More Patients, More Revenue, but Less Rush. How?Doctors may think the only way to increase revenue is to add services, do more marketing, and change their practice. But there are ways to make more money by adapting what you're already doing. Here's how.
Medscape Business of Medicine, May 2012
Doctors and Marriage: Should You Have a Prenup?Love is powerful, yet marriage always involves some element of risk. Can you protect your finances and your practice in the event of a divorce and still start off a marriage on the right foot?
New AMA Head on Membership, the ACA, and Medicine's FutureDr. James Madara, of the American Medical Association, gives a candid interview on the nation's largest physician organization and whether it has any regrets about supporting the Affordable Care Act.
Medscape Internal Medicine, May 2012
Can a Hospital Say, 'Only Thin Doctors Can Work Here'?A Texas hospital refuses to hire overweight staff, including doctors and nurses. Is this ethical -- or sensible? A leading bioethicist gives his take on the situation.
Medscape Business of Medicine, May 2012
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U.S. HIV Aid Has Prevented 741,000 Deaths: StudyThe United States foreign aid program that sends billions of dollars to African countries for HIV treatment and prevention has cut the number of people dying for any reason in those nations.
Reuters Health Information, May 16, 2012
FDA Panel Recommends First Drug for HIV PreventionThe US Food and Drug Administration's Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended approval of Gilead Science's Truvada for preexposure prevention of sexually acquired HIV-1 infection.
Global Gonorrhea: Problems on the HorizonPaul G. Auwaerter, MD, describes recent reports about antimicrobial resistance and gonorrhea that are very disturbing. What does this mean for the treating clinician?
Medscape Infectious Diseases, May 17, 2012
Hepatitis G Virus (GBV-C): What We Know So FarThe hepatitis G virus, known as GBV-C, seems to be well tolerated and could be a silver lining for patients with HIV, yet it increases the risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
