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May 30, 2008
Four Japanese gang figures got liver transplants at UCLA
Study: Bacteria a factor in sudden infant death syndrome
Police say man posed as doctor at Piedmont Hospital
Are doctors to blame for low health literacy?
May 29, 2008
North Carolina doctors fight malpractice Web site
Doc slammed with $20.5 million in damages after lipo death
Doorknob diagnoses
California bill would let pharmacies sell medical records
Newly insured outpace available doctors in Massachusetts
May 28, 2008
Doctor sues California hospital, claiming retaliation
Texas physicians debate computerizing medical records
Harvard professor applauds hospital safety but says more should be done
May 27, 2008
Electronic prescriptions gain ground
Push for stricter plastic surgery rules swells in California
Where have all the doctors gone?
May 22, 2008
University of Florida doctor quits after putting medical records at risk
Doctors to provide online consultations in war areas
Massachusetts Medical Society files suit over rankings
ICU docs less likely to discuss end-of-life issues with blacks
Day of admission dictates length of stay for heart failure
May 21, 2008
Illinois woman settles for $15 million in hospital malpractice suit
Boston spine group moves to Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Even doctors guess at health charges
May 20, 2008
Study: Med schools can boost rural physician supply
Court rejects North Texas Specialty Physicians’ appeal of FTC ruling
Florida Hospital creates own in-house radiology group
Legal protections for Louisiana doctors during disasters advance
Caritas expanding heart care to Boston suburbs
May 19, 2008
Online, patients-as-consumers are reviewing doctors
A more welcoming model for care
Doctors say ’I’m sorry’ before ’see you in court’
May 15, 2008
Philadelphia doctor leads colleagues in Myanmar relief effort
Teenagers take embarrassing ailments to Second Life doctors
Canadian researchers develop automated anesthesia system
Survey: Universal healthcare would add to U.S. doctor shortage
Hospital staffs train for safe delivery of babies
MDs at Beverly, MA, hospital vote to rebuff hospital’s executive
Closer follow-up urged for heart implants
Cleveland Clinic to pay tuition for medical school students
May 14, 2008
Tennessee doctors, hospitals fight denial of substance-use claims
Cuts in Medicaid may mean billion-dollar loss to New York for training doctors
Doctors can help lower hospital costs
Disclosing drug makers payments to docs gets boost
Study: Over half of Americans on chronic medicines
May 13, 2008
New Hampshire doctors access patients’ records electronically
Insurers pay caregivers to track patients
Most Massachusetts doctors face lower cost for malpractice coverage
May 12, 2008
New voices in the rounds
Loan effort lures recruits to Massachusetts health centers
Study: Telemedicine a cost-effective alternative to ER visits
May 9, 2008
Kaiser doctors making a different kind of house call
Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors
May 8, 2008
Two percent of New York state doctors on watch list
Texas hospital shifts patients to another facility amid shortage of neurosurgeons
Organization pushes for "maintenance of licensure"
U.S. Joins Case against Cincinnati healthcare facilities alleging kickbacks for cardiac services
Six rules of doctor etiquette
MDs with MBAs
May 7, 2008
Medical schools try to quash use of sometimes-demeaning shorthand
Health clinics inside stores likely to slow their growth
May 6, 2008
Suit filed to block Medi-Cal rate cuts
Medical tourism is still small
ERs are busy, but fewer patients are uninsured
Democrats warn about hospital capacity
Provider, doctors may pull out of Washington, DC, program
May 5, 2008
Medical specialties hit by a growing pay gap
Prepping robots to perform surgery
May 2, 2008
Georgia judge rejects damages limit for malpractice
Home monitoring program improves outcomes for heart patients
May 1, 2008
Some may see better with Lasik alternatives
Four Japanese gang figures got liver transplants at UCLA
Study: Bacteria a factor in sudden infant death syndrome
Police say man posed as doctor at Piedmont Hospital
Are doctors to blame for low health literacy?
North Carolina doctors fight malpractice Web site
Doc slammed with $20.5 million in damages after lipo death
Doorknob diagnoses
California bill would let pharmacies sell medical records
Newly insured outpace available doctors in Massachusetts
Doctor sues California hospital, claiming retaliation
Texas physicians debate computerizing medical records
Harvard professor applauds hospital safety but says more should be done
Electronic prescriptions gain ground
Push for stricter plastic surgery rules swells in California
Where have all the doctors gone?
University of Florida doctor quits after putting medical records at risk
Doctors to provide online consultations in war areas
Massachusetts Medical Society files suit over rankings
ICU docs less likely to discuss end-of-life issues with blacks
Day of admission dictates length of stay for heart failure
Illinois woman settles for $15 million in hospital malpractice suit
Boston spine group moves to Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Even doctors guess at health charges
Study: Med schools can boost rural physician supply
Court rejects North Texas Specialty Physicians’ appeal of FTC ruling
Florida Hospital creates own in-house radiology group
Legal protections for Louisiana doctors during disasters advance
Caritas expanding heart care to Boston suburbs
Online, patients-as-consumers are reviewing doctors
A more welcoming model for care
Doctors say ’I’m sorry’ before ’see you in court’
Philadelphia doctor leads colleagues in Myanmar relief effort
Teenagers take embarrassing ailments to Second Life doctors
Canadian researchers develop automated anesthesia system
Survey: Universal healthcare would add to U.S. doctor shortage
Hospital staffs train for safe delivery of babies
MDs at Beverly, MA, hospital vote to rebuff hospital’s executive
Closer follow-up urged for heart implants
Cleveland Clinic to pay tuition for medical school students
Tennessee doctors, hospitals fight denial of substance-use claims
Cuts in Medicaid may mean billion-dollar loss to New York for training doctors
Doctors can help lower hospital costs
Disclosing drug makers payments to docs gets boost
Study: Over half of Americans on chronic medicines
New Hampshire doctors access patients’ records electronically
Insurers pay caregivers to track patients
Most Massachusetts doctors face lower cost for malpractice coverage
New voices in the rounds
Loan effort lures recruits to Massachusetts health centers
Study: Telemedicine a cost-effective alternative to ER visits
Kaiser doctors making a different kind of house call
Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors
Two percent of New York state doctors on watch list
Texas hospital shifts patients to another facility amid shortage of neurosurgeons
Organization pushes for "maintenance of licensure"
U.S. Joins Case against Cincinnati healthcare facilities alleging kickbacks for cardiac services
Six rules of doctor etiquette
MDs with MBAs
Medical schools try to quash use of sometimes-demeaning shorthand
Health clinics inside stores likely to slow their growth
Suit filed to block Medi-Cal rate cuts
Medical tourism is still small
ERs are busy, but fewer patients are uninsured
Democrats warn about hospital capacity
Provider, doctors may pull out of Washington, DC, program
Medical specialties hit by a growing pay gap
Prepping robots to perform surgery
Georgia judge rejects damages limit for malpractice
Home monitoring program improves outcomes for heart patients
Some may see better with Lasik alternatives