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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.

FRAUD AND ABUSE, REIMBURSEMENT, WRONGFUL DEATH, CAMPAIGN 2000, MANAGED CARE, ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, DID YOU KNOW?, HEALTH BENEFITS, ONLINE PRESCRIBING.

The author was very ill. Even so, he thought, this couldn't be worse than the many disasters he'd already survived.

Insurers are beginning to think so, and more of them are paying for it. Are you prepared?

These nurse midwives had a hard time winning physician acceptance. Now they're not only accepted, but sought after.

MEDICARE, GOVERNMENT ACTION, THE UNINSURED, POST MORTEM.

FRAUD AND ABUSE, REIMBURSEMENT, WRONGFUL DEATH, CAMPAIGN 2000, MANAGED CARE, ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, DID YOU KNOW?, HEALTH BENEFITS, ONLINE PRESCRIBING.

By forgoing all types of insurance, an FP couple created a patient-centered practice based on the tenets of old-fashioned medicine.

Fanatics who would end experimentation on laboratory animals don't understand that people are more important than rats, says this author.

As a resident, the author discovered that clinical skills aren't all there is to medicine.

The author's daughter was born with a serious valve blockage. Would she survive her first days of life?

Reimbursement, Quality Care, Medical Records, Tomorrow's Doctors, Medical Residents, Quoteworthy, Medicare, Looking Ahead

By forgoing all types of insurance, an FP couple created a patient-centered practice based on the tenets of old-fashioned medicine.

Docket Watch, Safe Harbors,The Internet, Health Care Spending, Primary Care, Medical Education.

The medical use of controlled substances has gained new legitimacy. But physicians' dread of regulatory scrutiny lingers.

By taking time to understand and communicate with a unique patient, the author helped him solve his medical problems.

A leading medical editor takes on alternative medicine, laws against physician-assisted suicide, plaintiffs' attorneys, and for-profit health care.

Several of our model portfolios have underperformed. But two are ahead of the market, and one of those is way ahead.

Getting caught in the middle of a child-custody battle; separate liability policies for nurses.

The author (at right) saw medical care from a new point of view after she became acutely ill during a vacation trip.

The author, an uninsured writer, needed surgery. Here's what happened when he asked for discounted care.

The rodeo was in town, and with it came a patient who might--or might not--have been clobbered by a rampaging animal.

You did everything you could think of to make yourself clear. So how come your patient's still baffled?