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December

� N.J. could be first to target doctors who accept industry gifts - Dec. 31
� N.C. includes more disciplinary actions in physician profiles - Dec. 30
� H1N1 declining, but doctors encouraged to keep vaccinating - Dec. 30
� "Choking game" needs to be on physicians' radar - Dec. 29
� California gets tougher on substance-abusing physicians - Dec. 28
� Patient safety improving slightly, 10 years after IOM report on errors - Dec. 28
� Brief: Teens using less meth, but more pot - Dec. 28
� Brief: California county will repay loans for pediatric subspecialists - Dec. 28
� Brief: GSK reveals physician payments - Dec. 28
� H1N1 exemplifies nation's struggle with public health emergencies - Dec. 28
� Obesity could negate health gains from decline in smoking - Dec. 25
� Fate of Missouri's liability cap before state Supreme Court - Dec. 25
� Obama urges global response to combat AIDS - Dec. 23
� Children with autism show considerable gains with early intervention - Dec. 22
� Illinois doctor delivers air male - Dec. 21
� Ban on paying bone marrow donors challenged in court - Dec. 21
� Brief: New chair named for bioethics center - Dec. 21
� Brief: "Never events" trigger more liability claims - Dec. 21
� Brief: Study indicates link between preeclampsia and thyroid function - Dec. 21
� New mammogram guidelines send patients to doctors for explanations - Dec. 21
� Does Santa really need more cookies? - Dec. 18
� Racial gap in preventive care found to increase hospitalizations - Dec. 18
� Patients generally opt for less-risky treatments - Dec. 17
� Is it legal for Nev. physicians to let medical assistants handle drugs? - Dec. 16
� New mammogram guidelines poorly worded, task force admits - Dec. 15
� Med school program provides care for police on front lines - Dec. 14
� Diabetes prevalence growing disproportionately across nation - Dec. 14
� Brief: H1N1 more serious than seasonal flu for children with sickle cell disease - Dec. 14
� Brief: Ohio case could increase physician liability risk - Dec. 14
� H1N1 vaccine problems prompt government to review emergency preparedness - Dec. 14
� Wrong surgeries a product of poor communication - Dec. 11
� Needlestick injuries in med school common -- and often unreported - Dec. 11
� Younger seniors reporting more disabilities - Dec. 9
� Primary care physicians spending longer time with patients - Dec. 7
� STDs increasing among young women; more prevention urged - Dec. 7
� HIPAA's role in liability cases tested in Mich. - Dec. 7
� Brief: Grant supports study of asthma in inner-city children - Dec. 7
� Brief: Clinical trial recruitment goes online - Dec. 7
� Brief: Liability insurer boosts physician wellness programs - Dec. 7
� Brief: Survey links burnout, surgical errors - Dec. 7
� Blood pressure control essential for elderly patients - Dec. 7
� Video games may have potential health benefits - Dec. 4
� Quality of care low on hospital boards' priority list - Dec. 3
� H1N1 vaccine problems trigger review of public health emergency plans - Dec. 1
� Hypertension often undetected in children with chronic kidney disease - Dec. 1

