For Each Hour of Clinical Time, Docs Spend 2 on Desk Work Time-and-motion study of 57 doctors in ambulatory settings Sep 06, 2016
By the Numbers: Who Are the ED 'Frequent Flyers'? Surprising demographics for patients with many emergency room visits Sep 02, 2016
Why a Missed Primary Endpoint Isn't the End of the Road Many 'negative' studies would be better described as uninformative Sep 01, 2016 video
ESC: Pope Backs Medical Research in Historic Speech Addresses cardiology meeting in Rome Aug 31, 2016
Morning Break: Docs Who Fondle; 'Zombie Anthrax'; PCBs and Autism Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the 51˶ staff Aug 25, 2016
Fraud Rounds: Grant Fakery Earns Practice Ban Cancer researcher struck from U.K. medical register after fabricating data in grant applications Aug 12, 2016
Scrubs Outside the Hospital: Good or Bad? It's probably harmless but "sends the wrong message," says Skeptical Scalpel, MD Aug 09, 2016
Poet and Physician: A Chat With John Coulehan, MD Coulehan wears three different hats: physician, ethicist, and poet Aug 07, 2016
Safety Net, Teaching Hospitals Call CMS Star Ratings Unfair Argue scores don't account for factors they can't control Jul 28, 2016
Why We Cover Politics All politics may be local, but all medicine now has a political side Jul 21, 2016
Video: What Every Doctor's Website Should Have, Part 1 Five tips for building your medical site Jul 13, 2016 video
Medicaid Boom Turns to Bust for Tennessee Docs Lack of certification triggers payback requirement Jul 13, 2016
Lowering the Bar: Love Potion Number 9 Million? Is the history of "low T" and "hypoactive sexual desire disorder" a tale of profit trumping science? Jul 06, 2016
India Seeks to Curb Dangerous Drug Cocktails Big Pharma freely markets combo products banned elsewhere Jun 28, 2016
Are Expensive Diabetes Drugs Worth It? Jardiance and Victoza improve hard outcomes, but at a hefty cost Jun 23, 2016
301 People Charged With $900 Million in False Medicare Billings Largest sweep since government fraud team began in 2007 Jun 22, 2016
AMA: Broad Coalition Backs End to Ban on Gun Violence Research Orlando tragedy spurs new push for CDC funding Jun 13, 2016
CardioBrief: Prominent Cardiologist Found Guilty of Fraud Karl-Heinz Kuck is also running for ESC president Jun 07, 2016
The Perils of 'Affordable' Health Insurance Plans What happens when patients need emergency care? May 29, 2016
Does a 'Short Fuse' a Condition Make? Some call it road rage, but medicine is now calling it IED. Lowering the Bar: Medicine in the 21st Century weighs the evidence May 22, 2016
ADHD: How Did It Leap from Classroom to Boardroom? Adults are now routinely diagnosed with ADHD. Why is that? This Lowering the Bar; Medicine in 21st Century report seeks answers May 22, 2016
Lowering the Bar: Medicine in the 21st Century Does diagnosis always mean disease, or does it sometimes mean opportunity? May 22, 2016
No Medical Basis for TRAPping Physicians Study: laws restricting abortion providers harm women's health May 17, 2016
Owning a Dog May Help Veterans With PTSD Small study finds adoption tied to lower depression, loneliness scores May 15, 2016
How to Avoid Misdiagnosis How a patient makes you feel may affect your diagnostic acumen May 13, 2016
Seeking Meaning in Ca Survival Risk Estimates Most estimates from unselected adults not in the 'ballpark' May 08, 2016
ABIM Announces New Certification Exam Option More frequent, shorter exams available in 2018 May 06, 2016
Opioid Crisis: Scrap Pain as 5th Vital Sign? Groups call on JC and CMS to re-evaluate policies that could lead to opioid overprescribing Apr 13, 2016
Deep Roots for Lack of Minorities in American Medical Schools Problem starts in 3rd grade Mar 15, 2016
Medicare Pay Equity: How GPCI Kings and Queens Snared a Win Rural pay rates don't go far in the not-so-big city Mar 08, 2016
How Abbott Sells Hypothyroidism in India Blurring the line between "awareness" and hucksterism Feb 28, 2016
Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing Feb 04, 2016
Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine Jan 21, 2016