Also of interest:
EDITORIAL-When Bishops Direct Medical Care
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Michigan woman highlights the conflict between religious mandates and a hospital’s duty.
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Exercise as Potent Medicine-"results consistently showed that drugs and exercise produced the same results" http://nyti.ms/1e4v4sf
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F.D.A. Questions Safety of Antibacterial Soaps
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
The agency said it was taking the step after some data suggested problems like bacterial resistance and hormonal effects.
Glaxo Says It Will Stop Paying Doctors to Promote Drugs By KATIE THOMAS
The announcement, an apparent first for a major drug company, would end a common practice that is criticized for posing a conflict of interest.
Should We Toss Our Vitamin Pills? By RONI CARYN RABIN
Remember how good we thought they were supposed to be for us? Well, not really, some doctors say, with one medical journal editorial arguing that they were a waste of money.
Three Biological Parents and a Baby By KAREN WEINTRAUB
Progress in fertilization techniques intended to avoid birth defects has rekindled a debate on genetics. Mixing the DNA of two women in a single baby can’t be ethical, one critic says.
By SUSANNAH MEADOWSA Disability, and a Mother’s Embrace
In her memoir, an Upper West Side intellectual whose son has Down syndrome attempts to set people straight: it is a disability, not a tragedy.
What Price Love? By JOYCE WADLER
Aids like the little blue pills are so expensive – and coverage so limited — that calculations must be made.
No, There Won’t Be a Doctor Shortage By SCOTT GOTTLIEB and EZEKIEL J. EMANUEL
There are good reasons to be skeptical of predictions of doctor shortages in 10 years.
Are Today’s New Surgeons Unprepared?
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THE PROBLEM WITH KNOWING HOW MUCH YOUR HEALTH CARE COSTS
Can asking patients to consider costs actually help make affordable, high-quality health care more available?
