Doctor, med society executive honored for decades of service

The awards were presented during the AMA's Interim Meeting in November.

Go tech go: Championing new health IT

A physician champion can play a key role in the success of any technology implementation. But the process can be long, and the job will demand much more than cheerleading.

Doctors want further scrutiny of Horizon for-profit conversion

New Jersey's medical society and its allies believe the Blues plan's rationale for converting to a for-profit does not reflect current economic conditions.

Kidney stones linked to greater chance of CKD

The nature of this association is unclear, although experts say it reinforces the need to prevent stones from occurring.

More adults have prediabetes, with patients (and often physicians) unsure who’s at risk

Confusion over who to test may be an important obstacle.