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Tom Tryon, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, evaluates pediatricians' approaches in dealing with parents who are hesitant to have their children immunized.

Dr. Marion Burton, AAP President, started his address by talking about a YouTube video that had gone viral featuring a little boy who excitedly proclaimed, "I feel happy of myself!" The message of this video was featured throughout Burton's discussion.

With its patent protection is looming, the WSJ reported that, according to unnamed sources, Pfizer is considering whether to pursue an OTC version of Lipitor.

The symposium, "Expert Consensus Process on Patient Safety in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit," featured a discussion on AES research taken from the last two years, which initially featured sending out a survey to evaluate patient care and safety issues in EMUs.

I had the opportunity to talk with Dennis Spencer, MD, Harvey & Kate Cushing Professor Neurosurgery and Chair of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine, President of the American Epilepsy Society, about his research.I had the opportunity to talk with Dennis Spencer, MD, Harvey & Kate Cushing Professor Neurosurgery and Chair of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine, President of the American Epilepsy Society, about his research.

Although deep brain stimulation (DBS) is typically used as a last resort treatment for people with Parkinson’s disease (and other neurological and psychiatric disorders), it is important that technology and research companies remain up to date on recent developments to make it easier to treat patients with these diseases.

The AMA launched the "Heal the Claims Process" to dramatically reduce the unnecessary administrative burden of ensuring accurate insurance payments for physician services.

Better patient education may help alleviate the rising cost of healthcare and lead to better health outcomes, because it helps patients make more informed decisions about their healthcare.

The FDA announced its intention to push for a black box warning to be placed on the prescription label of 11 AEDs.

End-stage organ failure is a growing problem in the US, due in part to the fact that the number of available donor organs is lagging far behind the number of people (approximately 96,000...