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Junk in the Trunk: Amateur Buttock Enhancements can Kill
The arrest of a Florida man for allegedly performing buttock injections with…
In the Firing of Joe Paterno or in Medical Malpractice – Hindsite is 20/20
As a gastroenterologist, I know a few things about scoping. As a…
What Kind of Inequality Matters to You?
Science and Other News: What Kind of Inequality Matters to You? Here…
Suit Says Test Labs Cheat Medicare, Medicaid
The following appeared Thursday in The Fiscal Times: Despite recent court settlements…
Secret Shoppers in Doctors’ Offices: Placebo Medicine for Physicians
Physicians are still debating whether prescribing placebos is ethical. Dissenters argue that…
Cosmetic Surgery Under Scrutiny
USA Today recently presented a multi-part series on cosmetic surgery. The first…
Journalists Decry WH Decision to Pull Physicians’ Database
Throughout one’s professional life as a physician, there are some things that…
Physician Malpractice Data in Chart Form
David Leonhardt writes for the New York Times' Economix blog regularly. Recently,…
What’s Missing in NIH COI Rules
The National Institutes of Health recently issued new rules for academic institutions…
