Medicine & Business

While electronic medical records are supposed to advance the practice of medicine and health maintenance, doctors aren’t so sure.  In fact, the results of a ...

By Michael Ollove Recent reforms in American health care weren’t designed with osteopathic medicine in mind. It only seems that way. The emphasis on “patient-centered care”—the ...

By Brad Broker The legalization of medical marijuana has led to a decrease in drug overdose deaths, according to a new study. Chronic pain is ...

By Eric Whitney A decade ago almost all doctors kept paper charts on every patient. That is changing quickly as laptops become as common as stethoscopes ...

By Shai N. Gozani, M.D., Ph.D. Neuropathy, or nerve disease, is one of the most common complications of diabetes affecting about half of the diabetic ...

By Shefali Luthra One of the hopes embedded in the health law was to expand the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in addressing the ...

By Brad Broker Kylie Simonds, of Naugatuck, Connecticut, was 8 years old when she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma — a rare, malignant, soft tissue tumor attached ...

By Justin C. Linder, Esq. Recent New Jersey federal court rulings warn that providers may lose their legal rights to recover reimbursements under the Employee ...

By Pauline Bartolone, Capital Public Radio Some doctors in the state of California will soon be able to practice after three years of medical school instead ...

By Alan Lyndon This Physicians News story can be republished for free. (See details) The average salary for doctors-in-training is $55,000, according to Medscape’s annual Residents ...