Word: physicians
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...Both practices are still technically illegal, but doctors won't be charged if they notify coroners of their actions and if they follow certain guidelines. Among them: the patient must be mentally competent; must be suffering unbearable pain and request euthanasia repeatedly; and the doctor must consult a second physician before proceeding...
There are plenty of reasons why Bill Clinton might want someone other than Dr. Burton Lee to be his White House physician -- not the least of which is that Lee worked for George Bush. But Lee's firing last Monday resurrected a touchy subject: Clinton's medical history, as yet not fully disclosed. Lee insisted on seeing records before giving his new patient an allergy shot. His requests went unanswered, so he called Clinton's doctors himself. Now Lee's out of a job, but the public still doesn't have the full story about the President's health...
...Until recently, a physician's advice to awoman quitting smoking is that it could take aslong as 15 years or as little as two years for thebenefits," Karachi said...
...small companies, for example, which normally would be unable to negotiate affordable coverage for a handful of employees, would gain the advantage of being represented as part of larger worker pools. The pools would have the clout to negotiate better rates and benefits with medical providers, including hospitals and physician groups. All employers, no matter how small their enterprise, will almost certainly be required to provide basic coverage for their workers...
Clinton endorses malpractice reform to curb huge litigation costs and the insurance premiums that doctors pay. He has spoken approvingly of establishing a set of physician practice standards, or generally accepted rules on what responsible doctors should do for a patient in a given circumstance. This reform, endorsed by many medical research centers and academics, would free physicians from the expensive practice of "defensive medicine," in which they order unnecessary tests and perform unneeded procedures to give themselves extra protection from malpractice suits. Defensive medicine may cost Americans as much as $100 billion a year. During the campaign, Clinton promised...