Read more doctor stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5471/doctor.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:06:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74634/at-one-clinic-two-standards-of-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt one New York City radiology clinic you get what you pay for—there are different names, different doors, and very different experiences for those paying with insurance and those shelling out their own cash. MSNBC found that on the insurance side, appointments can take 15 days to schedule, the...http://www.newser.com/story/74634/at-one-clinic-two-standards-of-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 12:12:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72525/bypass-surgery-looks-more-and-more-like-diabetes-cure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust why it works is still murky, but the connection between gastric bypass surgery and the reduction—or even elimination—of diabetes is so strong that some doctors are suggesting it as a treatment. “We may have a cure for diabetes,” one tells the Los Angeles Times . While weight loss...http://www.newser.com/story/72525/bypass-surgery-looks-more-and-more-like-diabetes-cure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 11:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71124/man-posing-as-doc-charged-as-craigslist-molester.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Phoenix man posing on Craigslist as a fertility doctor offering money for sperm samples has been charged with sexually assaulting four young men, reports the Arizona Republic . Jeffrey Graybill, 40, is suspected of molesting as many as 24 victims in Arizona and California, police said. He is also charged...http://www.newser.com/story/71124/man-posing-as-doc-charged-as-craigslist-molester.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 5:21:10 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/70455/dentist-dropoff-leaves-a-cavity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of dentists graduating from dental school is plummeting just as the first generation of Americans with their full set of real teeth hit their golden years. And those graduates are much more likely now than in the past to be specialists in things like orthodontics and oral surgery....http://www.newser.com/story/70455/dentist-dropoff-leaves-a-cavity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 13:06:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70228/flu-plan-directs-docs-to-take-sickest-off-life-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAuthorities planning for a severe flu outbreak are drawing up rules for life-saving ventilators that instruct doctors to take severely ill patients off life support and give the equipment to those with a better chance of survival. The plan, to be used in an outbreak comparable to the pandemic that...http://www.newser.com/story/70228/flu-plan-directs-docs-to-take-sickest-off-life-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 19:00:41 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/69706/docs-demand-crackdown-on-pro-anorexia-websites.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors are calling for urgent action to combat the growing number of websites promoting eating disorders as a lifestyle choice, the Independent reports. The sites encourage young women to become anorexic and bulimic, doctors warn, offering tips on how to deal with the pain of extreme hunger during starvation and...http://www.newser.com/story/69706/docs-demand-crackdown-on-pro-anorexia-websites.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 1:51:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69081/hospital-staff-suspended-over-lying-down-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe “lying down game,” an online pastime fueled by Facebook, has gotten seven British doctors and nurses suspended for uploading photos of themselves horizontal the job, Sky News reports. Hospital administrators say staff could get fired for breaking infection control regulations. The Facebook group that proposed the game now boasts...http://www.newser.com/story/69081/hospital-staff-suspended-over-lying-down-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 17:41:56 CDT