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CardioBrief: LVADs Prolong Life But Sow Confusion at Its End

Uncertainty dogs heart pump patients and their caregivers

How Abbott Sells Hypothyroidism in India

Blurring the line between "awareness" and hucksterism

Medical Boards Fail to Punish Docs Who Commit Sexual Misconduct

Most never disciplined by state boards after institutional sanctions

CardioBrief: Entresto Maker in Deep Water Over Terrifying TV Ad

"Alarmist," "horrifying" and "irresponsible," experts say

Tales from the OR: Appalling? Criminal? And Anonymous

Bad actors in the OR, but who tells?

Confessions of a Religious Doctor

Reconciling faith with the practice of medicine can be challenging

CardioBrief: Dollars for Heart Docs

Analysis of CMS database shows some docs pocketed millions from drug and device makers.

Pricey Drugs Prompt AMA to Ask FDA and FTC for Help

This time it's generics not brands

Slippery Slope: $$ in, Diet Drugs Out, How Five Drugs Came to Market

Makers of diet drugs spent more than $60 million on payments to doctors, organized medicine, and lobbyists to get their drugs approved.

Physician/Writer: Dual and Dueling Responsibilities

The ethics of doctors writing about patients.

Excerpt From 'The Secret Language of Doctors'

ED doc Brian Goldman investigates slang to "crack code of hospital culture."

Orthopedists' Financial Conflicts Can Hurt Patients, Surgeon Says

It's financially compelling for doctors to do things that don't help patients.

The Medium Is The Message: Second Study Confirms Mediums' Accuracy

A journal publishes another paper reporting that officially certified mediums are accurate.

Reversing Abortion Pill: Can It Be Done?

A new group of anti-abortion physicians may have "the antidote" for RU-486.

Predicting Death in Advanced Cancer

Study offers clues to guide clinicians, families about end of life.

Forcing Teen to Have Chemo Not Troubling to Ethicists

She shouldn't be allowed to say no when the benefits are so clear-cut, they say.

Patients Should Share Accountability for Own Health

A new report recommends doctors not be penalized for poor outcomes if patients fail to follow recommended protocols

Excerpt From 'Being Mortal ... '

Ivan Ilyich isn't as foreign to today's medicine as we imagine.

Portenoy Opioid Talk Sparks Controversy

Opioid advocate Russell Portenoy's invitation to an upcoming NIH workshop is under fire.

Counterpoint: Too Young to Die

Brant S. Mittler, MD, JD, thinks Ezekiel Emanuel is a dangerous man.

Doctor's Memoir Exposes Dark Side of Medicine

Sandeep Jauhar puts his life on stark display to illustrate harmful financial intrusions into medicine in his newest book.

Wait, What? Medium Was Accurate, Says Peer-Reviewed Study

Sometimes, blog posts write themselves. Others are written by dead doctors with the help of a medium.

Truth vs. Fiction: Measuring 'The Knick'

How does John Thackery -- from Cinemax's "The Knick" -- measure up to the surgeon his character is based on, William S. Halsted?

Are Your Patients Using Fake Names?

A case study in the American Journal of Medicine poses a vexing question many healthcare professionals have faced: What should you do when your patients use fraudulent names?

Friday Feedback: Zero-Tolerance Employment Smoking Bans?

Should hospitals, schools, and companies refuse to hire smokers for teachers and healthcare providers?

Lethal Injections, MOC, and E-Cigs on AMA Agenda

The American Medical Association is being asked to strengthen its ethical stance on physician participation in execution by extending its ban on doctors participating to include all health professionals.

CCSVI Practices Suboptimal but Patients Don't Mind

DALLAS -- Canadian multiple sclerosis patients who left the country to undergo the controversial procedure called chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) often received poor pre- and postoperative care, but most were still relatively satisfied overall, a researcher reported here.

What You Need To Know About New .health Domains

Should doctors grab a shiny new .health domain?

A Brain-Dead Mother, a Million-Dollar Baby

The costs associated with maintaining a pregnant, brain-dead, Texas woman on life support until her fetus is viable are likely to approach $1 million, and long-term costs could easily top $1.5 million.

Paging Dr. Colbert: How Not To Drive Traffic to Your Website

A doctor tries paying bloggers to endorse his supplement-hawking website.

Striking a Nerve: MS Cured With an OTC Drug?

A neurology researcher is planning a clinical trial of a widely available drug that he thinks could stave off disability in multiple sclerosis patients. How much should he (or we) say publicly about it?

Cystic Fibrosis: Charity and Industry Partner for Profit

When a disease-related charity becomes a venture capitalist, count the pharmaceutical industry among the winners, but the charity is not far behind as John Fauber explains in this Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/番茄社区 investigation.

Judge OKs $762 Million Deal in Aranesp Case

A federal judge approved a $762 million settlement Wednesday in a case involving Amgen's off-label promotion of darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp), an anemia drug.

Komen Official Quits After Controversy

A vice-president at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has resigned in the wake of the controversy surrounding the organization's decision -- since reversed -- to stop funding Planned Parenthood's breast cancer programs.

Readers: Cheating Is Wrong, But Is This Cheating?

Nearly two-thirds of 番茄社区 readers expressed concern about allegations of radiology residents cheating on their boards, but asked if reviewing old exam questions is really cheating.茂禄驴

Researcher Charged With Fabricating Red-Wine Data

A veteran researcher, known for his work on the heart benefits of the red-grape component resveratrol, allegedly fabricated data in 23 papers published over five years, an investigation showed.

India Emerges as Source for Execution Drugs

Unable to get Pentothal through regular channels, Nebraska prison officials turned to a broker in India so they could execute two convicted murderers.

GAO Sting Shows Independent Review Boards Are Vulnerable to Fraud

WASHINGTON -- Institutional review boards (IRBs) may not provide the clinical trial safety net they were designed to be, a federal investigation revealed.