November

� Kansas liability cap faces high court challenge - Nov. 30
� Revised breast cancer screening guidelines spark uproar, confusion - Nov. 30
� Brief: Nicotine patch and lozenge best for smoking cessation - Nov. 30
� Brief: New video available on effective communication with patients - Nov. 30
� Brief: Most adverse events undisclosed - Nov. 30
� Brief: California court upholds drug treatment program - Nov. 30
� Patient safety surveillance: keeping watch in hospitals, from sinks to surgery - Nov. 30
� Hormone may elevate PSA levels - Nov. 27
� Drug industry still has many ties to university researchers - Nov. 26
� Maryland high court validates rule setting minimum requirements for expert witnesses - Nov. 26
� Conn. doctors to get more cultural competency training - Nov. 25
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Are doctors responsible for controlling health care costs? - Nov. 23
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: No flu shot mandate for doctors; hand sanitizer pushed - Nov. 23
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Delegates support review of marijuana's schedule I status - Nov. 23
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Nap time mandate for on-call residents rejected - Nov. 23
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Better data protection needed from Blues - Nov. 23
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Keep hands off the handhelds, drivers urged - Nov. 23
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: "Don't ask, don't tell" said to hurt patient care; repeal urged - Nov. 23
� Digital divide emerges at hospitals serving poor patients - Nov. 23
� Obese patients say some doctors disrespectful - Nov. 23
� Brief: NIH awards grants to fund autism research - Nov. 23
� Brief: Substance abuse resources - Nov. 23
� Brief: Organized medicine files brief in juvenile sentencing case - Nov. 23
� Liability premiums stay stable, but insurers warn this might not last - Nov. 23
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Delegate vote refines AMA stance on system reform - Nov. 23
� At what age do cancer tests offer more risk than benefit? - Nov. 23
� Pap tests used more often then screening guidelines call for - Nov. 20
� DEA enforces written order requirement for schedule II drugs - Nov. 18
� Climate change could put public's health at risk - Nov. 17
� More middle-age women having heart attacks, but survival rates increasing - Nov. 16
� Maryland high court to consider expert witness rule - Nov. 16
� Brief: Brain tumors in children impact cognition through adulthood - Nov. 16
� Brief: Judge allows challenge to gene patents - Nov. 16
� Brief: FDA launches effort aimed at preventing drug errors - Nov. 16
� Brief: Proposed medical school gets donation of tobacco settlement funds - Nov. 16
� Disruptive behavior by doctors, nurses persists a year after crackdown - Nov. 16
� Orthopedic surgeon prepares to blast into space - Nov. 13
� HPV vaccine proposed for teen boys - Nov. 13
� Malpractice lawsuits hit 10-year low in Missouri - Nov. 12
� Med school enrollment up, but residency slots remain flat - Nov. 11
� Physicians give hospital chaplains high approval rating - Nov. 10
� Fertility doctors tighten guidelines in wake of "octomom" controversy - Nov. 9
� California licensing backlog keeping doctors from starting jobs - Nov. 9
� Journal editors propose detailed disclosure form for authors - Nov. 9
� Brief: Stem cell fraudster gets suspended jail sentence - Nov. 9
� Brief: Pilot error cited in medevac crash - Nov. 9
� Brief: Texas reforms highlighted in Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week - Nov. 9
� CME must be untainted -- no matter who's paying - Nov. 9
� Patient safety after hospital discharge challenging - Nov. 6
� Tort reform law challenged in Georgia - Nov. 4

