Ernest Codman News Today

First comes the pain, then the immobility. Here’s what experts know about this mysterious condition.

President Obama's proposed Institute for Comparative Effectivenesswould mean more government control of private medical decisions. Itis clear from the British experience and other internationalexamples that a comparative effectiveness strategy that relies oncentral planning and coercion would be counterproductive and wouldlead to cost constraints that could worsen patients' medicalconditions and damage the quality of their lives.