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End-of-Life Choices

Trends in end-of-life care show that not only does the care given vary widely from region to region and hospital to hospital, but also patients often don't get the care they prefer. What can be done?

Care Management Puzzle

Chronic diseases and the cost of care are rising. Are disease management programs improving outcomes for patients with complex, chronic conditions?

No Middleman

Under the "direct primary care" model, patients pay a monthly fee for basic medical services. Learn about the history and current landscape of physician practices offering this arrangement.

Mental Health

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Study: Much of Mental Health Panel Has Ties to Rx Industry

About 69% of the members of a panel revising the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders have current or past financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry, according to a new report published in the journal PLoS Medicine. Lisa Cosgrove of the University of Massachusetts-Boston and Sheldon Krimsky of Tufts University School of Medicine -- the report's authors -- found that 16 of the approximately 140 members of the panel are California-based physicians and researchers.



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