October

� Antioxidant may slow Parkinson's disease - Oct. 30
� 10% of seniors' ED visits related to falls - Oct. 29
� Medical schools, teaching hospitals help drive local economies - Oct. 27
� Medicare's no-pay rule has little financial impact - Oct. 26
� "July phenomenon" from new residents debunked - Oct. 26
� Doctors called on to screen all adults for depression - Oct. 26
� Brief: Video contest for students considering medical school - Oct. 26
� Brief: Medical interpreters can get certification - Oct. 26
� H1N1 vaccine embraced, but also feared - Oct. 21
� Massachusetts universal coverage does not reduce ED visits, polls say - Oct. 20
� Feature: Mandating cultural competency: Should physicians be required to take courses? - Oct. 19
� EMR alerts can signal abnormal tests, but some doctors don't use them - Oct. 19
� Assisted-suicide statute challenged by 2 Connecticut doctors - Oct. 19
� Doctors owed no duty to nonpatient, Illinois high court rules - Oct. 19
� Commercial CME loses funding from second drug firm - Oct. 19
� Brief: Shingles boosts stroke risk, study says - Oct. 19
� Brief: Nobel Prize in medicine shared by 3 U.S. scientists for DNA work - Oct. 19
� Diagnostic test can be patented, appeals court rules - Oct. 15
� Seasonal flu vaccine supplies lower than expected in some places - Oct. 14
� Down syndrome diagnosis difficult for physicians, parents to discuss - Oct. 13
� Quality improvement tool available for doctors, hospitals - Oct. 12
� Certificate-of-merit law struck down by Washington Supreme Court - Oct. 12
� H1N1 vaccine to be tracked for safety concerns - Oct. 12
� Brief: Doctors not comfortable talking with patient surrogates - Oct. 12
� Brief: Prevalence of autism is rising, according to study - Oct. 12
� H1N1 vaccination of children can require reasoning with concerned parents - Oct. 12
� Patient surveys can help practices improve - Oct. 8
� Better health: Is that recession's silver lining? - Oct. 7
� 4 physicians honored with MacArthur, Lasker awards - Oct. 5
� Feature: Resident duty hours: Does more sleep mean safer care? - Oct. 5
� Brief: NIH accepting embryonic stem cell line applications - Oct. 5
� Brief: Trial lawyer ads for liability cases on the rise - Oct. 5
� Brief: One dose of H1N1 vaccine found effective for children 10 and older - Oct. 5
� Doctor's rap on H1N1 prevention wins HHS contest - Oct. 5
� Florida lawsuit takes swing at 3-strikes liability rule - Oct. 5
� Lowering sodium intake could lower health costs - Oct. 1

September

� Joint Commission opens center to develop patient safety solutions - Sept. 30
� Connecticut court opens door for patients to see peer review records - Sept. 29
� Brief: Former AMA president dies - Sept. 28
� New specialty approved for treating child abuse - Sept. 28
� Doctors often register unconscious bias against blacks, study finds - Sept. 28
� Brief: Office managers often gatekeepers for drug reps - Sept. 28
� Challenges to medical liability caps go before Georgia, Maryland high courts - Sept. 28
� Health reform should include efforts to fight obesity, group says - Sept. 24
� Apologizing for medical errors may not stop you from being sued - Sept. 22
� Surgical quality program cuts complications, patient deaths - Sept. 21
� Feature: When is conduct reportable? National Practitioner Data Bank takes complaints from hospitals about physicians - Sept. 21
� Brief: CDC funds cancer screenings, prevention of health care-associated infections - Sept. 21
� Brief: N.J. hospitals must disclose "never events" - Sept. 21
� With seasonal flu shots plentiful and H1N1 vaccines expected soon, early vaccination is urged - Sept. 21
� Delirium in hospitalized patients may be preventable - Sept. 21
� New quality measures gauge medication adherence - Sept. 18
� Transportation board calls for increased medevac safety - Sept. 16
� Medical home model saves money, boosts quality, study finds - Sept. 14
� N95 respirators -- not surgical masks -- recommended for H1N1 protection - Sept. 14
� Brief: Antimicrobial resistance trials begin - Sept. 14
� Brief: Joint Commission: Hospital CEOs should be judged on safety - Sept. 14
� Brief: Gene patent suit stirs medical community - Sept. 14
� Pfizer pays record $2.3 billion in off-label drug marketing settlement - Sept. 14
� Medical spas can be a good business, but with ethical challenges - Sept. 14
� Rare disorder explains JFK's health woes - Sept. 11
� Research subjects want to know investigators' financial ties - Sept. 9
� Calif. doctors support challenge of Blues rescissions - Sept. 8
� Physicians know FDA-OK'd uses for drugs half the time - Sept. 7
� Feature: Outsourcing clinical trials: Is it ethical to take drug studies abroad? - Sept. 7
� Fla. med school welcomes first class with white coats, money - Sept. 7
� Brief: Teens have easy access to potentially abusive substances - Sept. 7
� Brief: FDA proposes electronic safety reporting - Sept. 7
� Brief: Tobacco settlement funds misused, Ohio judge rules - Sept. 7
� N.J. liability trial swamped with errors - Sept. 7
� Bioethicists fight myths over rationing, end-of-life care - Sept. 2
� Warnings issued about bogus board certifications - Sept. 1

