News Briefs

By Brad Broker In just the past two weeks, the Ice Bucket Challenge has raised more than $4 million, as well as priceless awareness, for amyotrophic ...

By Alan Lyndon The VA is aggressively hiring physicians and significantly increasing referrals of veterans to private docs. That’s the word from the new chief ...

Fox News is sometimes funnier than Comedy Central.  While they try to make coherent arguments, they actually create more and more material for late night ...

By Alan Lyndon Comedian Robin Williams died from asphyxia due to hanging, according to Lt. Keith Boyd of the Marin County, California Sheriff’s Office. The actor was ...

By Brad Broker Football season is here.  Professional and youth teams are preparing for the start of the season, which means lots of discussion about ...

By Julie Rovner Even if you’re trying, it’s tough to keep score on what’s happening with various lawsuits challenging some state abortion laws. States led by ...

The Foundation of the Pennsylvania Medical Society offers several scholarships available to Pennsylvania residents enrolled in fully accredited medical schools. “We recognize that medical students ...

By Brad Broker This Physicians News story can be republished for free. (See details) Every few months, research shows that video games are either great ...

By Brad Broker This Physicians News story can be republished for free. (See details) On the eve of its summer recess, Congress passed the $17 ...

By Julie Rovner An expert panel recommended Tuesday completely overhauling the way government pays for the training of doctors, saying the current $15 billion system is ...