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Topic: Family Medicine

  

Earnings of Primary Care Physicians

As an informal part of my research for the book I’m presently working on, Your $100,000 Career Plan: Match Your Personality to a Six-Figure Job, I have chatted with physicians who are personal friends and have asked about their ...READ»

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Becoming a Doctor? That's So Dial-Up!

In this week's column, humorist and career expert Tom Stern writes about finding your calling. Inspired by a recent survey of medical students who voted against going into primary care or internal medicine because there was too much paperwork involved, Stern takes a hard look at how greed and laziness may get in the way of finding your real dream.READ»

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All Physicians Are Not Created Equal: How to Fix Medicine's Two-Party System

Imagine there is a committee of politicians made up of 24 republicans and 5 democrats. Their job is to decide a politician's salary--for democrats and republicans--and decisions are made by majority rule. Which party do you think ...READ»

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Can Walgreens Solve the Health-Care Crisis?

Walgreen Co., like many other companies that touch the medical industry, is eagerly eyeing the outcome of President Obama's health-care reform initiative. But no matter what happens in Washington, Walgreen wins. "Whatever ...READ»

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Myca and Hello Health Preview Their Facebook-like Medical Platform

Today in Boston, at Health 2.0, Dr. Jay Parkinson and Dr. Sean Khozin offer a glimpse of hassle-free health care. READ»

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The Doctor of the Future

Cost, access, quality -- the prognosis for American health care may look grim, but innovation is the cure. The medicine of tomorrow is being born today.READ»

Should I use a Bandage on a Small Cut or Scrape?

Leaving a wound uncovered can help it stay dry as well as help it heal. If your wound isn't in an area that will get dirty or be rubbed by clothing, you usually wouldn’t have to cover it....READ»

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Social Capitalists: Reach Out and Read

< Previous | Next > Reach Out and Read Martha Gershun, executive director Boston, Massachusetts reachoutandread.org Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national organization developed by ...READ»

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Medical Homes Now in More States

Are medical homes a good idea and just what are they anyhow? READ»

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General Practictioners Beginning to Market?

As more and more doctors are starting to offer cosmetic treatments to offset the growing prices of insurance and medical bills, don't be surprised if you begin to see regular internists advertising their services to the general ...READ»

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Capitalizing on Relationships

Virginia Postrel asks, "Should you know your banker?" In a New York Times essay, Postrel considers whether open markets are threatened more by a pro-business or an antibusiness ideology, contending that relationship capitalism -- ...READ»