Second Opinion: Should Patients Be Told of Better Care Elsewhere?
The quality of cancer care at different hospitals is uneven and raises thorny questions about what informed consent should mean.Second Opinion: Should Patients Be Told of Better Care Elsewhere?
Vital Signs: Early Weight Problems Often Undiagnosed
Researchers said that especially with young patients who were overweight but not yet obese, doctors might be missing a good chance to intervene.Vital Signs: Early Weight Problems Often Undiagnosed
Cases: The Instincts to Trust Are Usually the Patient’s
Doctors can’t explain it, but every day in medicine there are people who know they are near death, no matter what the tests show.Cases: The Instincts to Trust Are Usually the Patient’s
Doctors Will Make Web Calls in Hawaii
Doctors will be able to make face-to-face Web calls on patients in Hawaii starting Jan. 15.Doctors Will Make Web Calls in Hawaii
City to Pay Doctors to Contribute to Database
New York doctors are participating in a project that seeks to harness electronic data for public health goals.City to Pay Doctors to Contribute to Database
No Mug? Drug Makers Cut Out Goodies for Doctors
The pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary moratorium on branded promotional items.No Mug? Drug Makers Cut Out Goodies for Doctors
Morning Rounds: More Controversy Over Diagnoses, a Doctor on Trial and One Big Baby
Health news from around the Web.Morning Rounds: More Controversy Over Diagnoses, a Doctor on Trial and One Big Baby
Personal Health: ‘Cookbook Medicine’ Won’t Do for Elderly
Just as children shouldn't be treated by doctors as small adults, elderly patients shouldn't be treated as old adults.Personal Health: ‘Cookbook Medicine’ Won’t Do for Elderly
New Model of Care Is Needed, Experts Say
A new approach to geriatric care will be essential to improve health care in America, experts say.New Model of Care Is Needed, Experts Say
The Price of Beauty: Choices on Breast Reconstruction Are Not Always Clear
Many patients are not receiving the full range of options because their doctors are not proficient in the latest procedures.The Price of Beauty: Choices on Breast Reconstruction Are Not Always Clear
Cases: From a Place of Fire and Weeping, Lessons on Memory, Aging and Hope
The lessons learned by a geriatric psychiatrist from his holocaust-survivor patients.Cases: From a Place of Fire and Weeping, Lessons on Memory, Aging and Hope
Data Stream: New Doctors Awash in Debt
Almost one-quarter of U.S. medical students now graduate from medical school with $200,000 or more in debt, an expense that limits entry to the profession, The New England Journal of Medicine said on Thursday.Data Stream: New Doctors Awash in Debt
Doctor Cleared of Harming Man to Obtain Organs
The verdict in California closed a case that had drawn widespread attention to the ethical complexities of organ transplantation.Doctor Cleared of Harming Man to Obtain Organs
Doctor and Patient: Do Patients Trust Doctors Too Much?
Patients are more likely to spend time researching a new car than the surgeon who wields the knife on them.Doctor and Patient: Do Patients Trust Doctors Too Much?
VIDEO: Details of First Facial Transplant in the U.S. Revealed
Doctors say the recovering recipient can "feel that she has a full face in front of her"VIDEO: Details of First Facial Transplant in the U.S. Revealed
Cases: Person, Patient, Statistic
Having prostate cancer makes you feel like you’ve been reduced to an abstraction, merely a wrinkle in the business of repairing prostates.Cases: Person, Patient, Statistic
Opinion Piece Says Electronic Health 'Marshall Plan' Needed To Fix Health Care System
"The problem" with the U.S. health care system "is not with the doctors but with the system," namely the "fee-for-service" payment system that "encourages doctors to focus on patients' immediate problems" rather than on preventive care, Baltimore Sun reporter David Kohn writes in a Sun opinion piece. He continues, "Amazingly, less than 5% of U.S.Opinion Piece Says Electronic Health 'Marshall Plan' Needed To Fix Health Care System
Doctor and Patient: Where Have All the Doctors Gone?
