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Studies
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Can Americans learn that less may be better?
AHCJ member Laura Newman, the About.com guide to urology, writes about whether consumers will embrace the message that “‘less is…
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ECRI reviews prostate cancer research
The ECRI Institute’s new review of recent research on the utility of off-label prescription of Finasteride in the prevention of…
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Prof: Mammogram debate is data vs. anecdotes
When it comes to the recent news that a government task force opposes routine mammograms for women under 50, the…
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MIWatch.org calls for real disclosure reform
Phyllis Vine at MIWatch.org, a site that follows news about mental illness, asks whether drug company disclosures about payments made…
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AAMC’s annual workforce report packed with data
The American Association of Medical Colleges has released its annual workforce report for 2009, and it’s full of enough state-by-state…
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Report focuses on researchers’ conflicts of interest
There are vulnerabilities in how financial conflicts of interest are handled by NIH-funded researchers, according to a report (PDF, 46…
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When quality matters to boards, hospitals do better
In Health Affairs, Ashish K. Jha and Arnold M. Epstein have released a study in which they found a link…
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Grassley compares ghostwriting, plagiarism
Sen/ Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) continues his investigation of “medical ghostwriting” with a letter to 10 medical schools asking “what they…
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Report says food-borne illnesses hit kids hardest
With the Senate expected to consider food safety legislation that gives the FDA additional oversight and enforcement powers, two organizations…
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BPA linked to problems in factory workers
Scott Hensley, on NPR’s newly christened “Shots” health blog, points us to a five-year study of men who work in…