Business of Medicine
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FDA moves to guard against abuse of ‘orphan drug’ program
Of about 450 drugs that have won orphan approval since 1983, more than 70 were first approved by the FDA for mass-market use.
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Uninsured rate falls to record low of 8.8%
Both the overall number of uninsured and the percentage are record lows.
Law & Medicine
Shinal v. Toms: It’s Now Harder to Get Informed Consent
Question: Which of the following statements regarding Shinal v Toms, a recent landmark decision on informed consent, is correct?:A. The case was...
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Florida health officials prepare for Hurricane Irma
State and local health officials prepare as Hurricane Irma edges closer to southern Florida.
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Sen. Alexander seeks quick, passable steps to stabilize individual markets
State insurance commissioners give their views on how to achieve stability.
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Hurricane Harvey tests Houston physicians’ mettle
Houston doctors gave their best as Hurricane Harvey gave their city its worst.
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Trump administration ends DACA program, stranding medical students
President Trump has ended the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a policy that protected immigrants who...
Commentary
Noxious Nocebos in Dermatology
The medical dictum primum non nocere (first, do no harm) is a fundamental rule by which physicians have lived for centuries.1...
Coding
Acronymic Despair: MACRA, MIPS, and Me
The year is moving ahead, and we are in the first year with a new president and a new administration. There have been...
Tips
Clinical Pearl: Mastering the Flexible Scalpel Blade With the Banana Practice Model
This article describes the various applications of the flexible scalpel blade (FSB), the utility of the banana as a convenient and exceptional...
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Medicare fee schedule: Proposed pay bump falls short of promise
CMS officials were not able to find adequate funding in so-called misvalued codes to back the increase promised by MACRA, as required by law,...