FDA Proposes Lifting Ban on Homosexual Blood Donations
Agency collecting comments on proposal for 60 days before issuing final rules
Guidance Offered to Help Doctors Deal With ‘Dr. Google’
Communication is key to resolving conflicts when patients have requests based on online searching
New Health Care Index Reports Increases in Consumer Costs
Increase in coverage by public insurance plans, but increasing number of consumers have deductibles
FDA Approves Avelox for Treatment of Plague
Yersinia pestis bacterium could be released intentionally in bioterrorism
AMA: Six Traits of Financially Prepared Female Physicians
Traits include having retirement portfolio on track or ahead of schedule, having emergency fund
ARVO: Ebolavirus Can Persist During Convalescence
Case report describes patient with anterior uveitis and ocular hypertension, with viable EBOV RNA
Immune System Stays Depleted Up to Three Years Post Measles
Highlights importance of measles vaccine for preventing damaging infection
Medical Students Want to Focus Learning on Preparing for Future
Desired topics include leadership training, health policy, health economics, experiential learning
CDC: C. Difficile Infections Clustered in Northeast
Mortality rates highest in the Midwest, and in older people
ACA Tied to Nearly 17 Million Gaining Health Coverage
But many Americans still can't afford medical care
