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The New York Times profiles physician, professor and author Dr. Abraham Verghese: "At Stanford, he is on a mission to bring back something he considers a lost art: the physical exam."
The eventual Supreme Court ruling is expected to affect "hundreds of pending lawsuits that contend a link exists between childhood vaccines and autism," although the case itself is not related to autism.
The Los Angeles Times reports that state and federal investigators are trying to determine whether "a serious health problem or multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud" is behind a reported spike in blood poisoning cases at hospitals operated by Prime Healthcare Services.
Today's early morning highlights from major news organizations look at a probe of a California hospital chain, the effect that the governors' races around the country will have on the federal health law and a review of prescription purchases that shows more Americans are foregoing their medicines.
"An agreement to contribute $100 million for a private-sector program to increase agricultural output in poor countries was announced by Canada, the U.S. and the [World Bank's] International Finance Corp [IFC] on Friday," Reuters reports (Somerville, 10/8).
Florida Today/USA Today reports that urgent care clinics, "in a growing trend," are seeing consumers increasingly turn to walk-in clinics "and urgent care centers for treatment of minor ailments and injuries instead of trying to squeeze in an appointment with a primary care provider or waiting at a crowded emergency room."
The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) fund requires new resources from Western governments to adequately fight global poverty, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Saturday during the annual meetings of the bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., the Guardian reports. The IDA "provides soft loans and grants to the 79 poorest countries," the newspaper writes.
Insurers are increasing premiums. In upstate N.Y., two insurers are asking for double-digit raises. Ohio consumers also expecting to pay more.
Today's opinions and editorials evaluate the health law's first court-room test, the prudence of Medicare Advantage cuts and the seriousness of a plan to curb the deficit drafted by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
States address a range of health policy issues.
Microsoft Corp., long known for generous employee benefits, has told workers that starting in 2013 they will start contributing to the cost of health insurance premiums.
A 23 percent cut in reimbursements is scheduled to go into effect on Dec. 1, but physicians are putting pressure on Congress to change that.
The Obama administration announced it will soon award $727 million to community health centers around the nation to help them build new clinics and improve safety net care in America.
Democrats, including Sen. Russ Feingold, are touting their health care votes as they debate Republicans who want to repeal the law.
For some, the new health law brings an expansion of coverage and subsidies, but others discover that the fine print means they won't benefit as expected.
The New York Times reports that "nearly 20 months after the Army began strengthening its suicide prevention program and working to remove the stigma attached to seeking psychological counseling, the suicide rate among active service members remains high and shows little sign of improvement.
NPR reports on two preventive measures that, despite years of research, still have consumers wondering what to do.
News outlets report on workforce issues for physicians, including the doctor shortage, Medicaid pay cuts and the effects of long work hours on medical residents.
Maternal health and dengue fever are among the issues that will be discussed at the 61st session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, Bernama reports. The meeting, which will take place this week in Malaysia, will be attended by 21 ministers and health officials from 33 countries in the region. WHO Regional Director of the Western Pacific Shin Young-Soo spoke at a press conference Sunday ahead of the meeting (10/10).
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