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What happened to the family doctor?
Primary-care doctors take care of the young, the old and the in-between; the sick, the well and the dying. Ideally...
Top 5 papers in medicine, 2010
Which treatment works best under which conditions? It's one of the most important questions medical researchers ever...
2,000 attend free health clinic at DC convention center
Back from the wilds of Virginia, where he hunts black bears with a bow and arrow and squirrels with a shotgun, John...
Bill that would offer free malpractice coverage faces hurdles
  House lawmakers moving legislation to lure physicians to medically underserved areas are hoping the politics...
Specialists address growing geriatrics’ workload
Paul Cary used to examine up to 30 patients a day at his senior-focused internal medicine practice in Dallas &ndash...
Should Patients Read the Doctor’s Notes?
For 40 years, the tension over patient access has been playing out in hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices...
A new practice: The doctor will see you today
Dennis M. Dimitri, MD, a family physician, runs a pretty unusual office. Few appointments are accepted in advance...
Louisiana health clinic network wins praise from GAO
Supporting oft-made statements from Louisiana officials, a new federal government assessment hails the region's...
America losing fight with type 2 diabetes
The type 2 diabetes epidemic that continues to sweep across the United States has left an estimated 24 million...
Web Exclusive: Quality: It's All About the Bike
We've got it all wrong as to what constitutes "healthcare quality," says contributor Morley Robbins. Robbins...

Book: Reducing Readmissions: A Blueprint for Improving Care Transitions
As the healthcare industry implements reforms that will penalize hospitals for readmissions deemed unnecessary, it’s...