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  • The Cuban Medical System -- More With Less The Cuban Medical System -- More With Less   In this video blog, Robert Morrow, MD, reports on his trip to Cuba and tells us why observing its healthcare system "made him sad."
  • Early Detection and Treatment of MRSA in Surgical Patients Early Detection and Treatment of MRSA in Surgical Patients   Can MRSA be reduced in surgical patients, even when isolation rooms are not available? William R. Jarvis, MD, offers his commentary on a new study in this video blog.
  • Medscape One-on-One: Rapidly Unfolding Health Information Technology Medscape One-on-One: Rapidly Unfolding Health Information Technology   In the first in a new one-on-one series, Dr. Eli Adashi and Dr. Ashish Jha discuss health information technology -- what it means for both inpatient and outpatient physicians.
  • Buzz Words Surrounding Healthcare Reform Buzz Words Surrounding Healthcare Reform   Guaranteed issue, community rating, and individual mandate: What do these terms mean in the context of healthcare reform? What do they mean for you? David M. Brown, MD, explains in this video blog.
  • The Medscape Cancer Survivorship Survey The Medscape Cancer Survivorship Survey   In his latest video blog, Dr. Maurie Markman encourages viewers to participate in the Medscape survey for healthcare providers that discusses cancer survivor care.
  • Can Doctors Ever Tell Patients They Are Cured of Cancer? Can Doctors Ever Tell Patients They Are Cured of Cancer?   In her first Medscape video blog, Dr. Kathy Miller asks whether doctors should avoid using the term cured to describe patients who have been in remission for several years.
  • Influenza Immunization: Obligation or Option? Influenza Immunization: Obligation or Option?   First, do no harm. In this video blog, Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, offers an update on H1N1 vaccines and focuses on the need for healthcare workers to get immunized.
  • Who's to Blame for Our High Healthcare Costs? Payer, Payee, or Another Culprit? Who's to Blame for Our High Healthcare Costs? Payer, Payee, or Another Culprit?   Robert Morrow, MD, responds to "The Cost Conundrum," an article published in The New Yorker which blames high healthcare costs on excessive overuse of medicine.
  • Carbapenemase-Producing Bacteria on the Rise? Carbapenemase-Producing Bacteria on the Rise?   Learn the latest on highly resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC). In this video blog, Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, offers advice on testing, antibiotic therapy, and infection control.
  • ASCO 2009: Oncology Insights ASCO 2009: Oncology Insights   In this fascinating exclusive video interview, Dr. Maurie Markman talks with Dr. David Alberts about some of the greatest challenges facing oncologists in the current environment.
  • Oncology Practice By Paparazzi? Oncology Practice By Paparazzi?   Commenting on the frenzy created by short news cycles and anxious patients, Dr. John Marshall cautions oncologists to use critical thinking when evaluating newly reported data.
  • ASCO 2009: Expert Video Perspective on Prostate Cancer ASCO 2009: Expert Video Perspective on Prostate Cancer   Find out why Dr. Christopher Logothetis reports that we are on the "threshold of major change" in our understanding of prostate cancer, in this report from ASCO 2009.

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With a 60-39 vote, the US Senate last week passed a historic overhaul of the healthcare system, which will not include a government-run public option or expansion of Medicare. Do you favor or oppose the Senate's healthcare reform legislation?
A. Strongly favor
B. Somewhat favor
C. Somewhat oppose
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