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The Waiting Room
ISSUE: SEPTEMBER, 2010 A cartoon by Joan Chiverton read more | |
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Physicians Coping With Addiction Face Long Road
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010 The number of physicians in the United States who are being treated for prescription drug addiction—in many cases pain drugs such as opioids—has been estimated at 8,000, while the total proportion of physicians with substance abuse problems may be as high as 15%. read more | |
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The Waiting Room
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010 The WAITING ROOM cartoon provides some amusement. read more | |
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New Issue of Oncology Fellow Advisor Available
ISSUE: JULY, 2010 A new issue of Oncology Fellow Advisor is available online at www.oncologyfellowadvisor.com. This publication provides support and information for the next generation of oncology practitioners. read more | |
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IOM Report Predicts Troubled Future for Cancer Research
ISSUE: JUNE, 2010 Cancer research in the United States faces a bleak future unless sweeping changes are made to the current clinical trials system, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The nation’s largest network of clinical trials is hamstrung by a tangled bureaucracy, inadequate financial support and insufficient innovation, according to the 295-page report. read more | |
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Bill Aims To Illuminate Health Care Costs
ISSUE: JUNE, 2010 A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to provide transparency in health care pricing. If passed, the Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010 would require health care providers—including hospitals, physicians, nurses, pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, dentists and insurance entities—to publicly disclose, on a continuous basis, all prices for such health care items, products, services or procedures. read more | |
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2010 Guide to Cancer Therapeutic Regimens Is Available
ISSUE: JUNE, 2010 The 2010 Guide to Cancer Therapeutic Regimens is now available. This referenced guide lists some of the common combination regimens and doses used to treat various cancers. It also lists selected single-agent regimens. For information on how to order the guide, click here. read more | |
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Court Battle Fought Over BRCA Patents
ISSUE: APRIL, 2010 Is it legal to patent a gene? A lawsuit winding its way through the courts argues that it is not. On March 29, 2010, a judge in a New York federal court agreed and ruled that patents on BRCA1 and BRCA2 are invalid because genes are products of nature. read more |
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