June 24, 2008

ON THE MOVE

Organ-transplant data provides more evidence that stem cells cause cancer, says Dr. Sanford Barsky...

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE/THE ECONOMIST

YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY IS NOT YOUR PHYSICIAN

Only doctors should make prescription decisions, says Dr. Robert Kramer, a pediatrician and health care consultant...

DALLAS MORNING NEWS

CHALLENGES OF COVERING THE UNINSURED

The experience in Massachusetts illustrates that access to insurance is not synonymous with access to care, says Devon Herrick...

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS/AIS HEALTH BUSINESS DAILY

WELCOME, GLOBAL PHARMA

The pharmaceutical sector is the latest example of India's and China's climb up the value chain, says Vivek Wadhwa...

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL/DUKE UNIVERSITY/KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION/WALL STREET JOURNAL

MEDICAL LITTER: DEVICE DEBRIS POSES SERIOUS RISK

Sponges and other instruments inadvertently left behind after surgery occur in perhaps 1 of every 1,000 to 1,500 abdominal operations, according to a 2003 estimate...

MSNBC

MOST DOCTORS AREN'T USING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

Why aren't more doctors using electronic health records?...

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE/NEW YORK TIMES