The American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM) has established criteria defining what it means to be a specialist among physicians and other health care workers treating individuals with HIV/AIDS. The development of a definition of an HIV/AIDS...

Ten Detroit-area hospitals are taking better care than ever of their heart attack patients, a new study finds, thanks to a simple tool kit that helps physicians, nurses and patients remember to take advantage of all the proven therapies that...

Universal coverage and diversity issues will be among the topics addressed at the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) 51st Annual National Convention, set for March 28-April 1 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, Calif...

The first medical conference to focus on the emerging field of stem cells for tissue transplant will be held in New Orleans March 22 - 24. The conference, entitled ``Mesenchymal and Nonhematopoitic Stem Cells: Recent Progress and Current...

To help guide its policy on direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertising, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to conduct two telephone surveys of patients and doctors about how the ads affected them...

The Society for Women's Health Research, in association with Pfizer Women's Health of Pfizer Inc, announced the recipients of the 2001 Pfizer/SWHR Scholars Grants for Faculty Development in Women's Health. This competitive program was established...

A new National Training Program for the Comprehensive Care of Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis will be created at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in collaboration with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, will bring...

For two hours on Friday afternoons, medical students from the University of Arizona College of Medicine meet at a ranch just outside of Tucson, Arizona, to learn horsemanship exercises. Through these exercises, the students also learn something...

Cogent Healthcare Inc., a provider of inpatient care management programs, has announced the addition of a new online course to its Continuing Medical Education program for the practicing hospitalist, the first Internet-based CME program especially...