Practice Management
News
Cloud of inconsistency hangs over cannabis data
Number of medical cannabis users is up more than 10-fold since 2009, available data show.
News
Rural pediatric patients face unique cancer care challenges
Extended travel time and inadequate local emergency care weigh heavily on families of pediatric cancer patients, a small study has found.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity ticks up for second week in a row
23 states reported activity in the high range for the week ending Jan. 26.
News
Lifetime cost of tobacco use tops $1.9 million per smoker
Connecticut’s estimated cost is more than twice as high as Georgia’s.
Opinion
Medical ethics and economics
It’s up to physicians to build an ethical wall between interests in clinical research.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity increases after 2 weeks of declines
The number of states in the high range doubled from the previous week.
News
Gametes for back pain, Alice in Wonderland syndrome, and liver-saving beer
And why patients are more likely to know their bank balance than their blood type.
News
Courts block Trump from eroding contraceptive mandate
Two federal judges have blocked the Trump administration from weakening the health care law’s contraceptive mandate.
News
Ask about family military service, says new AAP guidance
Law & Medicine
Hospice liability
New hospice care cases highlight the dangers of malpractice and Medicare fraud.