August

� 75% of discharge summaries don't mention pending test results - Aug. 31
� Quality-of-care concerns add to doctors' stress - Aug. 31
� Brief: Life expectancy continues upward trend - Aug. 31
� Brief: 45% of U.S. hospitals ban smoking - Aug. 31
� Brief: California liability cap withstands legal threat - Aug. 31
� H1N1, seasonal flu promise one-two punch for physicians' vaccination strategies - Aug. 31
� Cancer mortality rates declining with each generation - Aug. 28
� Did a strep infection bring Mozart's finale? - Aug. 27
� Supreme Court patent case could affect medical research - Aug. 25
� Conference seeks solutions to pending physician shortage - Aug. 24
� End-of-life care provision stirs angst in health reform debate - Aug. 24
� Brief: Costs of noncompliance spur reform call - Aug. 24
� Brief: IOM to provide advice for doctors on H1N1 protection - Aug. 24
� Brief: Ariz. law gives liability relief for emergency care - Aug. 24
� Two state courts, same ruling: Informed consent must include all options - Aug. 24
� More federal money to go toward physician training - Aug. 21
� AAP approves withdrawal of artificial nutrition from children in certain cases - Aug. 20
� Feature: Smallpox -- The Death of a Disease (book excerpt) - Aug. 17
� Physicians seeking licensing increasingly find a standard application - Aug. 17
� Has kidney trafficking come to the U.S.? - Aug. 17
� Panel hears conflicting views on Lyme disease treatment - Aug. 17
� Brief: Accuracy of some flu tests questioned - Aug. 17
� Brief: Consumer Reports starts hospital ratings site - Aug. 17
� Brief: Fla. ruling upholds Good Samaritan immunity - Aug. 17
� Take care when discussing phase I trial options - Aug. 17
� Shortage of cardiothoracic surgeons expected - Aug. 14
� H1N1 flu shots: Pregnant women, health care workers and children first - Aug. 12
� Court to examine possible conflict over hospital board's role in staff privileges case - Aug. 11
� Putting a value on prevention could keep programs running - Aug. 10
� When the Institute of Medicine reports, the country listens: An interview with IOM president Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD - Aug. 10
� Wis. high court maintains limits on awards to third parties - Aug. 10
� Doctors seen as key in fighting nation's battle of the bulge - Aug. 10
� Brief: Rebuilding health care in New Orleans still seen as a challenge - Aug. 10
� Brief: Two physicians among Medal of Freedom recipients - Aug. 10
� Brief: Blues settlement disbursements sent to physicians - Aug. 10
� Industry gift bans slammed for overreaching - Aug. 10
� Doctor liable despite no patient relationship - Aug. 10
� Patients can cope with learning their Alzheimer's risks - Aug. 7
� Women surgeons want more flexibility with schedules, child care - Aug. 5
� Physicians asked to persuade adults to get immunized - Aug. 3
� Chaotic working conditions wear down primary care physicians - Aug. 3
� Feature: Litigation screening panels on trial: Are they working? - Aug. 3
� Brief: Simulated emergencies found to offer effective learning tool - Aug. 3
� Brief: Idaho high court recognizes negligent credentialing by hospitals - Aug. 3
� Brief: Doctors differ on life-support decisions for patients in septic shock - Aug. 3
� Some states still prohibit hospitals from hiring doctors; physicians want to keep it that way - Aug. 3

