Read more physician stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2281/physician.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:21:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73798/ama-mellows-on-medical-marijuana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American Medical Association has finally softened on marijuana, urging the government to give it a new classification that would open the door to serious research on its medical merits. Now a Schedule I drug, with no accepted medical uses, under the AMA proposal it would become a Schedule II...http://www.newser.com/story/73798/ama-mellows-on-medical-marijuana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 9:12:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72045/health-industry-shakedown-imperils-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn dealing with pharmaceutical companies, insurers, and the AMA, President Obama should take a page from David Letterman's book and not fall prey to blackmail, writes former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Promises the administration made to those three constituencies in exchange for staying neutral or positive about health care reform...http://www.newser.com/story/72045/health-industry-shakedown-imperils-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 15:32:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70867/id-vote-for-health-bill-frist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHealth care reform legislation has the unexpected support of a prominent physician: former Senate Republican leader Bill Frist. If he were still in politics, “I would end up voting for it," Frist said. The surgeon also blamed some Republicans for not engaging seriously in the health care debate: “Clearly, the...http://www.newser.com/story/70867/id-vote-for-health-bill-frist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 18:14:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69842/german-doc-probed-in-poison-death-of-2-in-therapy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA German doctor was being investigated today for possible homicide after two patients in his therapy group died of poisoning, reports AP. Twelve others were rushed to a local hospital after one called emergency services. One is in a coma. The doctor has admitted giving his patients various drugs and...http://www.newser.com/story/69842/german-doc-probed-in-poison-death-of-2-in-therapy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 7:48:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69569/silver-ignore-poll-showing-docs-opposed-to-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new Investors’ Business Daily poll showing doctors opposed to President Obama’s health care reform is generating some buzz today, but it's so flawed that Nate Silver has only this advice: “Completely ignore” it, he writes on FiveThirtyEight. Here’s why: It's conducted by mail: Hardly anyone does this because it...http://www.newser.com/story/69569/silver-ignore-poll-showing-docs-opposed-to-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 15:46:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68605/fake-gop-panel-recruits-docs-in-health-reform-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepublican members of Congress have been touting a "Physicians' Council for Responsible Reform," which supposedly consists of 100-odd doctors working with the GOP leadership in the fight against Obamacare. In fact, writes Timothy Noah for Slate, the council doesn't exist; it's a PR exercise, not to mention a hustle to...http://www.newser.com/story/68605/fake-gop-panel-recruits-docs-in-health-reform-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 7:07:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66741/reform-we-need-a-revolution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDiane McWhorter’s experience with a doctor caring for her elderly mother has her hoping for more than health care reform. “Socialized medicine, hell,” she writes on DoubleX. “How about a cultural revolution?” Her mom’s doctor, due for a vacation, dumped her on a “hospitalist” after he diagnosed a “dangerous build-up...http://www.newser.com/story/66741/reform-we-need-a-revolution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 17:02:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65772/costs-soar-as-docs-order-and-perform-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Congress wrestles with health-care reform, studies show it’s tough to regulate the status quo: Doctors’ “self-referrals” for medical imaging have continued despite efforts to legislate against them, the Washington Post reports. Doctors who own the equipment that scans patients stand to make more cash—and tend to order a...http://www.newser.com/story/65772/costs-soar-as-docs-order-and-perform-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 12:25:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65571/obamas-health-plan-will-crack-whip-on-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors nationwide are “outraged” by President Obama’s health care plan, but “I call it progress,” writes one Missouri physician for Salon. The reform would take oversight out of the hands of states, which seemingly specialize in “lax regulation of private insurers” and poor handling of Medicaid. Ford Vox sees physical...http://www.newser.com/story/65571/obamas-health-plan-will-crack-whip-on-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 12:25:00 CDT