Fri 3 Apr 2009

San Francisco employer mandate may end up in U.S. Supreme Court

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For the second time, a federal appeals court upholds the health coverage initiative. Opponents identify a conflict that could prompt a high court review.
 

Fri 3 Apr 2009

Congress revisits plans to approve generic biologics

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President Obama's budget proposal anticipates that an approval pathway for these drugs would save $9.2 billion over a decade.
 

Fri 3 Apr 2009

A miscarriage of medicine (book excerpt: Three Generations, No Imbeciles)

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Buck v. Bell, the 1927 Supreme Court decision approving eugenic sterilization, had its roots in a fraud, writes Georgia lawyer and historian Paul A. Lombardo.
 

Fri 3 Apr 2009

Surgeon tells how his team removed 6 organs during cancer operation

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A 7-year-old New York girl is the first child to undergo the unique procedure that reimplanted some of her organs after a malignant tumor was removed.
 

Fri 3 Apr 2009

Med school seniors headed for primary care see a challenging future

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After Match Day, they say being more involved in patients' lives and health overshadow issues that drive some graduates to other specialties.
 

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