Tag Archives: patients

By L. Michael Hone Clinical diagnosis of melanoma and other skin cancers is still performed primarily by sight. Since even the most sophisticated eye is ...

In a cautionary reply to a new medical society report embracing accountable care organizations (ACOs) and bundled payment – two key reforms embedded in the ...

By Seth Lederman, M.D. While there are about six million people living with fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) in the United States, only about half are currently ...

By Brad Broker “I’m sorry.” Those are very powerful words, particularly when used by a doctor.  They can provide the slightest bit of comfort to ...

By Franklin J. Rooks Jr., PT, MBA, Esq. Many physicians have come to the conclusion that some insurance contracts aren’t worth having.  More and more ...

Nearly one in five children and teens found to be at risk for suicide report that there are guns in their homes, and 15 percent ...

By Deborah J. Cornwall
 As a cancer caregiver, you have both responsibilities and rights. Interviews with 86 family cancer caregivers and informal conversations with dozens ...

By Brad Broker The Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, will conduct a study on sports-related concussions in youth, from elementary ...

By Brad Broker While President Obama Sunday evening acknowledged that no law is capable of preventing all violence, he said “that can’t be an excuse ...

By Deborah J. Cornwall Cancer strikes without regard to political parties. Over time, one in two men and one in three women will hear the ...