July

� New Web tool helps study of environmental factors and disease - July 31
� Organized medicine scores another delay on enforcement of identity theft rules - July 30
� Liability insurance rates stabilize in Illinois - July 29
� Health coalition says system reform should include liability reform - July 28
� Liver transplant for Apple CEO turns spotlight on organ system inequities - July 27
� New York OKs paying women who donate eggs for research - July 27
� Ohio med school and medical board team up to teach professionalism - July 27
� Brief: AHA honors hospice work - July 27
� Brief: Bill seeks to create health care innovation zones - July 27
� Half of parents misinterpret OTC cough and cold medication labels - July 24
� NIH considers revisions in federal conflict-of-interest rules - July 22
� Feature: Can protecting patients be made recession-proof? (Patient Safety Congress annual meeting) - July 20
� H1N1 vaccine on the way for fall distribution - July 20
� Court: Physician liability limited in third-party cases - July 20
� Brief: Study shows problems managing test results - July 20
� Brief: Strategies seek to boost health care worker flu vaccination rates - July 20
� Brief: Groups join forces on medical liability reform - July 20
� Helping older patients get a good night's sleep - July 20
� Increasing residency slots could help reduce physician shortages - July 17
� Patients don't hear of abnormal results 7% of time - July 16
� Texas appeals court upholds $10 million award to fired doctor - July 14
� HHS: Reducing disparities should be part of health reform - July 13
� Appellate court upholds California medical liability cap - July 13
� Brief: Texas laws help track vaccination status - July 13
� Brief: New Hampshire prescribing data law will not get Supreme Court review - July 13
� Brief: California court mulls criminal drug treatment program - July 13
� Treating celebrity patients not all glitz and glamour - July 13
� Doctors weigh morals, ethics in decisions on refusing services - July 13
� Doctors, nurses getting A(H1N1) - July 9
� FDA found lax in regulating medical devices - July 7
� 5 people die under new Washington physician-assisted suicide law - July 6
� Transplant physicians face ethics of paternity discoveries - July 6
� Physician-patient privilege waived in fraud probe - July 6
� Brief: Board expands specialties eligible for addiction medicine certification - July 6
� Brief: Georgia ruling may lift peer review protections - July 6
� Medical schools improve scores on interactions with drug firms - July 3
� N.Y. doctors challenge liability insurance report - July 2
� Guided Care model for older complex patients wins praise - July 2

June

� News AMA meeting: Physician supervision of nurses sought in all practice agreements - June 29
� News AMA meeting: More to do on tobacco control - June 29
� News AMA meeting: Doctors get to see how ethics bar is set - June 29
� News AMA meeting: AMA reaffirms stance in health system reform debate - June 29
� News AMA meeting: AMA looks for ways to trim rising student debt - June 29
� News AMA meeting: AMA exhorts doctors to offer charity care, help the uninsured - June 29
� News AMA meeting: Delegates see boosting quality of care as duty - June 29
� News AMA meeting: AMA urges Web system for prior authorizations - June 29
� News AMA meeting: Delegates renew efforts for antitrust relief - June 29
� News AMA meeting: Comprehensive sex ed said to have most impact - June 29
� News AMA meeting: Vitamin D checks urged - June 29
� News AMA meeting: U.S. needs national HIV/AIDS strategy - June 29
� News AMA meeting: Doctors object to penalties for avoiding EHRs - June 29
� Some licensing questions at odds with the ADA - June 29
� Lawsuits test boundary rights of medical patents - June 29
� Brief: New pediatric bioethics center launched - June 29
� Brief: Elderly patients awaiting kidneys often die before transplant - June 29
� Brief: Improving health literacy helps diminish disparities - June 29
� News AMA meeting: Delegates say don't shortchange specialists to fund care model - June 29
� Pertussis risk much higher among unvaccinated children - June 26
� Scientific competencies for med students defined - June 24
� Family physicians seeing fewer prenatal visits - June 22
� Blue Shield's right to cancel couple's coverage upheld - June 22
� Many hospitals cut back on infection-control efforts - June 22
� Brief: Dr. Tiller's clinic closed - June 22
� Brief: Calif. medical board withdraws complaint against transplant surgeon - June 22
� Nevada law heightens J-1 waiver scrutiny - June 19
� Surgical team briefings may improve patient safety - June 19
� Retail clinics avoid medically underserved areas - June 18
� Physicians still skeptical about Obama's approach to reform - June 15
� Obama tells AMA, "I need your help" - June 15
� Serving the servers: Health care co-op for restaurant workers - June 15
� Doctors, lung cancer patients skirt hospice talk - June 15
� Brief: Tort reform leads to better ranking for Illinois medical liability insurer - June 15
� Brief: Overcrowding is still the norm in EDs, says GAO - June 15
� Knowing when to ask seniors for the car keys - June 15
� Press releases found to exaggerate research findings - June 12
� Academic physicians avoid burnout by focusing on favorite tasks - June 9
� Oklahoma enacts comprehensive tort reform - June 8
� H1N1 put further strain on public health work force - June 8
� Brief: Black women may decline breast cancer treatment - June 8
� Brief: Hurricane relief provided to medical students - June 8
� Medicine decries nurse doctorate exam being touted as equal to physician testing - June 8
� Conversation, rapport key to evolving world of medical history taking - June 8
� Organized medicine urges Supreme Court to take vaccine case - June 5
� Clinics fall short in treatment of transgender patients, doctors - June 4
� First-degree murder charge brought in slaying of Kansas ob-gyn - June 3
� Kansas physician who performed abortions killed - June 2
� Prevalence of C. diff in hospital patients - June 1
� Long appointment waits may signal doctor shortage - June 1

