By Jeff Cohen, WNPR and Diane Webber Kevin Counihan, the head of Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace, will be the new CEO of healthcare.gov, the website that 36 states ...
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By Lucy J. Cairns, MD Several factors have recently converged to make passage of a medical marijuana law in Pennsylvania a distinct possibility. First, public ...
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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 ...
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“Physicians who genuinely wish to offer safety information can simply hand out firearms safety and safe storage brochures to all patients.” That was the advice of ...
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The ALS Association — the national organization fighting Lou Gehrig’s Disease — announced that as of Wednesday, August 20, it has received $31.5 million due ...
Read More »Should Medical Researchers Disclose Personal Conflicts of Interest?
By Alan Lyndon When people hear about physicians and conflicts of interest, they often jump to payouts from drug companies or financial interests in medical ...
Read More »Middle School Female Soccer Players At Greatest Risk For Concussions
By Alan Lyndon Concussions have become synonymous with sports. Most of the research has focused on adults, particularly college football players. But it appears that ...
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