Medicine & Business

The American Medical Association (AMA) released a new fact sheet to assist physicians in complying with new federal regulations on prescribing hydrocodone and help avoid disruptions in ...

By FRED MOGUL, WNYC It was September 2012 and it was life-long smoker Paula Faber’s third cancer in a decade, but she did not hesitate. ...

By Roni Caryn Rabin Saying that electronic health records distract doctors, take time away from care and make physicians less productive, an influential doctors’ group called ...

By JULIE APPLEBY When Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield became embroiled in a contract dispute with Exeter Hospital in N.H. in 2010, its negotiators came ...

By DAVID B. MANDELL and JASON M. O’DELL As advisors to physicians throughout the country, we are often asked to help doctors to protect assets ...

By RON HOWRIGON It’s no secret that the healthcare system in this country needs to go on a diet when it comes to costs. Currently, ...

By HANNAH DREIER CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s chronic shortages have begun to encroach on a cultural cornerstone: the boob job. Beauty-obsessed Venezuelans face a ...

By Susan Jaffe An increasing number of seniors who spend time in the hospital are surprised to learn that they were not “admitted” patients — even ...

By Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors in many U.S. hospitals are unnecessarily prescribing multiple antibiotics for several days when just ...

By Brad Broker As part of its campaign to improve access and care, the Department of Veterans Administration has announced a major recruiting plan to ...