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By Lori Heim, MD, President American Academy of Family Physicians The American Academy of Family Physicians and its more than 94,600 members are extremely disappointed that ...

Permanent Repeal of Medicare Physician Payment Formula Essential WASHINGTON – Highlighting the impact of looming Medicare cuts on seniors’ access and choice of physician, the ...

Washington, D.C., October 20, 2009—Enrollment in both new and existing U.S. medical schools continues to expand to meet the nation’s need for more doctors, according ...

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® ...

By Jean-Pierre Forage, M.D., F.A.C.S. Much political hay has been made over the fact that 45 to 50 million Americans are without health insurance.  Little ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...