By Jordan Rau Medicare’s release Wednesday of millions of records of payments made to the nation’s doctors comes as the government is looking to find more ...
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A routine, but highly sensitive, blood test may be able to detect cancer. Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine have found a way to ...
Read More »Obamacare ‘Here To Stay’ As Enrollment Exceeds 7 Million
By Mary Agnes Carey The Obama administration took a victory lap Tuesday as enrollment through the health law’s exchanges topped 7 million, a goal previously thought ...
Read More »What Does National Doctors’ Day Mean To You?
First observed in 1933, and formally designated in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush, National Doctors’ Day commemorates the date – March 30, 1842 – on which ...
Read More »Match Day Sees All-Time Highs For New Doctors
By Brad Broker Last Friday was Match Day and it was a great year for those medical students being placed into their residency programs of ...
Read More »Half of Americans Believe in Medical Conspiracy Theories
By Brad Broker Astronauts landing on the moon, the Holocaust, Seinfeld’s ‘magic loogie’ version of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. What do all of ...
Read More »Doctor Says ADHD Does Not Exist
By Brad Broker Even on a slow day, there’s probably news about ADHD. Today, there are dozens of media reports regarding the use of stimulants ...
Read More »Hooray! The Five-Second Rule Is True!
By Brad Broker Turns out, the “five-second rule” — that justified reasoning for the clumsy eater who doesn’t want to sacrifice any of those french ...
Read More »FDA Approves Wearable Tech Device To Prevent Migraines (VIDEO)
By Brad Broker If you’ve ever experienced the throbbing, debilitating pain of a migraine headache, then relief may be on the way. The Food and ...
Read More »Doctors Are Not Good At Investing Their Money (Info-Graphic)
By Brad Broker Doctors are not saving enough for retirement. A new study shows that even though physicians have an average annual salary of almost ...
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