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HCFA's phase-in of case-mix adjustment for senior HMOs will be reflected in payments to doctors. And that's only the beginning.

Some boast eye-opening returns, and proponents claim the fund managers can spot winning companies before the crowd catches on. But consider the drawbacks before investing.

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There's a science to selecting the right site for your office. Here's how the experts do it.

Its a new type of coverage you probably havent heard of. Heres what you need to know before deciding whether to buy it.

A year of treatment and nonstop crises has finally ended, but the author will never feel the same about medicine-or anything else-again.

Ever care for a patient who looks just like you? It does wonders for your ability to empathize.

Doctors have long been criticized for turning a blind eye to patients' psychological disorders. Now some groups are forcing the issue.

Rogue Viagra peddlers aside, Internet drugstores will have a place in your medical practice, and not just as amazon.coms for pills. They're one more sign that everything in health care is converging electronically

You may have been sItting on the sidelines while others got rich. Not to worry; the morning after the dot-com orgy, the old investment guidelines still seem sound.

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One investment model shows mind-blowing returns. The others range from good to blotto.

One investment model shows mind-blowing returns. The others range from good to blotto.

Letters to the Editors

Defying conventional wisdom, this doctor reluctantly acceded to his family's wishes.

After the author ended their engagement, he made her life hell.

Years ago, these words, and the gentle man who said them, kept the author from abandoning his dream of being a doctor. Now, they would save a patients life, too.

A Good Samaritan act can take many forms. This time a stitch in time saved more than nine.

Successful treatment of an unsuspected illness eased the author's grief over her grandmother's death.

For primary care physicians, being at the mercy of a pager is not only annoying, but accomplishes little, the author asserts.

Skeptical of a professor's hypothesis, the author tested his own by experimenting on himself.

He "may have been the greatest clinical teacher of any day, and any country," says the author, in this review of a new biography.

After misdiagnosis led to a serious operation for her daughter, the author wondered: Should I sue?

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Taking these simple steps can save you plenty of money. Time to get cracking!

Two recent studies look at the growing popularity--and regional variations--of "abstinence only" policies in the public schools.

Decisions about managed care are clear-cut--in theory. Add a trusting patient to the scenario, and they get a lot tougher.

Grateful patients made up for the incredibly crude conditions this ophthalmologist experienced as a volunteer in rural India, where millions are blind for lack of treatment.

The aging boomers remain a powerful economic force. Investing in the industries they support could pay off big in the years ahead.

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