The billions spent on electronic health records, and why there’s no way to know if EHRs will save
by Glenn Laffel, MD, PhD Barack Obama is certain that electronic health records (EHRs) can improv

The privacy and security risks of electronic health records
Originally published in HCPLive.com by Anthony Niehaus As part of the 2009 HITECH Act, a nat

Will the H1N1 flu virus mutate?
Originally published in MedPage Today by Michael Smith, MedPage Today North American Correspondent The CDC is keeping a careful eye on a mutation in some strains of the pandemic H1N1 flu that Norwegian researchers isolated f

Poll: Changing clinical study entry criteria to include terminal patients
When it comes to terminal disease, experimental therapies can be a patient’s last hope. Should physicians try to bend the e

How to talk with your family about end of life care
Like last year, I’m participating in the Engage with Grace blog rally. I’ll be signing off until Monday. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Last Thanksgiving weekend, many of us bloggers participated in the first documented “