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New charges have been filed against an Ohio pediatrician awaiting trial on child sex abuse allegations.
NEW YORK - In America, you get what you pay for. Those who pay more get better service. That's the way it is in restaurants, and in health care, too.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - When Bob Goodrich’s longtime doctor started providing premium care only to patients who paid a $1,600 annual fee, the 63-year-old felt he had no choice but to write a check.
One sure sign that something is very broken in America’s health care system is the rise of so-called “boutique” or “concierge” medical practices.
The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a political payoff.
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.
The American Medical Association on Monday rebuffed dissident members and voted to stick with support for ongoing health reform efforts, while reiterating wariness over proposals that threaten doctors' pocketbooks and independence.
Advice about soft drinks and health from one of the nation's largest doctors groups will soon be brought to you by Coke.
A southwest Ohio pediatrician convicted of sex crimes involving former patients has been found guilty of drug trafficking and money laundering charges.
Does the AMA matter in the health care debate? Congress is beginning to have its doubts, despite the medical association's deep pockets and platoons of lobbyists.
The Senate has sidetracked legislation raising Medicare payments for doctors by $247 billion over the next decade.
A pediatrician was convicted Friday of 16 sex-related charges involving former patients as his twin brother, a pediatrician awaiting trial on similar counts, looked on and embraced his brother after the verdict.
The American Medical Association is launching a coast-to-coast TV ad campaign to press Congress to approve higher payments for doctors treating Medicare patients.
The Republican Party is harnessing the furious debate over health care to raise campaign cash from doctors, dangling the promise of including donors' names in advertising that attacks President Barack Obama's overhaul plan.
On the cusp of a key legislative push, President Barack Obama on Monday filled the Rose Garden with doctors supportive of his health care overhaul, saying "nobody has more credibility with the American people on this issue than you do." Obama's White House event gave him another chance to frame the debate on his terms as his top domestic priority enters its most critical phase.
A man who claims a southwest Ohio pediatrician molested him as a teenager testified Wednesday that the doctor gave him prescription drugs and payments of up to $15,000 in exchange for keeping the sex abuse quiet.
On the cusp of a key legislative push, President Barack Obama on Monday filled the Rose Garden with doctors supportive of his health care overhaul, saying "nobody has more credibility with the American people on this issue than you do."
Many people who've died from swine flu also have been infected with pneumonia bacteria, underscoring the need for vaccination against that bug, too, federal health officials said.
A quick skip around the globe shows that a lot of what the president is calling for in his bid for health care reform has already played out successfully in many other countries, writes Art Caplan, Ph.D.
A weak response to climate change could be catastrophic for international health, leading doctors said in two British medical journals Wednesday.
The medical drama "House" is having a real impact on health care, say doctors who report a rise in patients who’ve self-diagnosed a condition they saw on the TV show — and expect costly tests.
The care offered at health clinics in retail stores often costs less and is just as good as that offered at doctors' offices and urgent care centers, says the first large-scale study of U.S. retail clinics.
Zimbabwean doctors have called off a three-week strike over low wages.
House Democrats want to give doctors a $245 billion sweetener that helps ensure their critical support for a health care overhaul bill. Next up: trying to explain how they could do it without breaking President Barack Obama's promise that health legislation won't increase the federal deficit.
President Barack Obama bluntly told doctors Monday he is against their highest legislative priority — limiting malpractice awards — and earned a smattering of boos from an audience he was here to court for his health care overhaul plans.
GPs access to depression treatment 'is too narrow' (BBC)Three quarters of GPs have prescribed anti-depressants even though they think another treatment would have been more effective, a survey has found.
Head of Christian Doctors Group Quits American Medical Association Over Pro-Abortion AdvocacyThe American Medical Association +This Doctor is the Head of 17,000 Doctors. Article in part
Mayo Clinic in Arizona to Stop Treating Some Medicare PatientsThe Mayo Clinic, praised by President Barack Obama as a national model for efficient health care, will stop accepting Medicare patients as of tomorrow at one of its primary-care clinics in Arizona, saying the US government pays too little.
Expect higher health care costs in 2010(Money Magazine) -- Last month was open-enrollment season, and my wife and I got an unpleasant surprise. For 2010 we're looking at an annual health-insurance premium that's $1,600 higher than it is now, plus higher deductibles.
