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Marijuana Compound a Novel Treatment for Alzheimer's?Very low levels of THC, the active compound in marijuana, may offer a novel and viable treatment approach for Alzheimer's disease, preliminary research suggests.
Medscape Medical News, September 05, 2014

Physicians Did Not See Patient Increase After ACA Plan Sign-upA study has shown that from January through May 2014, physicians did not see an influx of new patients, as some experts predicted.
Medscape Medical News, September 05, 2014

Morcellation Critic Dares Device Maker on Lawsuit ThreatKarl Storz vows to take legal action if heart surgeon Hooman Noorchashm, MD, continues to publicly blame his wife's stage IV uterine cancer on its morcellator device. The physician says he won't change his tune.
Medscape Medical News, September 05, 2014

WHO Advises Ebola Therapies Derived From Survivors' BloodThe agency also has identified 2 promising Ebola vaccine candidates to prioritize for clinical development; initial safety studies are due in November.
Medscape Medical News, September 05, 2014

New Screening Tool for Chronic MigraineA new questionnaire has a high degree of accuracy for identifying patients with chronic migraine.
Medscape Medical News, September 05, 2014

CMS Final Rule on Meaningful Use Flexibility Draws CriticismSome hospital and medical associations say further changes are needed in the electronic health records incentive program.
Medscape Medical News, September 05, 2014

Third American With Ebola Arrives in NebraskaA doctor who became infected with Ebola while treating sick patients in Liberia has arrived at a Nebraska hospital for treatment.
WebMD Health News, September 05, 2014

The ACP recommends against routine pelvic exams for asymptomatic, nonpregnant women. Gynecologists disagree.

Legal Pitfalls When You Refer Patients If you refer a patient to a specialist who does something wrong, you could end up in legal trouble. Here's how to play it safe.
Medscape Business of Medicine, August 21, 2014
Behind on Retirement Savings? Here's How to Catch Up Many physicians start to realize, as retirement gets nearer, that they may have too little in savings to fund a comfortable retirement lifestyle. There are steps to take to improve the situation.
Medscape Business of Medicine, July 31, 2014

Eric J. Topol, MD Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California