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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: JAMA

JAMA stories: 4 news summaries

Fewer Medical Students Considering Primary Care

Shortage of family doctors looms: study

Sep 10, 08 5:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just 2% of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care, forecasting a shortage of doctors who coordinate care and keep costs low, the AP reports. And it’s not just higher pay luring them away: They fear the paperwork and increased workload. Primary-care doctors must “... More »

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education • JAMA • Dartmouth • primary care • medical schools • orthopaedic surgery

Merck Used Ghostwriters
to Draft Rosy Vioxx Studies

Company downplayed risks in medical articles on drug found to be a killer

Apr 15, 08 7:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Merck used its own ghostwriters to draft articles minimizing risks of its drug Vioxx, then found medical researchers to lend their names to the research, the Wall Street Journal reports. Merck, which pulled the painkiller from shelves four years ago over heart-attack risks, rejects the claims as "misleading."... More »

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ethics • Merck • pharmaceutical companies • Vioxx • JAMA • medical study

Screening
Isn't Slowing Staph: Study

Researchers back more cost-effective, targeted testing to catch superbug

Mar 12, 08 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Widespread screening of hospital patients for the drug-resistant staph bacteria MRSA doesn’t appear to reduce the number of infections, a new study finds. Swiss researchers screened more than 10,000 patients for the superbug when they were admitted to the University of Geneva Hospitals. Another 10,000 weren’t... More »

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JAMA • staph infections • superbug • epidemic • antibiotics • infection • epidemiology • MRSA • drug-resistant bacteria • University of Geneva Hospitals

Breast Cancer Can Come From Dad, Too

Stealth gene at fault in half of inherited cases; better screening urged

Jun 20, 07 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Half of congenital breast cancer victims inherit the disease from their fathers, not their mothers, according to a new study. And unless dad has female relatives with the affliction, the responsible gene may go undiscovered. The study in JAMA warns doctors, increasingly screening family trees for cancer, not to overlook... More »

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cancer • health • breast cancer • women's health • genetics • women • JAMA

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