Boy Recovers From Fatal DiseaseWhen little Mason's fever spiked at 106 degrees, his parent's rushed him to the hospital. They did not realize the battle that was just beginning for their son...
Jailhouse docs choose inmates over insuranceNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- More doctors are dropping their private practices, choosing to go to work behind bars treating murderers, rapists and other hardened criminals.
Shortage of health care workers a growing concern "Virtually every hospital or large medical group in the United States would be happy to add a family physician or general internist," said Merritt Hawkins' president Mark Smith. "There simply are not enough primary care doctors to go around."
These two high ranking Democrats are obstructing president Barack Obama's efforts to bring about change in health care and in Afghanistan and both have proved they are not real Democrats. So, show them the door, kick them through it and tell them not to come back.
50 Needles Found in Brazilian Boy (Updated!)The two-year-old boy was taken to hospital by his mother. X-rays revealed the needles, including one in his lung. His mother said she did not know how the needles, some 2in (5cm) long, got inside him. Police are investigating.
Dean: Keep on fighting for real reform, vote no on Senate billDean's two central points: (1) Saying it's "now or never" on health care reform presents a false dichotomy. Our health care system is in crisis, he says. We need to fix it now, it won't be another twenty years before we get the chance if the Senate bill fails.
A prescription for snoopingReporting from Washington - When your doctor writes you a prescription, that's just between you, your doctor and maybe your health insurance company -- right?
Survey Finds Doctors and Nurses Still Behaving BadlyWhile screaming, throwing things, backstabbing and gossip may sound like schoolyard antics, a new survey of more than 2,100 physicians and nurses found these and other examples of bad behavior occur frequently on the front lines of health care -- in our nation's hospitals.
The current health care plan that is seemingly going to be passed by the Senate and is endorsed by the White House does not contain a robust or even a viable public option that would provide real competition against raising health care costs.
Medical groups balk at Medicare 'buy-in' Hospital and doctor groups that have generally supported the effort to revamp the nation's health care system pushed back Wednesday against a new idea proposed by Democratic leaders to let younger Americans buy into Medicare.
Florida physicians approve of Medicare improvements in health reform billTAMPA — Florida's Doctors for America members went on the record Saturday in favor of the Senate health reform bill's Medicare provisions to preserve guaranteed benefits for Medicare patients and patients nearing the age of 65 who will soon qualify for benefits
Women doctors in Raigad force rape victim to deliver, kill infant - leaving it to die after three days in a panMUMBAI: Maharashtra police have arrested and charged two women doctors with forcing a teenaged girl -- who had been raped and was seven months pregnant -- to deliver and then killing the newborn.
Little three year old Imanae lived abroad. She came to Lahore Pakistan with her parents for the annual Eid festival. She will not be going back. On November 29th she got a burn injury on her hand from hot water.
Abuse survivors become trailblazers - thestar.comThey reach out for help, only to end up homeless, stigmatized and more miserable than ever. Older women who decide to leave an abusive relationship don't fit anywhere into Ontario's social service system.
Older, fatter, more complex patients need longer GP appointments: doctorsGP appointments should be extended to 15 or 20 minutes because patients are older, fatter and have more complex problems, doctors' leaders said today.
DAWN.COM | World | Iraq sees alarming rise in cancers, deformed babiesBAGHDAD: The guns are gradually falling silent in Iraq as a fragile stability takes hold, turning the spotlight on a stealthier killer likely to stalk Iraqis for years to come.
Where Have All the Doctors Gone?I had to visit my doctor the other day. I only had a forty-minute wait before being checked into an examining room, followed by another thirty-minute wait before my doctor walked through the door. It wasn't too bad this time and I did take my latest W.E.B.
Clinic with two doors, a symbol of two-tier care - Health care- msnbc.comIn America, you get what you pay for. Those who pay more get better service. That's the way it is in restaurants, and in health care, too.
Tragedy of girl, five, struck by swine flu: A case of wrong diagnosis.A five-year-old girl suffering from swine flu died after doctors took two weeks to diagnose her illness, it was claimed last night. Nida Qureshi was seen by three GPs and a hospital doctor who told her parents she may have tonsillitis.
The Tea Party's Favorite DoctorsMost tea party protests against health care reform feature a standard cast of characters.
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