Leaders of the ruling Czech centre-right coalition agreed late on Monday to exempt children from paying for doctor visits, softening an unpopular reform aimed at cutting waste in the state health care system. Reuters Health Information
The Care Transitions Intervention and the Care Transitions Measure -- currently the only measures of transitional care quality endorsed by the National Quality Forum. Medscape Internal Medicine
Almost half a million health workers accepted a pay deal on Friday, bringing relief from ministers and almost certainly averting another bitter public sector wages row. Reuters Health Information
A late-stage trial of denufosol, an inhaled cystic fibrosis drug, met the main study goal of significantly improving breathing, Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc said Friday. Reuters Health Information
As oncology nurse practitioners in a private practice, we have been asked to provide educational visits formerly done by the RNs. How should we code these counseling visits? Medscape Nurses
Back from the dead, the British general practitioner behind "NHS Blog Doctor" is as feisty as ever, taking on the National Health Service and all of its absurdities. Medscape Med Students
The study of how individual genetic differences affect drug response via certain drug-metabolizing enzymes has the potential to improve the health of large populations and subgroups. Medscape Medical News
Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) rich nations meeting in Japan next month must tackle health scourges in developing countries to boost global prosperity and security, eight international organisations said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
Herbalife Ltd said on Sunday that independent lab tests have confirmed its products do not contain lead levels that would require labeling under a California law, disputing a prior complaint by a critic of the dietary supplement company. Reuters Health Information
