Archive for October, 2006

Scientist at Work | Claudia I. Henschke: When It Comes to Lung Cancer, She Doesn’t Believe in Waiting

Dr. Claudia I. Henschke has been waging a relentless campaign against lung cancer since 1999.

Books on Science: An Evolutionary Theory of Right and Wrong

Marc D. Hauser has proposed that people are born with a moral grammar wired into their neural circuits by evolution.

Uno employee, dos jobs: Benefits of a bilingual staff

With the Hispanic population surging, physicians find that bilingual employees can meet federal requirements for interpreters -- and help market the practice.

Physicians gauge impact as CEO leaves UnitedHealth

An insider is selected to lead the health plan giant as a stock-option scandal claims the careers of other executives.

Individual health plans come under scrutiny in California

The insurers allegedly dropped policyholders in violation of state law. Physicians and others say such problems occur throughout the country.