. 15
� Brief: Dr. Kevorkian slated for release - Jan. 15
� Brief: Medical work of art to stay put - Jan. 15
� 23 doctors, 10 hours, 6 ORs, 5 lives: The logistics of an innovative kidney exchange - Jan. 1
� Study: Resident education strong despite hour limits - Jan. 1
� Sale of Eakins' medical painting stirs controversy in Philadelphia - Jan. 1
� IHI kicks off new patient safety initiative - Jan. 1
� Brief: Calif. medical school proposal moves forward - Jan. 1
� Brief: Conflicts of interest in clinical trials don't worry cancer patients - Jan. 1
� Brief: ACGME director set to retire - Jan. 1
� Brief: Foundation out of Aetna settlement awards $5.6 million in grants - Jan. 1
� Brief: State report: Florida sees liability insurance market improvements - Jan. 1
� Charity care may mean crossing U.S. borders - Jan. 1

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