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Medicine
- » Federal action sought to curtail drug noncompliance - May 22
- » “Seismic shift” lifts primary care's impact on hospital revenues - May 20
- » Brief: Comparative effectiveness research funds awarded - May 20
- » Brief: Slight drop reported in pharma pay to doctors - May 20
- » Brief: Guidelines for end-of-life care get update - May 20
- » Brief: Disparities seen in treatment of hypertension - May 20
- » New HIV guidelines make screening even more routine - May 20
- » Revealed names expose flaw in de-identified patient data - May 20
- » Brief: HPV protection may require fewer shots - May 13
- » Infectious diseases weigh on primary care (ACP annual meeting) - May 13
- » Pediatricians offer newborn care standards for home births - May 13
- » PSA screening not advised for most men 54 and younger - May 13
Patient care
- » Federal action sought to curtail drug noncompliance - May 22
- » Paper-only prescribers become a vanishing breed - May 21
- » Column: Mobile a likely key to more patient portal use - May 20
- » House hearing focuses on quality’s role in SGR reform - May 20
- » Brief: Guidelines for end-of-life care get update - May 20
- » Brief: Prevention campaign offers doctors tools to fight obesity - May 20
- » New HIV guidelines make screening even more routine - May 20
- » Pfizer fights Viagra counterfeiters with prescription website - May 20
- » Column: Many medical practices not ADA accessible despite incentives - May 13
- » Brief: HPV protection may require fewer shots - May 13
- » What’s missing from many health apps — medical expertise - May 13
- » Infectious diseases weigh on primary care (ACP annual meeting) - May 13
Public health
- » Brief: Prevention campaign offers doctors tools to fight obesity - May 20
- » Brief: Disparities seen in treatment of hypertension - May 20
- » New HIV guidelines make screening even more routine - May 20
- » Targeted C. diff screenings uncovered asymptomatic infections - May 20
- » Brief: HPV protection may require fewer shots - May 13
- » Infectious diseases weigh on primary care (ACP annual meeting) - May 13
- » Patient safety push boosts flu shots among hospital workers - May 13
- » Brief: Suicide rate climbing among middle-age Americans - May 13
- » Brief: CDC urges doctors to watch for avian flu after deaths in China - May 6
- » Doctors' dual role in foodborne illness: healer and reporter - May 6
- » Brief: Gun reforms stall in Senate - April 29
- » Brief: High court refuses to consider graphic cigarette warnings - April 29
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