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A first-of-its-kind vaccine to prevent breast cancer has shown overwhelmingly favorable results in animal models, according to a study by researchers at Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner ...

By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Eager to expand or modernize, about 5,000 doctors, dentists and other health care providers have obtained more than $2.5 ...

By Ashish B. Patel, MD In radiation therapy, higher doses produce better tumor control. Yet doses typically must be fractionated in order to limit damage ...

According to a new national survey of physicians by Jackson Healthcare, 72 percent of physicians report that the practice of defensive medicine negatively impacts patient ...

Successful health care reform relies on building up primary care infrastructure, particularly in moving to more comprehensive models such as the patient-centered medical home. That’s ...

Chicago, IL – The Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) on Wednesday announced the release of the CMSS Code for Interactions with Companies. The code ...

Initial results of the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene, or STAR, show that the drug raloxifene, currently used to prevent and treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal ...

Congress approved, and President Obama signed, legislation Thursday night to delay 21% payment cuts in Medicare reimbursements to physicians through May 31.  The cuts were ...

Each year, the Federation of State Medical Boards publishes the Summary of Board Actions, a compilation of disciplinary actions initiated by its 70 member medical boards. In ...

A federal judge ruled Monday that seven patents related to the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes held by Myriad Genetics were “improperly granted” as they related ...