Doctors to hide income by refiguring pay calculations
Chicago reports doctors plan to juggle financial records to appear earning less. The American Medical Association will change income calculations by combining private practitioners salaries with those of federal doctors and interns, who earn far less.
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Chicago
The
American Medical Association
AMA changes figures to show full doctor income picture
The AMA adopts an accounting change to include training debts and years of residency in reported doctor earnings. Based on 1992 data the mean private practice income is 177,400 with radiologists at 253,300 and general practitioners at 111,800, while trainee doctors earn about 22,000. Critics say the move deceives the public, but proponents insist it presents the full picture of physician compensation.
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Nancy W. Dickey
AMA
America
U.S
Sidney Wolfe
Public Citizen’s Health Research Group
Washington, D.C
Dickey
Valley Fever cases surge with climate and growth
California weather and population growth boosted Valley Fever counts tenfold over ten years. In 1991 officials logged 1,200 cases, rising to 4,516 in 1992 and then 4,137 in 1993. The illness, caused by coccidioidomycosis, presents flu like symptoms and is fatal in under 1 percent of cases per CDC.
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Atlanta
California
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
AMA Endorses EPA Link Between Secondhand Smoke and Disease
The American Medical Association backed EPA findings that cigarette smoke causes cancer and heart disease in nonsmokers, urging smoke free restaurants, a ban on chewing tobacco by athletes, and ending cigarette price discounts on military bases. EPA data link 3,000 nonsmoker lung cancer cases and 53,000 nonsmoker heart deaths annually to secondhand smoke, with industry opposition ongoing.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
AMA
Defense Department
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Gene ID'd in common kidney disease Destroys kidneys with cysts
New York AP reports scientists identified the gene behind most cases of polycystic kidney disease a hereditary ailment that gradually destroys kidneys and affects 500000 or more Americans. Understanding the gene may lead to treatments though no cure exists yet.
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New York
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