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A prescription is worthless if a patient can't afford it
Knowing that you have hit on the ideal medication for your patient's condition is a satisfying feeling. But if you fail to ask one important question before handing him the prescription "Can you afford this medicine?" your careful thought may have been wasted. -
Crossing new frontier: Paving the way to make face transplantation reality
Even before doctors in France performed a thus-far successful transplant of a partial face in November 2005, experts in the United States had the expertise and knowledge to transplant a face. What they have lacked is the right person to receive the graft. -
Bioterrorism Watch: They don't call it bioterror for nothing: Fear is the foe when anthrax spores are found within hospital walls
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News Brief: Medical students sue over residency system
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News Brief: CA medical marijuana clubs lose court fight to remain open
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DNR dispute involving preemie leads to lawsuit
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Decade of the Brain gives birth to new neuroethics
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News Brief: NIH nominee supports federal funding of stem-cell research
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News Brief: Transplant surgeons endorse compensation for donor families
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What’s more important: Physical or mental health?