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Read More »Epocrates Most Popular Software Now Available for Blackberry
Epocrates Essentials Suite Features Premium Drug, Disease and Diagnostic Resources Epocrates, Inc. today announced the availability of its most popular premium clinical software suite, Epocrates® ...
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Read More »TIME: A Healthier Way to Pay Doctors
TIME magazine offered its view of physician compensation and value. After reading the article, feel free to post your thoughts on our message board. We’re ...
Read More »Minimally Invasive Colectomy at Abington Speeds Recovery, Provides Excellent Outcomes
By Steven A. Fassler, MD, FACS, FASCRS Until just a few years ago, a moratorium prevented laparoscopic colectomy—the removal of a cancerous colon by minimally ...
Read More »What Pennsylvania’s Budget Battle Told Us About Tort Reform
Lawmakers’ long, heavy-going struggle to enact Pennsylvania’s budget didn’t give state residents much to delight in, but it did help settle a timely debate: How ...
Read More »Josh Shapiro: Time for Action
By Rep. Josh Shapiro The President hit a home run with his health-care speech before a joint session of Congress last month. He forced us ...
Read More »The Medical School of Temple University/St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network is announced
BETHLEHEM, PA – St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network and Temple University School of Medicine are taking immediate steps to address the looming physician shortage-steps ...
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