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Cancer Warrior: One Woman’s Successful Battle against Stage IV Colon Cancer
Shortly after Ruth Levine was diagnosed with Stage IV Colon Cancer, she…
Does Revised American College of Physicians Ethics Manual Need Revision?
I regard myself as a spirited patient advocate. (What doctor doesn’t?) When…
A Theory on Why The FDA Hid Conflicts of Interest
Much has been made of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’…
5% of Patients Account for Half of Health Care Spending
USA TODAY reports that 22 % of healthcare spending is from less…
Will Power is Biological
By the end of January, a third will have broken their resolutions,…
The Death Of Disease Management (Finally)
In 1995, Dr. Steven Rosenberg published an article in the New England…
Oxycontin and Heroin Addiction: Business Opportunities in the Push to Address the Problem
Growing up in the suburbs in the 1970s and 80s I knew…
ACP Ethics Manual on Social Media, Catastrophes, and More
The American College of Physicians has released an update to its Ethics…
No Savings from Raising Medicare Age
The Congressional Budget Office released an issue brief Tuesday that suggested lifting…
Health Affairs Briefing Addresses Costly Consequences of Diabetes Treatment in America
This week I was honored to participate in a panel discussion at…