Physicians

Report: FDA doesn't track drug makers peddling meds for unapproved use

Paying physicians to devote more time to their patients, insurers hope to scale back costly treatments later.

Driven by financial incentives, many doctors are adopting CT scans, but there is scant evidence that they benefit most patients.

but they have carved out exemptions for a few institutions represented by influential senators and well-connected lobbyists.

But the surgery increases the chance for longer term problems that require further therapy, the research says.

Like many surgeons, Dr. Conrad says he works better when he listens to music.

TRENTON, N.J. — For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.

An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. doctors kill themselves each year — a suicide rate thought to be higher than in the general population, although exact figures are hard to come by.