Medicare will begin denying reimbursement for certain conditions if they are acquired in the hospital. How are hospitalist groups refining their screening methods and what are the challenges? The Hospitalist
Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD, Professor, Geriatric Medicine; Director, Buehler Center on Aging, Health & Society, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, explains the best way to teach palliative care. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Dr. John G. Bartlett discusses perspectives and controversies of HIV management at the 2008 HIV Management: The New York Course, held April 25-26, 2008, in New York. Medscape HIV/AIDS
The number of uninsured U.S. young adults, who already represent a major chunk of the American population without health coverage, rose again in 2006, according to a study released on Friday. Reuters Health Information
A Chinese court has jailed a man for life for supplying a drug maker a fake ingredient that led to at least 14 deaths, local media said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
Failing NHS hospitals and authorities will be given a near two-year deadline to shape up, or risk having private companies brought in to overhaul them, under controversial government plans announced on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
Patients admitted to the emergency department for acute coronary syndrome were screened with a high-resolution computed tomography angiography, which identified patients ready for discharge. Medscape Medical News
