AMA readies campaign for Medicare SGR repeal Washington Medicare needs to be transformed, and now more than ever is the time for Washington to act. That is the message the American Medical Association and other physician organizations are carrying to Congress and the public as lawmakers return from their summer recess. The AMA is planning to…

Routine administration may be unnecessary or even harmful The risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and the appropriate measures to prevent these conditions continue to be subjects of research and discussion among orthopaedic surgeons. At the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) 2011 Specialty Day, several surgeons provided information and…

[youtube id=”_g4wNHIlaTY” width=”600″ height=”350″] Google Glass can perform some pretty neat parlor tricks. You can, for example, beam a baseball game’s data directly into your field of vision or use the Glass to take a more accurate reading of your dining companion’s emotional state after you arrive a half hour late for dinner. In health care, though, doctors are…