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AAPM: 'Focused Factories' on Healthcare Horizon

WASHINGTON -- The next big thing in healthcare won't be large, all-purpose healthcare organizations -- it will be 'focused factories' for treating specific problems, a Harvard economist says.

Medtronic Under Fire for Dropping GPO Contracts

Hospitals, patients, and the government may end up paying a higher tab for Medtronic products now that the firm has abruptly cancelled contracts with group purchasing organizations, a trade group charged.

Stop Pushing Mammograms Now

One by one, the big-time screening tests for dread diseases, begun with good intentions, the best science known at the time, and a mass public health campaign, bite the dust, says Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD.

The Lab Test Brain to Brain Loop

Lab tests are way more than numbers, says Editor-at-Large Dr. George Lundberg.

Novartis Settles Civil and Criminal Cases for $422.5 Million

Novartis will pay a $185 million fine for promoting off-label uses of the antiepilepsy drug oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) and another $237.5 million in civil penalties to settle a suit involving Trileptal and five other drugs, the Department of Justice announced.

Smokeless Tobacco Dangerous and No Help for Quitting

Although less harmful than cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco products are not safe as a smoking cessation tool and carry a number of potentially fatal health risks, an American Heart Association scientific statement said.

Death Is Not the Enemy

All people deserve a death with dignity and without pain, says Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD, and he suggests how that can be accomplished.

Herbal Medicines a Mystery to Most Doctors

Physicians don't know much more about complementary and alternative medicine than their patients do, according to a new survey.

Outliers: The Story of Success

The latest book by the author of Blink outlines key principles of communication that can play a major role in improving healthcare quality and safety.