By Alan Lyndon The Presidential election got derailed for a few days during the impact of Hurricane Sandy, but it’s time to remember that in ...
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By Ankita Rao Last Thursday Dr. L. Markham McHenry, a family physician, held a meeting with some patients to tell them about changes he was ...
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By Shefali S. Kulkarni It’s no secret that reforming the country’s health care system is an important issue in this year’s presidential election. According to a recent ...
Read More »Physicians and Disability: An Oxymoron? Four Steps to Ease Suffering
By Jeffrey D. Brunken It takes a certain type of person to become a doctor. In addition to high intellect, they must be driven, ambitious, ...
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By Ankita Rao Things are looking good for medical schools this year, with a record number of students in the 2012 class and the most ...
Read More »GOP Plan Would Cut Medicaid By $1.7 Trillion; Up to 38 Million Fewer Covered
By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News The House Republican plan to repeal President Barack Obama’s health law and turn Medicaid into a block grant program ...
Read More »Current Protocols Insufficiently Assess Surgical Skills
In a paper published in Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery entitled “Criterion-Based (Proficiency) Training to Improve Surgical Performance,” researchers at Montefiore Medical Center have demonstrated that current requirements ...
Read More »Patients Often Find Getting Coverage For Eating Disorders Is Tough
By Shefali S. Kulkarni Kaiser Health News When she was 5 years old, Chevese Turner had her first binge eating disorder episode. The 44-year-old recalls sneaking ...
Read More »The Presidential Election and Physician Investments
By Terry Allman “Should I invest differently in an election year?” This is a question investment managers receive and typically respond to with a furrowed ...
Read More »Election 2012: Colonoscope Your Congressman
As we enter the homestretch of the presidential race, we are all concerned about what direction healthcare will take the rest of the decade. It ...
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