The Senate yesterday unveiled its version of a complicated and sweeping overhaul of the health care system in the U.S. The bill is a mammouth ...
Read More »To Women Under 50: Stop Annual Mammograms
In an update to its 2002 recommendations, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) now recommends against routine breast cancer screening for women under the age ...
Read More »AMA Hails House Passage of Health Reform Bill; Calls for Swift Passage of Bill to Secure Medicare
By J. James Rohack, M.D. President, American Medical Association The AMA hails the passage of the House health reform bill, which will help improve the ...
Read More »Family Physicians Commend House for Passage of Affordable Health Care for America Act
By Lori Heim, MD President, American Academy of Family Physicians The House passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) is an important ...
Read More »LECOM Develops a 3-Year Medical School Curriculum to Encourage Primary Care Careers
By Pierre Bellicini Throughout much of the discussion of the current health care reform debate, many recommendations call for increased reliance on ...
Read More »Transplantation and Treatment of Liver Disease at Einstein
The Liver Disease and Transplantation Center at Albert Einstein Medical Center employs an evaluation and treatment approach for patients with liver disease that puts the ...
Read More »Medical App of the Month
Modality, Inc. and Elsevier, Inc. developed two Procedures Consult Internal Medicine applications that are now available on the App Store. These iPhone and iPod touch ...
Read More »AMA Supports House Bills To Make Health Reform a Reality
H.R. 3962 and H.R. 3961 would go a long way toward making the health system better for patients and physicians The American Medical Association (AMA) ...
Read More »Washington’s Healthcare Bullies: Kicking Sand In Our Faces
By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD The Democrats are the bullies in the healthcare sandbox, assisted by the AMA, AARP and unions who stand to gain ...
Read More »AAFP Gives Support to Pelosi and Bills in Congress
Following is a letter sent this morning by American Academy of Family Physicians Board Chair Ted Epperly, MD, to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Dear Speaker ...
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