Making primary health care work: New research
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...s story, but its promise and future continue to be threatened by the ongoing lack of suitable organ donors. While new methods to overcome this problem are welcome, the transplant community must face up to the new ethical issues that surround every advance," the authors conclude. (JAMA.2005; 294:1692-1693. Avai...New programs restore interest in physician-scientist research careers
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...e of experience. "The health of our communities is threatened if we cannot effectively analyze and share critical information among public health agencies, hospitals and community health providers," said Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., president and chief executive officer of the RWJF. "This collaboration wi...Routine procedure during childbirth provides no benefits, study review finds
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