The nation’s medical education system — and the graduate medical education funding that supports it — are failing to produce the primary care physician workforce ...
Read More »Medical Liability: “Is There A Doctor On-Board?”
By Brad Broker If you’re on a plane, chances are good that one of the other passengers is a doctor. In almost half of all ...
Read More »FDA Says Diabetes Glucose Meters Not Entirely Accurate
By Phil Galewitz Blood glucose meters, which millions of diabetics rely upon to regulate their blood sugar, have become less costly and easier and less painful to ...
Read More »FDA Lowers Age for Plan B Contraceptive to 15
By Alan Lyndon The FDA announced Tuesday that the most popular “morning-after,” emergency contraceptive — Plan B One Step — is now available over the ...
Read More »Concern in Pennsylvania About Insufficient Medical Resident Positions
As medical students and residents made their rounds through the Pennsylvania state capitol one cool April morning, a central message echoed through the halls. An ...
Read More »FDA Blocks Generic Versions of OxyContin
The patent on original OxyContin expired yesterday. That’s big news in the pharma world. OxyContin had $2.8 billion in sales last year. Generic drug manufacturers ...
Read More »Doctors, Medical Reports from the Boston Marathon Bombings
By Brad Broker By now, you are well aware of the Boston Marathon bombings. As of Tuesday morning, three people have been killed and 176 ...
Read More »Hospitals Move to Reduce Births Before 39 Weeks
By Phil Galewitz When hospitals commit to stopping the delivery of babies before 39 weeks gestation unless there is medical cause to do so, they can dramatically lower rates ...
Read More »Worst U.S. Cities for Allergies
By Brad Broker After a series of 15 consecutive, involuntary, rapid fire sneezes, I unofficially declared the beginning of allergy season. Turns out, the Asthma and ...
Read More »Obama Announces $100 Million BRAIN Initiative
By Alan Lyndon In his State of the Union Address in January, President Obama said, “Now is the time to reach a level of research ...
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