Medical trials for kids don't always match global need December 17, 2013 Research trials that evaluate drugs and other treatments for children don’t always align with…
Should doctors be paid by pharmaceutical companies to promote their drugs? December 17, 2013 GlaxoSmithKline has announced it will no longer pay doctors to promote its drugs, nor reward sales…
Evolution’s Fast Track December 16, 2013 Eyeless cavefish reveal mechanisms of cryptic genetic variation
Tiny screens can be a big strain on eyes December 16, 2013 Doctors at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary say they get a regular flow of patients…
Multivitamins found to have little benefit December 16, 2013 Multivitamins offer almost no benefit in preventing chronic disease “and they should be avoided,”…
Glaxo says it will stop paying doctors to promote drugs December 16, 2013 The British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline will no longer pay doctors to promote its products and will…
Doctors vary on willingness to talk about hospice December 16, 2013 According to a new study, doctors’ personal preferences may influence when they discuss end-of…
Companies should have no role in testing December 15, 2013 Marcia Angell, HMS senior lecturer on social medicine, authored this piece for The New York Times…
The selling of attention deficit disorder December 14, 2013 The rise of A.D.H.D. diagnoses and prescriptions for stimulants coincided with a remarkably…
Concierge medicine cuts patient load, red tape for primary-care doctors December 14, 2013 For more than a decade, concierge medicine has been an attractive alternative for primary care…
Exercise, breast cancer drugs linked December 13, 2013 Exercise might help women beat breast cancer. Researchers found it can ease the achy joints and…
Strength in Diversity December 12, 2013 Bacteria show surprising number of genetic paths to survival within each patient
