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• Physicians Get Shrinking Slice of Healthcare Spending
  For a privately insured family of 4, spending increased 5% for physician services compared with 7.6% for inpatient care and 8.6% for hospital outpatient care, according to a Milliman study. Medscape Medical News […]
• FDA Proposal Aims at Lower Doses for Pediatric X-Ray
  Proposed FDA guidelines strive for 'child-sized' X-ray doses. Medscape Medical News […]
• Checklist Improves Childbirth Practices
  A pilot study at a hospital in India showed a 150% improvement in delivery of essential childbirth practices with the use of a 29-item checklist. Medscape Medical News […]
• FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
  Nine pharmaceutical companies will produce 2 different generic versions of the ubiquitous blood thinner. FDA Approvals […]
• Genetic Study Questions HDL Levels and the Risk of MI
  The data, from a large-scale genetic analysis, throw cold water on the potential clinical benefits of raising HDL-cholesterol levels to reduce the risk of MI, say investigators. Heartwire […]