May

� Bill would raise cap on Medicare-funded residency slots - May 28
� Health care quality showing slow improvement - May 27
� Industry conflicts common in cancer studies - May 25
� Hospitals entitled to peer review protections in negligent credentialing claims - May 25
� Any practice can become a medical home, but transition not easy - May 25
� Brief: IRB stung by investigation shuts down - May 25
� Brief: Surgeons group: Medical tourists should check doctors' qualifications - May 25
� Arkansas medical board chair recovering from bombing - May 20
� Hand hygiene tough to enforce, measure - May 19
� Arkansas high court rejects liability reforms - May 19
� Feature: Breaking through barriers: Incoming AMA president ready to tackle tough issues - May 18
� Faculty, grads differ on what's "must-know" - May 18
� N.C. court overturns ban on doctor participation in executions - May 18
� Yale obstetrics safety plan cuts adverse events by 40% - May 18
� Brief: Ohio State Medical Assn. launches medical liability blog - May 18
� Brief: WellPoint/Anthem class-action settlement set to expire - May 18
� Focus turns to lessons learned from H1N1 scare - May 18
� Bill threatening Colorado liability cap fails - May 15
� Lingering myths discourage organ donation - May 15
� New safety rules coming for medevac helicopters - May 14
� Court upholds Vermont law on prescribing data privacy - May 11
� Medicine scores legal victories in scope of practice - May 11
� Brief: Ethics essay contest offers medical students chance at $5,000 - May 11
� Brief: Primary care subject of Connecticut study - May 11
� IOM warns about physician-pharma conflicts of interest - May 11
� Bad behavior by physicians can't be ignored - May 11
� Massachusetts care hindered by physician shortages - May 7
� Medical professionals involved in Guantanamo interrogations - May 7
� Medical students taking free online courses in quality, safety - May 4
� Doctor discipline inches up but still off 14% from peak - May 4
� Nevada lawmakers moving to change state's liability cap - May 4
� Brief: North Carolina hospital wins award for case-management services - May 4
� Brief: Massachusetts physicians lobby for apology protections - May 4
� NIH policy loosening stem cell research restrictions disappoints both sides in debate - May 4
� Peer review hearing officer's role is limited - May 4

