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Friends and family of Dr. George Tiller recently laid the prominent abortion physician to rest, after he was shot and killed while serving as usher during a Sunday church service in Wichita, Kansas. Authorities have charged a man with murder in the case, but Dr. Tiller's death has sparked a fresh debate about the role of physicians and other health care providers in abortion cases, as well as other areas of medicine where moral and religious convictions may overlap with our duty to the health and well-being of our patients.

One aspect of this debate revolves around efforts from the administration of President George W. Bush to bolster federal conscience protection statutes for health care providers, regulations which were implemented by the department of Health and Human Services in the final weeks of his time in the White House. The Obama administration began the process of determining whether to rescind the regulations. For more insight into the legal wrangling over this issue, hosts Dr. Michael Greenberg and Dr. Larry Kaskel welcome Dr. Julie Cantor, adjunct professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dr. Kaskel and Dr. Greenberg will also delve into concerns about health insurance adminstration, sharing …

News out of Washington, DC, last week has many sectors of health care abuzz about the possibility of meaningful reforms to our system: President Barack Obama announced the initial framework of a commitment from six of the major players in the healthcare industry to cut nearly two trillion dollars in health care costs over the next 10 years. If the plan moves forward as it is currently stands, what will be the lasting impact on our work and our practices? Dr. James Rohack, president-elect of the American Medical Association and a leading figure in these high-level meetings at the White House, joins hosts Dr. Larry Kaskel and Dr. Michael Greenberg to share his perspective on the progress toward significant changes in healthcare.

Dr. Kaskel and Dr. Greenberg will also reflect on the H1N1 frenzy over the past few weeks, and muse about the apparent gravitation toward Wikipedia among physicians who use the Web as a medical resource.

News out of Washington, DC, last week has many sectors of health care abuzz about the possibility of meaningful reforms to our system: President Barack Obama announced the initial framework of a commitment from six of the major players in the healthcare industry to cut nearly two trillion dollars in health care costs over the next 10 years. If the plan moves forward as it is currently stands, what will be the lasting impact on our work and our practices? Dr. James Rohack, president-elect of the American Medical Association and a leading figure in these high-level meetings at the White House, joins hosts Dr. Larry Kaskel and Dr. Michael Greenberg to share his perspective on the progress toward significant changes in healthcare.

Dr. Kaskel and Dr. Greenberg will also reflect on the H1N1 frenzy over the past few weeks, and muse about the apparent gravitation toward Wikipedia among physicians who use the Web as a medical resource.

Events surrounding the spread of H1N1 influenza virus have dominated the news over the course of the last few weeks. We are all receiving calls from patients worried that they may have symptoms, while others are concerned that they may be at risk. Everyone has questions: Is there any need to think about stockpiling Tamiflu and other antiviral products, and should we recommend that at-risk patients start on a prophylactic antiviral regimen? How long will it be until we have vaccine resources at hand to combat the virus? Hosts Dr. Michael Greenberg and Dr. Larry Kaskel sort through your questions, as well as those you are getting from your patients, with the help of Dr. Joan Nichols, associate director of research at the Galveston National Biocontainment Laboratory, our nation's first national biocontainment facility, based in Galveston, Texas. Dr. Nichols, who is also an associate professor of microbiology & immunology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, will also explore a few symptoms of the H1N1 virus that may allow us to distinguish the infection from that of the more commonplace seasonal influenza.

Alternative, or non-traditional medicine: where does it really stand in the minds and practices of today's doctors? Would you use it, would you refer to it? Dr. Michael Greenberg interviews medical practitioners, voicing their opinion on this controversial topic.

Alternative, or non-traditional medicine: where does it really stand in the minds and practices of today's doctors? Would you use it, would you refer to it? Dr. Michael Greenberg interviews medical practitioners, voicing their opinion on this controversial topic.