A shortage of primary care physicians threatens to undermine the health care system — and efforts to reform it.Doctor and Patient: Where Have All the Doctors Gone?
Bernard Ackerman, 72, Dies; Expert at Skin Diagnosis
Dr. Ackerman was a founding figure in the field of dermatopathology who trained a generation of doctors to recognize skin diseases under the microscope.Bernard Ackerman, 72, Dies; Expert at Skin Diagnosis
Full Spectrum Of Neuro-AIDS Disorders Covered In New Book
In the decade-plus since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV infection, doctors have come to understand that the brain can serve as a reservoir for resistant virus, where it causes a whole different set of symptoms scientists call neuro-AIDS.Full Spectrum Of Neuro-AIDS Disorders Covered In New Book
#62: Researchers Discover Why Wound-Licking Works
At long last, doctors discover the source of human saliva's mysterious healing powers.#62: Researchers Discover Why Wound-Licking Works
Study Finds Doctors' Use Of E-Prescribing Systems Linked To Formulary Data Can Boost Drug Cost Savings
Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) systems that allow doctors to select lower cost or generic medications can save $845,000 per 100,000 patients per year and possibly more system-wide, according to findings from a new study funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The finding may have important financial implications, the study authors concluded. As e-prescribing systems become more widely available and easier to use, their greater use among doctors is likely.Study Finds Doctors' Use Of E-Prescribing Systems Linked To Formulary Data Can Boost Drug Cost Savings
Essay: Plenty of Guidelines, but Where’s the Evidence?
The process for creating guidelines can be idiosyncratic and error-prone, especially in regard to children’s health.Essay: Plenty of Guidelines, but Where’s the Evidence?
18 and Under: What to Do When the Patient Says, ‘Please Don’t Tell Mom’
For doctors with patients who are middle-schoolers, it can sometimes be unclear what information should stay confidential.18 and Under: What to Do When the Patient Says, ‘Please Don’t Tell Mom’
Uninsured Put a Strain on Hospitals
As the unemployed and uninsured turn to emergency rooms, doctors warn that hospitals could have even more trouble than normal handling day-to-day traumas.Uninsured Put a Strain on Hospitals
Case Of American Cured Of AIDS In Germany Generates Enthusiasm In Stem Cell Approaches
The apparent success of a case in which German doctors cured a man of AIDS using a bone marrow transplant comes as no surprise to Gerhard Bauer, a UC Davis stem cell researcher. Bauer has been working for more than 10 years on a similar cure for AIDS based on replacing the devastated immune system of an HIV-infected patient with stem cells that have been engineered to resist human immunodeficiency syndrome.Case Of American Cured Of AIDS In Germany Generates Enthusiasm In Stem Cell Approaches
Montana Judge Endorses Right To Assisted Suicide
The ruling, issued by Judge Dorothy McCarter of District Court, makes Montana the third state where doctor-assisted suicide is legal.Montana Judge Endorses Right To Assisted Suicide
Diagnosis: Confusing Confusion
A man recovers from grave symptoms only to find himself back in the emergency room.Diagnosis: Confusing Confusion
IBM And Merge Healthcare Join Forces For Better Development Of Advanced Medical Imaging Technology
With the help of IBM (NYSE: IBM), Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE) is providing doctors, radiologists and other medical professionals easier access to medical images including x-rays, MRIs and CT scans. Medical professionals can now view medical images using a mobile device or desktop computer without waiting for medical imaging films, accessing a specialized system or downloading cumbersome files.IBM And Merge Healthcare Join Forces For Better Development Of Advanced Medical Imaging Technology
Doctor and Patient: Does More Sleep Make for Better Doctors?
At the 78th hour of the workweek, young doctors of today must decide how to spend their last few hours in the hospital.Doctor and Patient: Does More Sleep Make for Better Doctors?