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Lawsuit Filed Against Quest Diagnostics for Overcharging
Andrew Baker was fired from a company that Quest purchased, Unilab, when…
Cheap Generic Drugs from Emerging Markets Risky
Poorly made medicines are a greater threat than counterfeit medications, according to…
Study: Medicaid Coverage ‘Substantially’ Improves Access to Care
How does obtaining health coverage (insurance) compare to not getting it at…
Fresh Air Fund Needs Loving Host Families
While this is a little out of our usual realm of publication,…
Driving Demand for Vaccinations
By Amanda Glassman -This blog was co-authored with Orin Levine, Executive Director,…
Health Care Reform and Other Health Care Innovations – Regina Herzlinger Speaks From Harvard
I spoke with Harvard Business School professor Regina Herzlinger this week about…
Physical and Emotional Health of Older Married Couples Tied Cloesly Together
A study of older married couples in the American Psychological Association’s journal…
Screening and Prevention: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
In the last month, the Obama administration announced programs to reduce racial…
It’s Official: Teens Prefer Texting to Talking.
A survey in our adolescent clinic (Nov 2010) found 80% of teens…