April

� Patient safety experts see aviation group as model for health care - April 30
� Primary care doctors struggle to find mental health services for patients - April 30
� Texas university explores offering an MD degree in addition to its DO program - April 27
� Court approves doctors' suit over ranking program - April 27
� IRB disclosure policies, review procedures found lacking - April 27
� Brief: Oklahoma physicians push for liability protections - April 27
� Maryland short on surgeons - April 23
� Any-willing-provider law heads to Georgia Supreme Court - April 23
� Court rejects claims against Blues holdouts in pay lawsuit - April 20
� Feature: Making sure your patients know what you're saying - April 20
� Brief: State legislatures, medical schools target gifts, financial conflicts - April 20
� 1 in 5 Medicare patients readmitted within a month after hospital release - April 16
� More internists becoming hospitalists - April 16
� Success from surgical checklists breeds idea for ethical checks - April 13
� Several states face battles over optometry scope of practice - April 13
� Brief: ABMS adopts changes to certification standards - April 13
� Pharma support of medical societies raises conflict-of-interest concerns - April 13
� Consider ethics, patient rights before treating your immediate family - April 13
� 2% leave hospital against medical advice - April 9
� University of Chicago hospital investigated - April 9
� States dangle school loan repayment deals - April 6
� Mass. sets new rules for contact with drug industry - April 6
� Ariz. high court validates standards for expert witnesses in liability cases - April 6
� Initiative to cut catheter infections expands - April 6
� Brief: CME program offered to internists - April 6
� Brief: Utah doctors win ED liability shields - April 6
� Pain doctor made to prove care was proper - April 6
� Calif. pay-for-performance program gets mixed reviews - April 2
� Mass. considers oversight of medical spas - April 2

March

� Feature: A miscarriage of medicine (book excerpt: Three Generations, No Imbeciles) - March 30
� Surgeon tells how his team removed 6 organs during cancer operation - March 30
� Discussing death with patients can cut costs, ease abandonment fears - March 30
� Med school seniors headed for primary care see a challenging future - March 30
� Brief: Pitt gets $4.7 million for MRSA control research - March 30
� Congress OKs extension on waiver for J-1 visas - March 26
� Tennessee medical school plans to eliminate ethics department - March 26
� Doctor faces assisted-suicide charge in Georgia - March 23
� Bills seek to regulate in vitro fertilization - March 23
� Feature: White coats in the White House: Former presidential physicians reflect on their service - March 23
� Brief: Connecticut grant aims to improve care for minorities - March 23
� Doctors increasingly close doors to drug reps, while pharma cuts ranks - March 23
� National Quality Forum sets bar for culturally competent care - March 19
� Physician-patient connection boosts quality of care - March 19
� Emergency physicians object to plan to cut hospital beds - March 16
� Organized medicine-backed lawsuit knocks down hospital's attempt at economic credentialing - March 16
� High court allows state claims against drugmakers over inadequate warning labels - March 16
� Brief: Texas board announces new leaders - March 16
� Shortages forecast for orthopedic surgeons, gastroenterologists - March 12
� 3 hospitals join in 6-way kidney swap - March 12
� Doctor wants to share trials of liability suits with peers - March 9
� Mass. bill aims to reverse court expansion of physician liability - March 9
� Emergency doctors join push for better EMS helicopter safety - March 9
� Mailing reminders boosts colon cancer screening - March 9
� Wash. completes final rules on physician-assisted suicide - March 9
� Fed court upholds New York City's calorie-posting rule - March 9
� Doctors override most e-Rx safety alerts - March 9
� Brief: Discharge help can cut hospital use - March 9
� Scope of practice expansions fuel legal battles - March 9
� Doctors say clinics with high minority populations often short on supplies, time - March 5
� Racial gap found in saving patients after surgical complications - March 5
� Most IRB rules don't ban finder's fees for clinical trials - March 2
� Calif. court denies extra MCAT time for students with learning disabilities - March 2
� ACP urges doctors and NPs to work together - March 2
� Brief: Musicians and singers wanted for VA music group - March 2
� Treating the homeless can go beyond medical care - March 2

