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Socialism and Healthcare Reform

In the current discussions, a single word -- "socialism" -- seems to have triggered the most emotional responses, needlessly so.

AMA Reverses Stance on Medical Marijuana

The American Medical Association has changed its policy on medical marijuana, urging the federal government to review the drug's status as a top-tier controlled dangerous substance.

Men Encouraged to Consider Medication to Prevent Prostate Cancer

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Millions of healthy men ages 55 and older should talk to their physicians about taking a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor such as finasteride (Proscar) or dutasteride (Avodart) to prevent prostate cancer, according to a guideline issued by two medical groups.

Recovery of Hurricane-Devastated Medical Center Begins With Small Step

GALVESTON, Tex. -- Eleven weeks after Hurricane Ike turned the University of Texas Medical Branch into a backwater of the Gulf of Mexico, the doors of John Sealy Hospital here swung open for acute care in a symbolic step toward recovery.

AMA Gives Boost to "Medical Home" Movement

ORLANDO -- The concept of coordinating the full range of a patient's care by a "medical home" and paying primary care practitioners to do it has won endorsement by the American Medical Association.

New Jersey Doctor-Delegate Sees Big Trouble in Universal Coverage

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Ben Chouake, M.D., of Cliffside Park, N.J., an internist and emergency medicine specialist, is the son of holocaust survivors. He is a delegate for John McCain at the Republican National Convention here.

Hillary Clinton Touts Obama's Goal of Healthcare for All

DENVER -- Despite tortuous battles during the presidential primaries over the nuances of healthcare reform, Sen. Hillary Clinton was ringing in her support for Sen. Barack Obama's goals at the Democratic National Convention here.

Cardiac Arrest Survivors Can Expect Good Long-term Quality of Life

MARBURG, Germany -- Resuscitated cardiac arrest patients treated in an ICU who leave the hospital without severe neurological disabilities may expect a reasonable quality of life over the next five years, a study found.

Presidential Frontrunners Play it Close to the Vest on Healthcare

WASHINGTON -- If the devil is in the details, the strengths and weaknesses of the healthcare positions of the major presidential candidates of both parties are only beginning to emerge.

'Second-Tier' Republicans Sound Off on Health Care

WASHINGTON -- As dark-horse candidates often leave footprints on the political trail, three Republicans vying for the presidential nomination may have an impact on the health care debate.

NIH Allows Some Employees to Keep Drug Company Stock

BETHESDA, Md.-In its final ethics stance on financial conflicts of interest among NIH staffers, the agency eased up on some of the restrictions proposed in an interim rule last February.

Family's Tragedy Prompts Major Changes at Boston Hospital

BOSTON-In an extraordinary public admission, a Harvard teaching hospital has revealed the string of errors and lost opportunities that led to a stillborn child and an emergency hysterectomy for his mother.