Thursday, November 10th, 2011
The federal government reopened public access to a database of malpractice claims and damages paid by doctors, with new restrictions that would prohibit using it in any way to identify the physicians.
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Saturday, October 29th, 2011
The current classification system for kidney complications in patients with lupus is too detailed, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results should make it easier for physicians to classify and treat kidney problems in patients with the ...
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
The California Medical Association (CMA) has officially announced its new policy on cannabis and recommends legalization. Their decision was taken after a white paper concluded that physicians need to have better access to research and information that is simply not possible under the existing policy. James T. Hay, M.D., ...
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
After demonstrating that light accurately detected pre-cancerous cells in the lining of the esophagus, Duke University bioengineers turned their technology to the colon and have achieved similar results in a series of preliminary experiments. This technology could be a non-invasive way for physicians to detect abnormal cells, or dysplasia, which ...
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Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
Experts published in October's American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) supplement several pieces arguing that medical education must put greater emphasis on public health and prevention to ensure that future physicians can serve the changing health needs of patients and their communities in the best way possible...
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