A DOTmed Business News special report.
Act would prohibit misrepresentation of qualifications in advertising.
Violence against doctors is up, with many physicians saying health centers offer little support, according to a survey released by the British Medical Association's Northern Ireland division Monday.
Dr. Ash Tewari spoke with DOTmed News about robotic surgery, a topic covered in the latest issue of DMBN.
The deadliest cancer in the United States might one day be treated by breathing in a cocktail of cancer-fighting compounds.
Organizations argue rule does not apply to physicians.
In what must go down as one of the finest examples of humanity, the world carried out a global campaign to finish a war that had claimed more lives than all manmade wars combined.
Computers analyze environmental risk factors for Type 2 diabetes, shedding light on a new research process.
Researchers at Oxford University have created a new stent that may soon make repairing brain aneurysms less dangerous and more cost-effective.
Synbodies may hold the key for further protein research, disease treatment.
Thirty-five-year study finds no significant safety difference between new and reused heart devices.
Doughnut Hole gap gets smaller; physician-owned hospitals may lose Medicare participation.
Agency floats 21 draft proposals that would bring more of its decision-making out into the sunshine. Industry group wants FDA to make sure there's no loss of trade secrets.
Exclusive coverage from DOTmed Business News.
WHO study suggests little risk involved in phone use.
Bill would allow continuation until other coverage obtained.
Concerns raised about retail sales, scientific accuracy.
The largest strike in U.S. nursing history will involve 12,000 Twin Cities nurses.
Study finds patients can be drug resistant for up to a year after treatment.
Some 12,000 nurses are fighting against the proposed Twin Cities hospitals contract. Read both sides in a negotiation with broader implications.
A legislative report from DOTmed Business News.
A new study on activating egg follicles.
Scientists get Gates Foundation grant for ultrasound as reversible male contraceptive. Also, the hunt for a male birth control pill continues.
A study of the health impact of cell phones, published Monday in the International Journal of Epidemiology, has proved inconclusive regarding brain cancer.
A bill introduced in Congress last week to thwart misleading advertisements from health care professionals has provoked the ire of a nurses' group that sees it as a "dangerous imposition" on nursing practice.
Law allows extension of benefits to small business workers.
A new study found that the search engine tool is less accurate at reporting lab-confirmed flu cases than government programs.
Stimulus money to fund renovations and new research labs.
A medico-legal entry from DOTmed Business News.
GE Healthcare recalled certain anesthesia systems because a wiring harness defect could cause the machines to unexpectedly shut down, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
A medico-legal entry from the pages of DOTmed Business News.
The government reported $2.5 billion recovered from Medicare fraud enforcement efforts.
Billions added in new estimate, but spending depends upon authorizations.
DOJ argues against preliminary injunction of reform law. A must-read glimpse at the legal arguments for and against reform.
A new vaccine may prove effective in treating brain cancer.
An exclusive report from the pages of DOTmed Business News.
Measures this year will address medical loss ratios, prohibit lifetime limits, and require preventive coverage.
CEO Peter Rothschild captivates with a snippet of his lecture on infection control in the MRI.
Scientists in Sweden immunized mice against the life-threatening narrowing of blood vessels by injecting them with a peptide that prevents immune cells from recognizing "bad" cholesterol.
