By John D. Cacciamani, Jr., MD, MBA I find that my physician colleagues, many of whom are busy with everyday caring for their patients, need ...
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By Andrew Villegas and Mary Agnes Carey Kaiser Health News A new report released last week may give nurses with advanced degrees a potent weapon ...
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By Brad Broker As if there weren’t enough websites offering medical advice, along comes a high-profile, well-funded new site that will surely result in more ...
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If you’re in the market for an EHR system, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) — this is the division ...
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A new medical website — TheNNT.com — explains to patients and physicians how well a particular treatment or medicine is likely to work based on ...
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By Jessica Marcy Kaiser Health News Healthcare.gov, the website created by the new health law to be a one-stop consumer resource, today unveiled detailed cost and benefits ...
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Technology is a way of life for today’s medical students with the majority choosing clinical references on their iPhone device over teachers and peers to answer ...
Read More »Addition of Immunotherapy Boosts Pediatric Cancer Survival
Children with neuroblastoma see improved outcome when immunotherapy is added to standard therapy Administering a new form of immunotherapy to children with neuroblastoma, a nervous ...
Read More »Board Approves Stricter Rules for Medical Residents; Shorter Hours
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Board of Directors has approved a set of requirements that are a comprehensive approach to patient care, ...
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