By Jeffrey C. Bauer, Ph.D. The title of this article is intentional, as odd as it may seem. Futures is plural on purpose, and the ...
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From the AMA: UPDATE: Last night, the U.S. Senate voted yet again to delay the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut for one month, postponing ...
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By Helen Oscislawski, Esq. It has been a year since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (also known as “the stimulus bill” or “ARRA”) ...
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Wednesday appeared before Congress to acknowledge that their mammogram recommendations were poorly communicated. “The task force communication was ...
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Modality, Inc. and Elsevier, Inc. developed two Procedures Consult Internal Medicine applications that are now available on the App Store. These iPhone and iPod touch ...
Read More »Can Universal Healthcare Work? A Look at Israel's Successful Model
By Sharon Segel Healthcare is once again a headline issue in the United States. President Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms have met with huge opposition from ...
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By Nena Mirkovic, M.D. Jim Beck*, a 66-year-old farmer, was found to have a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) of 7.4 ng/ml on routine screening and resulting ...
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By Alan Lyndon President Obama’s efforts for massive healthcare reform endured a predictable setback in July. With so many moving parts, Obama’s chances of fast-tracking ...
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