In the Spotlight
AMC to Honor National Award Recipients
Washington, D.C., November 2, 2009 - The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) will award national recognition to nine individuals - including Senior Fellow David Asch and Dean of the School of Medicine Arthur H. Rubenstein - for their outstanding contributions to academic medicine. The awards were presented on Saturday, Nov. 7, during the association's annual meeting in Boston. Read more...
News & Announcements
- November 20, 2009
Mammogram advice accurate but not ‘right’
In a column for msnbc.com, Art Caplan writes that data didn't save those screening scientists from being thrown under a bus. Read more... - November 19, 2009
I Want My Mammograms!
(From CNN) A government task force says women in their 40s don't need annual mammograms. Dr. Art Caplan comments on the possibility of insurance withdrawing coverage of breast cancer prevention screening. Read more... - November 18, 2009
Health officials keep quiet about vaccine supplies
(From Minnesota Public Radio)...up to this point, the vaccine distribution process here has been shrouded in secrecy. Some Minnesota clinics have withheld information from the public about their vaccine supplies.
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"The public has to trust what's going on. The less they know, the more they think something sneaky is going on." - Art Caplan, medical ethicist Read more... - Visit news archive.
