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Ethics guide for rural MDs

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With an eye to small-town health professionals as well as to the people training students to practice medicine beyond metropolitan settings, Dartmouth's Department of Community and Family Medicine is unveiling the Handbook ...


AMA votes to seek repeal of 'don't ask,don't tell'

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- The American Medical Association on Tuesday voted to oppose the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, and declared that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities.


Organization analyzes how new war weapons will impact society

Organization analyzes how new war weapons will impact society

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the year 2009, when astronauts live in a space station, people send messages around the world with the touch of a finger, and diseases such as polio have virtually been eradicated from ...


How much is life worth? The $440 billion question

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

The decision to use expensive cancer therapies that typically produce only a relatively short extension of survival is a serious ethical dilemma in the U.S. that needs to be addressed by the oncology community, according ...


Carrot or bribe? Rewards for healthier lifestyle stir debate

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Health authorities and corporations are increasingly offering money to people who quit smoking, lose weight or take medicine, despite uncertainty that such incentives work beyond a few months, doctors said on Friday.


Patients being discharged against medical advice

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

When patients choose to leave the hospital before the treating physician recommends discharge, the consequences may involve risk of inadequately treated medical conditions and the need for readmission, according to a review ...