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Increased Prevalence of Stroke Hospitalizations Seen in Teens and Young Adults
Rising trends in risk factors and comorbidities are associated with the increase…
Nurse Care Lines: Wait a minute, I Thought You Were the Expert?
My Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts card has a “Blue Care…
COBRA Subsidy Ends: Did It Make a Difference?
From Sarah Kliff, writing at Ezra Klein’s blog: From Sarah Kliff, writing…
Florida Pill Mill Clinics
Florida has long been the nation’s center of the illegal sale of…
Extending the Frontiers: Working Despite Alzheimer’s and Campus Smoking Bans
When I was growing up in the 1970s I complained to my…
Physicians Oppose Increased Certification Requirements
In the past, obtaining board certification in a medical specialty was straightforward. …
Has the iPad Replaced the Stethoscope?
'Thirty years ago, we depended on 2,000-page texts such as Robbins…
Tablets in Healthcare
The July/August issue of Government Health IT had an article about tablets…
CMS Depression Screening
A new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposal would screen…
A High Price for Rare Cancer Drugs
Pfizer last week won Food and Drug Administration “accelerated approval” for Xalkori…