Business of Medicine
From the Journals
Lower prices drive OTC insulin sales at Walmart
Walmart pharmacy employees report more frequent daily sales than did staff at chain pharmacies (CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid).
Conference Coverage
Culture change needed to improve gender inequalities in medicine
LONDON – A group of prominent female physicians and thought-leaders discuss cultural changes needed to address gender inequality in science and...
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu season showing its staying power
Opinion
How are you at coping with transparency?
New legislation proposes to improve patients’ access to their health data. Are you ready?
Feature
ONC aims to help docs, patients with information sharing in proposed rule
The HHS wants to help health professionals and patients securely and easily access electronic health information using smartphones and mobile...
Conference Coverage
Fund projects, not people to address gender bias in research funding
LONDON – Female investigators are less likely to secure research funding than men simply because they are women, according to research published...
Feature
Survey: Health care costs, access unlikely to improve in 2019
Most physicians expect the federal government to continue efforts to defund the ACA.
Daily News Podcast
Conservatism spreads in prostate cancer
And the tally of U.S. measles cases in 2019 exceeds 100.
Managing Your Practice
Terminating an employee
Make it clear, when necessary, that the decision has already been made, so arguing or pleading will change nothing.
News from the FDA/CDC
United States now over 100 measles cases for the year
Outbreak in Clark County, Wash., continues to be the country’s largest in 2019.
From the Journals
Treatment missing for U.S. children with mental illness
In North Carolina, 72.2% of children with a mental health disorder did not receive care in 2016.