February

� New treatment guidelines address chronic pain - Feb. 26
� Patients at teaching hospitals often unable to ID physicians - Feb. 26
� States called lax in reviewing inactive doctors - Feb. 23
� Kidney foundation plan targets financial barriers to donation - Feb. 23
� "Sunshine" bill sets $100 trigger for disclosing drug industry pay to doctors - Feb. 23
� Brief: Medical school faculty reveal attitudes about diversity - Feb. 23
� Ohio sees drop in medical liability claims - Feb. 19
� Bomb severely injures Arkansas medical board chair - Feb. 19
� States consider requiring hospitals to screen for MRSA - Feb. 16
� Feature: Early Innovators (book excerpt: Frontier Medicine) - Feb. 16
� Brief: HHS ramps up message on preventing hospital infections - Feb. 16
� To our readers: Changes at American Medical News - Feb. 16
� Octuplets case sparks ethics uproar over IVF excess and patient screening - Feb. 16
� Hospital error-reporting systems falling short - Feb. 12
� EMS helicopter industry suggests safety changes - Feb. 12
� Doctor quits prison job over execution - Feb. 9
� Federal appeals court clarifies when doctor conduct is reportable - Feb. 9
� AMA makes Web site more doctor-friendly - Feb. 9
� Brief: Missouri court upholds negligent credentialing claim against hospital - Feb. 9
� New Jersey court upholds certificate-of-merit rule - Feb. 5
� Intricate cancer treatments raise drug error risk, study says - Feb. 5
� Feature: At the same table: Alternative liability resolution - Feb. 2
� Guidelines target stem cell medical tourism - Feb. 2
� Brief: Device trade group updates ethics code - Feb. 2
� Doctor stands up for patient care, wins case - Feb. 2

January

� Montana judge rejects stay of physician-assisted suicide ruling - Jan. 29
� Texas physician named "Country Doctor of the Year" - Jan. 29
� Patient grows up to work beside his childhood doctor - Jan. 26
� California's high court bans balance billing - Jan. 26
� Brief: Joint Commission remains ASC accrediting agency - Jan. 26
� TV doctors' flaws become bioethics teaching moments - Jan. 26
� At end of life, listen to patient's fears, values - Jan. 26
� Florida projects worsening doctor shortage - Jan. 22
� Experts hope Obama will address health disparities - Jan. 22
� Emergency care system gets low grades - Jan. 19
� Feature: Redefining death: A new ethical dilemma - Jan. 19
� Brief: Study ties shorter surgeries to fewer infections - Jan. 19
� Technology used wrongly harms patients, Joint Commission warns - Jan. 15
� EHRs may reduce medical liability risk, study shows - Jan. 15
� Quality reports for hospitals inconsistent - Jan. 12
� 150 years of Gray's: The iconic reference has spawned new generations - Jan. 12
� Brief: Cleveland Clinic surgeons perform first face transplant in the U.S. - Jan. 12
� Group makes push to improve quality care and safety in hospitals - Jan. 6
� California doctors to continue battling ban on balance billing - Jan. 6
� Nevada medical board seeks to update discipline, licensing systems - Jan. 5
� Supreme Court asked to examine Texas peer review case - Jan. 5
� AHRQ funding safety research in ambulatory care - Jan. 5
� Feature: Defective directives? Struggling with end-of-life care - Jan. 5
� Brief: Scope of practice dispute can proceed, Texas court rules - Jan. 5
� Medical centers reveal doctors' industry pay - Jan. 5
� Doctor liable for not providing sign language interpreter - Jan. 5

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Drug compounding company issues sterile products recall

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Study details how primary care diagnoses get delayed

■ Health IT will not be enough to ensure that signals don’t get crossed among primary care doctors, specialists and patients, experts say. Read story

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September 2

American Medical News ceases publication after 55-year run

■ Unsustainable financial losses forced the move despite the newspaper's editorial quality, the AMA's senior management says. The Association's other news operations will be enhanced.

AMA readies campaign for Medicare SGR repeal

■ Physicians are rallying for the remaining months of the legislative year to overhaul the formula and build a new payment system based more on quality.

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