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Healthcare provides shot in the arm to Florida counties
With clinics and healthcare centers sprouting along U.S. Highway 27 in Florida, the area is being dubbed a...
Health takes a hit as economy creates more stress
Economic stress is taking its toll on U.S. residents’ emotional and physical health, new survey data show. A...
In some cultures, cancer stirs shame
With ethnic minorities and immigrants fast becoming the collective U.S. majority, there is a push in medical circles to...
A head start for the medical-minded
Healthcare is one of the largest industries in the country, and is projected to grow as the ranks of aging baby boomers...
Experts blame India's overburdened healthcare system for high death tolls in attacks
In India, 44 bomb blasts in six cities have killed more than 150 people since May. But medical experts say the toll...
National scorecard ranks palliative care across country
In a new state-by-state ranking of palliative care, only Vermont, Montana, and New Hampshire get an A, while Oklahoma...
Doctor, heal thy attitude
In this article, BusinessWeek asks whether or not doctors are hypocrites as part of a debate over whether doctors are...
Web Exclusive: How the Economy Could Impact Physicians
Physicians might soon find out that healthcare is not completely immune to tough economic times.
AMA votes in favor of medical tourism guidelines
The American Medical Association for the first time has adopted guiding principles on medical tourism, taking such...
Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors
An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. doctors kill themselves each year, which some doctors say is because the stigma of mental...